Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 17,156 20,575 13,022 10,683 17,003 19,074 17,243 8,118 8,566 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $7,604 $22,316 $34,729 $44,763 $59,313 $83,370 $120,778 $171,314 $320,317 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 168.03 211.72 282.23 342.55 455.82 386.63 571.68 1,309.03 11,087.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.21 .95 .81 .77 .77 .46 .47 .76 3.46 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 7,875 22,804 34,527 43,037 54,767 74,403 103,583 140,987 238,560 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 169.80 229.23 288.35 354.25 458.96 414.87 606.25 1,316.26 6,674.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.16 1.01 .84 .82 .84 .56 .59 .93 2.80 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 511 50.6 58.3 54.0 51.2 49.2 48.0 47.9 48.8 49.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .5 .6 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 38 40 45 45 50 52 52 56 58 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 62 60 55 55 50 48 48 44 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner................................................................ 63 35 54 58 59 62 70 80 87 91 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 11 16 22 31 35 50 60 68 71 

 Without mortgage ................................................................26 23 38 36 27 27 20 20 19 20 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 65 46 42 41 38 30 20 13 9 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 21 16 15 13 13 11 9 8 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 84 85 87 87 89 91 92 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 14 14 17 16 15 14 11 7 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 86 86 83 84 85 86 89 93 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 44 46 38 33 29 22 18 9 7 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 50 49 57 64 68 76 81 90 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 60 82 91 93 94 95 97 97 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $25,346 $32,386 $42,611 $46,850 $53,104 $65,814 $85,730 $108,909 $158,738 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 771.59 636.54 1,051.67 936.65 959.50 1,025.47 1,197.90 1,906.03 3,706.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 3.04 1.97 2.47 2.00 1.81 1.56 1.40 1.75 2.33 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 4,130 4,628 6,077 6,286 7,168 8,753 10,854 13,195 16,392 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 16.3 14.3 14.3 13.4 13.5 13.3 12.7 12.1 10.3 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 170.75 157.27 228.58 232.37 212.50 242.08 262.76 488.59 655.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 4.13 3.40 3.76 3.70 2.96 2.77 2.42 3.70 4.00 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 2,690 3,011 3,744 3,633 4,228 4,900 5,759 6,764 8,002 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 10.6 9.3 8.8 7.8 8.0 7.4 6.7 6.2 5.0 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 149.14 97.37 141.93 156.81 144.61 150.07 168.01 306.32 295.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 5.54 3.23 3.79 4.32 3.42 3.06 2.92 4.53 3.69 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 340 396 486 442 541 629 735 869 988 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.3 1.2 1.1 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .6 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 24.64 13.34 23.23 21.32 23.93 25.55 30.17 58.20 54.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 7.25 3.37 4.78 4.82 4.42 4.06 4.10 6.70 5.55 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 106 126 146 133 164 194 247 269 299 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE................................................................ 3.91 12.23 6.02 12.95 9.12 8.44 10.31 13.26 21.19 21.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 11.59 4.77 8.89 6.87 5.14 5.32 5.38 7.88 7.17 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 234 269 340 310 377 435 488 600 689 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 16.18 9.78 15.65 16.64 19.88 18.69 21.21 44.74 42.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 6.91 3.63 4.60 5.38 5.27 4.29 4.34 7.46 6.14 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 588 642 786 844 892 1,042 1,253 1,453 1,717 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 52.50 29.28 41.93 62.44 38.85 48.08 55.97 80.18 93.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 8.93 4.56 5.34 7.40 4.35 4.62 4.47 5.52 5.44 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 149 164 199 215 232 280 352 391 443 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 30.91 13.18 14.17 18.52 16.26 15.29 32.53 39.78 38.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 20.80 8.06 7.14 8.60 7.00 5.46 9.25 10.18 8.72 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 124 127 163 158 183 188 227 256 266 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 11.60 7.72 16.01 18.26 12.75 11.14 12.86 21.59 26.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 9.37 6.10 9.85 11.54 6.95 5.93 5.65 8.43 10.15 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 75 73 120 117 127 146 157 207 229 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 8.02 4.91 9.53 16.43 9.18 8.87 13.60 19.16 17.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 10.73 6.70 7.95 14.04 7.23 6.07 8.65 9.24 7.61 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 109 126 144 154 163 196 245 278 306 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 9.53 10.00 10.68 21.17 10.01 12.47 14.37 24.27 22.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 8.77 7.95 7.40 13.79 6.15 6.37 5.87 8.74 7.39 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 92 108 106 147 126 163 189 227 363 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 12.40 10.13 11.46 28.15 11.22 23.09 13.97 23.91 38.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 13.49 9.38 10.76 19.16 8.90 14.16 7.41 10.53 10.63 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 40 45 54 53 61 69 83 94 110 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 4.59 2.78 4.52 4.99 3.86 4.08 5.54 7.76 6.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 11.50 6.18 8.38 9.46 6.34 5.94 6.70 8.24 6.23 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 258 299 386 341 422 505 579 695 816 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 18.79 10.28 17.34 15.00 16.33 21.28 22.73 46.23 38.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 7.27 3.44 4.49 4.40 3.87 4.21 3.92 6.65 4.68 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 99 108 130 114 139 165 178 216 234 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 9.01 4.33 6.54 5.93 5.79 6.78 7.21 14.40 12.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 9.08 4.00 5.04 5.22 4.17 4.10 4.05 6.65 5.25 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 159 191 256 227 283 340 401 479 582 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 11.58 7.63 12.68 13.33 12.49 17.78 18.15 34.60 31.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 7.28 4.00 4.95 5.87 4.41 5.23 4.52 7.23 5.39 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 485 589 700 690 817 933 1,111 1,344 1,567 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 33.79 27.30 34.86 38.39 37.32 35.64 41.98 73.20 73.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 6.96 4.63 4.98 5.56 4.56 3.82 3.78 5.45 4.70 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 183 216 250 251 287 334 426 510 622 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 14.12 11.46 15.32 17.03 14.70 15.51 20.48 28.48 36.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 7.70 5.31 6.14 6.80 5.13 4.64 4.81 5.59 5.86 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 158 188 212 229 274 310 365 450 542 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 13.99 10.09 14.07 16.92 17.12 16.08 16.59 36.46 26.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 8.84 5.37 6.64 7.40 6.25 5.18 4.54 8.10 4.89 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 59 80 108 90 117 132 139 163 187 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 4.85 4.55 9.32 6.94 7.09 7.31 6.24 13.07 14.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 8.22 5.69 8.63 7.70 6.05 5.54 4.49 8.04 7.68 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 85 106 131 121 140 156 181 221 215 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 8.33 8.61 7.58 10.77 8.36 9.86 8.53 18.61 20.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 9.81 8.14 5.80 8.91 5.98 6.32 4.72 8.40 9.69 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 1,019 1,085 1,386 1,315 1,554 1,791 2,082 2,403 2,913 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 52.99 41.86 59.86 58.60 55.30 54.51 69.29 115.71 121.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 5.20 3.86 4.32 4.45 3.56 3.04 3.33 4.82 4.16 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 93 105 137 117 139 163 190 237 259 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 8.33 8.58 10.86 10.25 9.66 8.95 12.25 19.31 22.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 8.95 8.16 7.94 8.76 6.94 5.49 6.45 8.17 8.78 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 72 79 109 99 111 134 149 171 189 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 6.88 6.24 7.30 7.33 6.70 7.64 9.35 15.45 13.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 9.60 7.86 6.67 7.36 6.02 5.70 6.26 9.04 6.97 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 529 561 718 685 833 941 1,146 1,309 1,549 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 32.41 22.13 42.11 36.68 30.47 34.22 50.39 65.65 78.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 6.13 3.94 5.87 5.35 3.66 3.64 4.40 5.02 5.08 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 304 318 383 372 420 500 516 580 739 

 Share ................................................................ .7 1.2 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .8 .6 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 8.28 16.95 14.79 16.84 22.35 22.11 21.70 24.36 37.49 45.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 5.58 4.65 4.40 6.01 5.26 4.34 4.73 6.47 6.16 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 22 21 39 42 51 53 81 107 177 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 5.05 3.25 7.84 5.65 5.21 4.88 5.61 11.02 13.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 23.45 15.53 20.12 13.48 10.28 9.14 6.94 10.29 7.62 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 1,440 1,617 2,334 2,653 2,941 3,854 5,095 6,431 8,391 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.3 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 96.85 101.64 125.02 133.40 106.87 157.57 179.25 322.54 468.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 6.73 6.28 5.36 5.03 3.63 4.09 3.52 5.02 5.58 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 201 190 326 383 512 569 854 1,108 2,052 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 .6 .8 .8 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 31.98 21.33 32.19 41.45 46.91 28.83 51.10 114.52 235.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 15.89 11.23 9.88 10.82 9.15 5.06 5.99 10.33 11.48 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 10,083 12,664 14,744 16,552 18,274 21,281 25,957 32,737 47,553 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 39.8 39.1 34.6 35.3 34.4 32.3 30.3 30.1 30.0 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 304.31 217.98 261.49 344.76 451.21 271.81 486.83 713.53 1,359.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 3.02 1.72 1.77 2.08 2.47 1.28 1.88 2.18 2.86 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 6,089 7,584 8,229 9,485 10,538 12,460 14,959 18,687 29,025 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 24.0 23.4 19.3 20.2 19.8 18.9 17.4 17.2 18.3 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 164.03 199.58 211.85 211.40 209.94 227.35 379.40 508.09 1,068.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.69 2.63 2.57 2.23 1.99 1.82 2.54 2.72 3.68 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 1,891 2,908 3,480 4,137 4,952 7,050 10,097 13,678 22,430 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 7.5 9.0 8.2 8.8 9.3 10.7 11.8 12.6 14.1 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 147.45 149.54 143.99 166.28 167.04 215.94 324.16 436.86 1,058.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 7.80 5.14 4.14 4.02 3.37 3.06 3.21 3.19 4.72 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 543 731 968 1,478 1,991 3,218 4,781 6,324 9,691 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.7 4.9 5.6 5.8 6.1 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 65.25 48.32 71.87 88.87 91.93 89.07 146.21 262.25 504.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 12.02 6.61 7.42 6.01 4.62 2.77 3.06 4.15 5.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 699 1,044 1,325 1,431 1,632 2,151 3,116 4,356 7,619 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.8 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 49.70 45.75 55.02 51.30 66.11 64.42 94.95 179.24 464.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 7.11 4.38 4.15 3.59 4.05 3.00 3.05 4.11 6.10 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 649 1,133 1,186 1,228 1,329 1,681 2,200 2,998 5,119 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 2.6 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 92.78 100.78 78.44 116.97 93.80 130.45 208.32 333.13 695.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 14.29 8.90 6.61 9.52 7.06 7.76 9.47 11.11 13.59 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 4,010 4,446 4,312 4,846 5,015 4,693 3,783 3,003 3,018 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 15.8 13.7 10.1 10.3 9.4 7.1 4.4 2.8 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 151.05 141.40 197.55 189.03 199.35 250.15 225.25 266.23 370.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 3.77 3.18 4.58 3.90 3.97 5.33 5.95 8.87 12.27 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 187 230 437 502 571 717 1,079 2,006 3,577 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .7 .7 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 29.76 25.15 57.85 56.70 64.83 49.55 61.19 200.14 180.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 15.88 10.93 13.25 11.30 11.36 6.91 5.67 9.98 5.05 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 2,205 3,005 3,599 3,808 4,002 4,539 5,107 5,684 6,553 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 8.7 9.3 8.4 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.0 5.2 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 81.52 44.38 48.76 63.41 41.96 59.31 62.42 85.94 138.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 3.70 1.48 1.35 1.67 1.05 1.31 1.22 1.51 2.11 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 222 297 357 378 387 433 529 592 761 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 13.59 13.96 17.54 15.77 18.24 16.44 23.23 24.50 28.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 6.12 4.69 4.92 4.17 4.72 3.79 4.39 4.14 3.74 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 967 1,259 1,415 1,471 1,470 1,616 1,696 1,961 2,224 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 40.54 24.25 29.44 31.65 26.75 28.66 31.05 46.25 62.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 4.19 1.93 2.08 2.15 1.82 1.77 1.83 2.36 2.80 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 58 112 112 103 96 96 142 197 301 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 12.35 18.77 19.95 13.95 11.97 12.78 18.13 25.36 54.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 21.16 16.71 17.74 13.58 12.51 13.32 12.74 12.85 18.21 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 647 892 1,176 1,269 1,458 1,691 1,947 2,086 2,228 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 23.11 14.65 25.65 28.54 30.54 31.10 33.49 43.12 46.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 3.57 1.64 2.18 2.25 2.09 1.84 1.72 2.07 2.10 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 163 235 245 213 204 200 227 243 301 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .6 .7 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 12.76 8.71 10.10 13.18 10.85 9.68 9.95 15.72 13.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 7.83 3.70 4.11 6.18 5.33 4.85 4.39 6.46 4.62 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 484 657 930 1,056 1,255 1,492 1,721 1,842 1,926 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 20.43 16.78 27.29 28.24 33.02 29.84 33.98 40.38 45.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 4.22 2.55 2.93 2.67 2.63 2.00 1.97 2.19 2.36 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 311 444 540 587 592 703 792 848 1,039 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 .7 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 17.58 15.16 20.42 20.97 17.30 24.69 28.31 29.04 38.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 5.66 3.41 3.78 3.57 2.92 3.51 3.58 3.43 3.70 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 513 774 940 1,015 1,116 1,415 2,044 3,065 5,398 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 39.74 36.54 38.44 58.71 57.25 51.54 79.52 219.05 351.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 7.75 4.72 4.09 5.78 5.13 3.64 3.89 7.15 6.51 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 102 116 134 189 216 414 746 1,301 2,236 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .9 1.2 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 30.20 28.33 21.76 48.80 48.68 40.72 69.79 198.20 295.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 29.56 24.48 16.25 25.78 22.55 9.84 9.35 15.23 13.20 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 410 658 806 826 900 1,001 1,298 1,764 3,162 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.47 19.70 28.53 37.41 32.25 32.52 36.39 42.73 69.85 146.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 4.80 4.34 4.64 3.90 3.61 3.64 3.29 3.96 4.64 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 486 457 629 699 648 799 964 1,181 1,406 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 98.06 23.11 59.25 90.41 36.50 41.12 63.05 85.93 113.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 20.16 5.06 9.43 12.94 5.63 5.14 6.54 7.28 8.04 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 93 139 155 241 164 192 222 275 291 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 8.87 10.39 15.09 82.46 13.60 12.52 21.32 37.99 34.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 9.57 7.48 9.71 34.24 8.32 6.53 9.61 13.84 11.85 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 326 239 337 368 374 462 564 673 875 

 Share ................................................................ .7 1.3 .7 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 

 SE................................................................ 15.95 95.93 15.18 38.25 37.95 28.93 32.07 46.46 64.50 83.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 29.44 6.36 11.34 10.32 7.75 6.95 8.23 9.59 9.53 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 68 79 136 90 111 146 178 233 241 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 12.29 10.14 25.76 8.19 10.87 15.33 33.82 33.51 30.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 18.13 12.80 18.97 9.06 9.79 10.48 19.00 14.36 12.49 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 790 844 1,348 1,544 1,970 2,069 2,883 4,120 5,172 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 108.87 39.84 81.74 145.28 413.79 110.02 239.54 359.23 387.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 13.78 4.72 6.06 9.41 21.00 5.32 8.31 8.72 7.50 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 56 69 87 108 85 104 164 206 229 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 13.69 9.59 19.14 25.60 10.70 15.18 30.09 36.71 47.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 24.59 13.83 22.11 23.78 12.54 14.64 18.34 17.84 20.69 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 178 221 366 353 434 532 841 1,109 1,280 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.53 20.45 30.40 41.34 52.99 40.22 44.04 83.49 164.40 113.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 11.51 13.74 11.28 15.00 9.26 8.28 9.93 14.82 8.87 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 8 6 10 15 19 25 43 61 86 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 1.61 1.16 2.06 5.74 4.78 5.93 9.47 14.69 22.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 19.17 18.82 21.61 38.49 25.25 23.33 22.21 24.17 25.86 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 97 134 214 254 260 374 377 571 865 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 11.91 12.38 23.52 25.71 24.48 34.36 38.08 57.18 177.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 12.33 9.24 10.99 10.13 9.40 9.19 10.11 10.02 20.51 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 48 77 87 94 110 134 131 259 255 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 6.51 10.06 9.68 16.81 10.61 16.46 14.38 78.53 38.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 13.49 13.02 11.09 17.81 9.66 12.25 11.00 30.37 14.92 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 403 336 585 720 1,062 900 1,329 1,915 2,457 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 86.21 29.40 55.13 113.35 398.53 75.83 196.69 270.75 289.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 21.38 8.74 9.43 15.74 37.54 8.43 14.81 14.14 11.79 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 753 933 1,265 1,307 1,514 2,009 2,579 3,570 5,169 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 81.99 89.19 95.86 146.82 89.55 137.33 151.83 263.85 506.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 10.88 9.56 7.58 11.24 5.92 6.84 5.89 7.39 9.80 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 162 145 249 307 348 499 537 934 1,230 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.61 37.15 13.89 43.58 44.63 37.71 51.96 56.67 92.29 225.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 22.98 9.59 17.51 14.55 10.84 10.41 10.55 9.88 18.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 138 111 196 243 270 398 411 761 1,047 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .5 .3 .5 .5 .5 .6 .5 .7 .7 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 35.15 14.07 43.13 42.45 37.14 49.36 50.39 85.32 218.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 25.43 12.68 22.01 17.49 13.73 12.40 12.26 11.21 20.86 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 23 34 53 64 77 101 126 173 183 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 7.55 5.25 6.84 9.37 9.33 13.92 18.94 29.29 31.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 32.13 15.47 12.93 14.62 12.07 13.77 15.01 16.95 17.20 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 249 412 506 638 568 731 1,106 1,431 2,162 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.60 36.25 50.95 54.55 85.90 48.53 69.60 79.61 155.44 212.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 14.59 12.37 10.79 13.46 8.54 9.52 7.20 10.86 9.81 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 219 360 442 573 505 623 874 1,153 1,830 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .9 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 22.36 35.78 48.91 53.00 83.20 46.33 61.99 75.27 129.71 197.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 16.30 13.61 11.99 14.51 9.17 9.95 8.61 11.25 10.80 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 29 52 63 65 63 108 232 278 331 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 6.25 10.85 7.77 15.33 8.35 14.86 40.55 74.10 54.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 21.51 20.76 12.27 23.61 13.31 13.76 17.50 26.66 16.50 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 45 45 57 44 67 96 135 106 130 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 15.12 10.41 12.32 10.56 17.90 18.99 33.84 28.87 26.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 33.71 23.04 21.78 24.08 26.65 19.81 25.09 27.18 20.78 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 184 218 313 200 384 464 549 709 768 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 39.38 34.64 48.26 45.09 60.66 55.15 42.79 92.29 142.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 21.43 15.92 15.40 22.56 15.79 11.89 7.79 13.02 18.59 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 115 114 140 118 147 219 252 390 879 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 18.33 13.21 17.48 13.30 14.50 25.32 34.26 54.27 135.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 16.00 11.63 12.45 11.26 9.87 11.56 13.60 13.92 15.36 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 3,411 5,177 7,301 7,250 9,158 11,303 14,167 16,523 22,698 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 13.5 16.0 17.1 15.5 17.2 17.2 16.5 15.2 14.3 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 273.38 291.95 478.01 474.85 431.78 462.22 532.68 894.39 1,319.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 8.02 5.64 6.55 6.55 4.71 4.09 3.76 5.41 5.81 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 1,110 1,881 3,104 2,489 3,613 4,799 6,158 6,227 10,271 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 4.4 5.8 7.3 5.3 6.8 7.3 7.2 5.7 6.5 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 214.95 227.78 460.63 417.15 380.15 411.18 505.82 765.56 1,272.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 19.36 12.11 14.84 16.76 10.52 8.57 8.21 12.29 12.39 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 401 877 1,640 1,119 1,533 1,989 2,739 2,529 5,829 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 1.6 2.7 3.8 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.3 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 126.25 173.84 374.01 297.49 275.31 290.76 410.48 475.52 911.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 31.47 19.82 22.80 26.59 17.96 14.62 14.99 18.81 15.64 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 699 993 1,456 1,302 2,013 2,677 3,351 3,436 4,392 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.8 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.2 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 141.45 119.50 230.38 226.37 296.83 252.07 341.58 596.46 756.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 20.23 12.03 15.82 17.38 14.75 9.41 10.19 17.36 17.23 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 10 10 7 68 67 133 68 263 50 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 7.61 5.61 5.46 37.70 33.11 47.35 41.86 152.17 34.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 75.67 53.83 74.59 55.45 49.54 35.58 61.73 57.93 68.70 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 952 1,217 1,720 1,922 2,151 2,520 3,036 3,293 3,402 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 41.47 25.64 47.38 38.29 49.00 47.17 56.03 72.10 119.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 4.35 2.11 2.75 1.99 2.28 1.87 1.85 2.19 3.50 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 1,090 1,717 2,035 2,402 2,805 3,202 3,899 5,136 5,909 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.7 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 114.78 122.16 122.25 193.78 149.24 174.90 196.23 356.01 372.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 10.53 7.12 6.01 8.07 5.32 5.46 5.03 6.93 6.30 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 54 83 142 183 212 296 380 370 456 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 7.86 6.35 11.53 15.06 10.73 14.40 20.78 19.42 35.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 14.68 7.67 8.11 8.23 5.06 4.87 5.47 5.24 7.84 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 372 586 756 836 836 990 1,193 1,535 1,579 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 33.00 58.89 38.49 40.03 33.62 46.86 53.79 79.95 90.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 8.87 10.05 5.09 4.79 4.02 4.73 4.51 5.21 5.71 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 414 728 698 823 1,087 1,055 1,312 1,454 1,641 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 108.89 122.19 97.44 197.31 133.73 148.86 175.64 332.87 285.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 26.28 16.78 13.96 23.98 12.30 14.11 13.39 22.89 17.38 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 250 319 438 560 669 861 1,015 1,777 2,233 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 27.51 29.24 32.28 42.67 42.75 62.03 60.20 132.33 122.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 11.02 9.16 7.36 7.62 6.38 7.20 5.93 7.45 5.48 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 258 363 442 437 590 782 1,074 1,866 3,116 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 27.10 30.66 49.77 57.23 51.20 61.69 55.53 81.82 156.35 179.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 11.87 13.72 12.96 11.72 10.46 7.10 7.62 8.38 5.77 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 2,134 3,438 4,293 4,334 4,739 5,519 6,836 7,664 9,031 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 8.4 10.6 10.1 9.3 8.9 8.4 8.0 7.0 5.7 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 85.94 96.51 109.62 152.42 125.15 123.07 147.50 309.64 284.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 4.03 2.81 2.55 3.52 2.64 2.23 2.16 4.04 3.15 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 1,485 2,419 3,029 2,930 3,236 3,864 4,676 5,086 5,942 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.9 7.5 7.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.7 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 58.29 76.35 87.85 99.47 80.24 88.72 103.59 176.15 201.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 3.93 3.16 2.90 3.39 2.48 2.30 2.22 3.46 3.38 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 327 496 635 785 828 950 1,382 1,721 1,982 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 42.08 47.17 43.28 70.89 61.66 45.38 75.13 199.09 123.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 12.86 9.52 6.81 9.03 7.45 4.78 5.44 11.57 6.23 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 263 390 515 475 497 509 562 610 729 

 Share ................................................................ .8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 19.99 21.77 30.65 44.63 27.39 31.92 37.30 45.08 43.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 7.61 5.58 5.95 9.39 5.51 6.27 6.64 7.39 5.92 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 59 134 114 144 178 196 217 247 378 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.88 10.66 19.09 10.19 18.80 18.38 16.21 16.86 38.24 34.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 17.92 14.28 8.93 13.02 10.31 8.27 7.77 15.51 9.25 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 1,348 1,431 2,807 2,577 2,392 3,407 4,677 5,913 8,409 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.3 4.4 6.6 5.5 4.5 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.3 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 174.59 91.89 723.77 242.91 87.21 243.66 264.89 423.02 457.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 12.95 6.42 25.78 9.42 3.65 7.15 5.66 7.15 5.45 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 256 197 311 379 482 736 1,123 1,774 3,284 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 61.99 18.36 42.72 39.31 28.38 37.88 72.02 136.32 206.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 24.25 9.33 13.75 10.37 5.89 5.15 6.42 7.68 6.30 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 547 711 879 865 995 1,128 1,303 1,557 1,982 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 27.71 19.67 23.82 38.43 47.25 49.22 44.51 102.57 77.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 5.06 2.77 2.71 4.44 4.75 4.36 3.42 6.59 3.89 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 294 395 471 788 714 907 1,224 1,824 1,566 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 40.75 55.23 52.05 144.11 78.27 90.51 154.44 293.22 132.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 13.88 13.99 11.04 18.29 10.96 9.98 12.62 16.08 8.45 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 238 335 385 647 582 697 1,017 1,472 1,267 

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

 SE................................................................ 43.19 38.41 52.45 45.51 141.00 76.61 83.80 151.57 282.07 115.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 16.16 15.64 11.82 21.79 13.16 12.03 14.91 19.16 9.08 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 56 59 86 141 132 210 207 352 299 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 12.32 12.68 13.54 24.92 20.62 29.52 25.03 61.39 50.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 22.01 21.36 15.66 17.69 15.62 14.06 12.06 17.45 16.99 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 251 128 1,146 545 201 636 1,027 758 1,576 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.0 .4 2.7 1.2 .4 1.0 1.2 .7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 153.40 62.70 736.97 224.67 21.84 206.51 226.53 177.87 370.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 61.06 48.90 64.33 41.22 10.85 32.46 22.05 23.46 23.53 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 340 393 571 603 668 837 1,077 1,353 1,867 

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

 SE................................................................ 18.96 23.72 26.08 31.72 30.55 21.39 43.24 47.19 92.63 91.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 6.97 6.63 5.55 5.07 3.20 5.17 4.38 6.84 4.90 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 60 86 109 70 93 115 130 148 231 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 14.08 14.53 17.90 10.03 12.01 16.04 11.37 17.83 28.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 23.44 16.82 16.39 14.30 12.87 13.94 8.76 12.04 12.38 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,011 343 478 631 731 979 2,087 3,315 6,251 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 4.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.4 3.0 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 211.29 69.09 70.52 143.90 135.34 107.75 271.44 440.56 694.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 20.91 20.16 14.76 22.80 18.50 11.01 13.00 13.29 11.12 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 306 328 359 408 391 401 350 289 216 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.2 1.0 .8 .9 .7 .6 .4 .3 .1 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 34.09 22.60 25.98 34.81 30.32 28.05 32.33 42.30 33.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 11.14 6.88 7.24 8.52 7.75 6.99 9.25 14.64 15.32 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 398 584 771 1,069 930 983 1,188 1,867 2,338 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 72.28 74.98 125.30 223.51 138.95 87.86 106.15 201.23 321.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 18.15 12.84 16.24 20.92 14.93 8.93 8.94 10.78 13.77 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 511 994 1,116 1,231 1,369 1,751 2,433 3,382 7,607 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 2.0 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.1 4.8 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 48.72 70.65 101.81 104.69 99.20 142.72 178.02 321.08 948.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 9.53 7.11 9.13 8.51 7.25 8.15 7.32 9.50 12.47 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 659 1,197 2,395 4,150 5,163 7,907 12,542 17,845 28,923 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 2.6 3.7 5.6 8.9 9.7 12.0 14.6 16.4 18.2 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 138.57 63.10 153.03 489.83 157.75 227.64 499.85 426.55 976.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 21.02 5.27 6.39 11.80 3.06 2.88 3.99 2.39 3.38 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 150 243 321 338 317 457 658 868 1,545 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.30 17.37 18.65 44.23 44.66 19.38 31.57 45.76 61.25 138.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 11.57 7.69 13.79 13.22 6.11 6.90 6.95 7.06 8.97 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 509 955 2,074 3,812 4,846 7,449 11,884 16,978 27,378 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 8.1 9.1 11.3 13.9 15.6 17.2 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 139.44 65.18 141.51 485.40 159.42 232.97 501.84 412.86 956.70 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 27.39 6.83 6.82 12.73 3.29 3.13 4.22 2.43 3.49 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $7,604 $22,316 $34,729 $44,763 $59,313 $83,370 $120,778 $171,314 $320,317 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 168.03 211.72 282.23 342.55 455.82 386.63 571.68 1,309.03 11,087.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.21 .95 .81 .77 .77 .46 .47 .76 3.46 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 2,184 8,832 19,540 30,348 44,545 68,878 103,436 148,406 260,768 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 28.7 39.6 56.3 67.8 75.1 82.6 85.6 86.6 81.4 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 139.16 293.99 461.21 606.47 792.96 839.49 952.67 1,889.52 8,663.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 6.37 3.33 2.36 2.00 1.78 1.22 .92 1.27 3.32 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 23 591 1,046 1,508 2,465 3,982 6,274 11,171 38,372 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 .3 2.6 3.0 3.4 4.2 4.8 5.2 6.5 12.0 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 114.63 95.95 182.37 197.16 312.67 363.58 679.66 1,228.31 3,567.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 494.06 16.23 17.43 13.07 12.68 9.13 10.83 11.00 9.30 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 3,445 10,990 12,345 10,894 10,161 8,188 7,571 6,502 7,493 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 45.3 49.2 35.5 24.3 17.1 9.8 6.3 3.8 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 131.45 295.68 417.38 526.33 555.46 589.83 518.24 762.32 1,202.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 3.82 2.69 3.38 4.83 5.47 7.20 6.85 11.73 16.04 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 102 369 586 908 1,170 1,265 2,435 4,435 12,430 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 2.6 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 30.75 50.27 94.72 144.82 159.07 158.32 277.03 660.47 1,890.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 30.18 13.63 16.15 15.94 13.60 12.52 11.38 14.89 15.21 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 1,132 826 597 443 255 148 110 69 79 

 Share ................................................................ .6 14.9 3.7 1.7 1.0 .4 .2 .1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 77.70 59.75 65.49 53.03 33.32 18.91 41.80 21.37 35.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 6.86 7.23 10.97 11.98 13.06 12.81 38.14 31.15 45.23 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 198 369 408 387 444 689 678 518 656 

 Share ................................................................ .6 2.6 1.7 1.2 .9 .7 .8 .6 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 31.32 52.06 74.50 85.34 48.96 114.27 135.89 109.16 208.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 15.80 14.12 18.27 22.05 11.02 16.57 20.05 21.06 31.75 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 519 339 206 276 272 220 275 214 519 

 Share ................................................................ .4 6.8 1.5 .6 .6 .5 .3 .2 .1 .2 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 90.88 62.49 51.85 67.51 71.32 56.92 58.17 59.84 178.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 17.50 18.44 25.19 24.49 26.17 25.90 21.16 27.94 34.44 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 -272 -489 202 1,726 4,546 8,967 17,195 30,328 81,757 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 -3.6 -2.2 .6 3.9 7.7 10.8 14.2 17.7 25.5 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 36.27 74.35 85.71 91.61 108.44 169.17 279.67 384.77 4,625.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 -13.36 -15.22 42.40 5.31 2.39 1.89 1.63 1.27 5.66 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 -219 -528 -103 1,094 3,376 6,813 13,316 24,130 67,545 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 -2.9 -2.4 -.3 2.4 5.7 8.2 11.0 14.1 21.1 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 32.19 69.13 77.53 78.29 76.27 98.58 172.00 264.08 3,836.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 -14.73 -13.10 -75.60 7.16 2.26 1.45 1.29 1.09 5.68 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 -71 6 276 593 1,126 2,095 3,636 6,024 14,098 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 -.9 ( 1 ) .8 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 15.79 18.66 25.83 42.01 62.26 113.82 158.64 224.14 942.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 -22.14 301.18 9.36 7.08 5.53 5.43 4.36 3.72 6.69 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 18 33 29 39 44 58 243 174 114 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.84 6.85 7.90 7.24 8.70 10.36 15.79 178.11 86.58 38.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 37.40 24.08 25.02 22.23 23.39 27.12 73.25 49.75 33.68 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 7,875 22,804 34,527 43,037 54,767 74,403 103,583 140,987 238,560 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 103.6 102.2 99.4 96.1 92.3 89.2 85.8 82.3 74.5 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 169.80 229.23 288.35 354.25 458.96 414.87 606.25 1,316.26 6,674.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.16 1.01 .84 .82 .84 .56 .59 .93 2.80 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 -$1,525 $3,661 $2,226 $8,055 $10,421 $8,590 $20,797 $39,902 $55,891 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 2,044.47 1,234.59 3,724.51 4,128.20 3,488.48 2,721.44 11,172.90 5,795.54 19,200.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 -134.07 33.73 167.30 51.25 33.48 31.68 53.72 14.52 34.35 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 2,049 5,630 5,620 12,945 15,248 22,409 40,710 56,958 87,163 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 1,719.33 1,144.05 3,583.60 3,985.64 3,429.50 2,359.88 11,149.36 6,715.84 18,793.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 83.90 20.32 63.76 30.79 22.49 10.53 27.39 11.79 21.56 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 3,574 1,970 3,394 4,889 4,827 13,820 19,912 17,056 31,272 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 1,219.80 641.02 835.77 1,343.98 1,105.10 2,406.56 3,906.15 4,231.39 8,080.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 34.13 32.55 24.63 27.49 22.90 17.41 19.62 24.81 25.84 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 457 486 216 371 507 581 1,102 987 2,430 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 131.79 99.45 68.47 111.50 148.63 167.80 325.06 547.78 733.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 28.81 20.47 31.73 30.02 29.32 28.90 29.49 55.50 30.18 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -466 -571 -793 -1,141 -1,529 -2,333 -3,717 -4,983 -8,797 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 47.67 42.08 62.87 75.78 81.53 91.64 187.31 224.47 520.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -10.23 -7.37 -7.93 -6.64 -5.33 -3.93 -5.04 -4.50 -5.91 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 66,540 103,394 128,582 141,078 155,400 192,779 272,487 380,659 647,605 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 4,631.93 4,882.87 5,294.05 7,365.86 5,409.32 6,297.25 8,404.55 19,264.04 44,088.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 6.96 4.72 4.12 5.22 3.48 3.27 3.08 5.06 6.81 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 415 644 774 812 891 1,114 1,490 1,936 2,785 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 22.42 19.72 22.99 22.00 23.93 22.50 28.97 58.04 84.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 5.40 3.06 2.97 2.71 2.68 2.02 1.94 3.00 3.04 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 529 368 593 670 868 1,113 1,495 3,093 4,638 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 118.81 29.91 99.80 98.71 103.81 115.31 145.79 515.31 420.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 22.45 8.12 16.84 14.72 11.96 10.36 9.75 16.66 9.07 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 70 28 37 37 77 83 92 199 388 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 33.64 4.78 11.02 10.02 35.87 13.74 15.72 30.36 83.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 48.31 17.10 29.65 27.18 46.76 16.58 17.16 15.28 21.42 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 ( 1 ) 1 8 8 16 11 38 33 37 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 .08 .68 5.33 3.50 14.51 2.70 11.58 14.92 13.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 45.51 66.05 67.25 43.16 89.19 24.47 30.71 45.23 37.31 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 120 110 132 207 219 224 399 606 708 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 22.40 14.45 22.26 66.08 41.19 27.62 76.52 129.53 114.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 18.68 13.19 16.91 31.96 18.80 12.35 19.17 21.37 16.14 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 15 10 25 16 40 41 43 83 82 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 4.80 1.93 9.10 3.70 9.49 5.67 8.57 18.97 21.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 31.70 19.93 36.33 23.50 23.54 13.93 19.97 22.95 25.59 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 6 5 3 18 7 9 9 51 13 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 7.00 2.51 1.29 8.06 2.59 3.81 3.84 24.15 8.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 113.24 47.17 46.13 44.32 37.85 41.87 42.83 47.48 65.55 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 6 7 6 21 20 21 24 111 55 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 2.79 2.16 2.43 6.78 8.07 6.16 9.76 72.73 23.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 43.96 30.46 40.81 32.05 41.01 29.03 40.46 65.66 43.19 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 3 1 2 8 7 11 18 10 11 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 1.70 .71 1.80 3.73 5.30 5.43 9.64 3.79 4.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 51.30 54.63 72.22 43.91 74.26 47.41 52.34 39.11 38.84 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 3 6 3 13 13 10 6 101 44 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 2.34 2.02 1.66 5.63 5.79 3.07 1.69 72.62 23.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 77.03 34.78 47.83 44.40 46.19 31.44 29.68 71.84 54.01 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 21 18 29 28 42 44 107 118 84 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 10.26 3.83 8.44 6.11 13.97 7.31 57.18 38.19 18.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 48.32 21.78 28.67 21.52 33.38 16.73 53.35 32.49 22.74 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 71 70 68 123 110 109 216 244 475 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 11.93 13.36 15.27 57.62 31.45 24.91 44.25 65.65 113.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 16.80 19.11 22.32 46.75 28.49 22.88 20.49 26.87 23.98 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 72 111 117 152 172 245 313 474 491 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 18.64 18.31 27.81 38.89 31.02 46.34 67.05 126.69 75.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 25.83 16.55 23.82 25.51 18.00 18.89 21.45 26.72 15.30 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 19 24 26 48 44 56 39 124 135 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 11.18 4.44 9.32 20.54 11.53 17.31 10.18 38.26 30.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 57.80 18.54 36.09 43.02 26.36 30.95 26.15 30.92 22.41 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 23 36 55 53 61 106 113 220 209 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 9.80 6.82 14.29 18.09 14.87 23.44 31.63 81.63 51.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 43.09 19.18 26.02 33.82 24.20 22.08 27.93 37.16 24.83 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 10 12 4 21 24 38 50 54 62 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 4.26 4.03 1.91 8.03 7.92 8.80 10.92 19.57 21.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 41.30 33.91 43.22 38.32 33.52 23.43 21.64 36.28 34.15 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 20 39 32 30 44 46 110 77 85 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 9.98 11.40 11.51 12.47 12.60 16.85 35.18 28.17 23.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 50.49 29.05 36.46 41.24 28.92 36.87 31.98 36.63 27.43 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 11 7 2 10 6 21 31 15 33 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 9.27 4.55 1.03 7.92 2.31 14.45 20.85 8.72 10.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 88.22 63.75 45.22 81.12 38.66 67.28 67.20 56.45 31.36 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 9 32 29 20 38 24 79 61 52 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 5.64 10.21 11.43 8.88 11.99 8.27 30.57 32.00 18.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 60.86 31.81 39.04 43.34 31.90 34.17 38.72 52.07 36.33 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 58 31 37 30 133 90 110 353 612 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 32.78 7.08 9.13 5.76 63.04 25.20 20.76 120.33 218.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 56.43 22.86 24.41 19.27 47.25 27.96 18.89 34.13 35.78 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 26 -10 11 5 27 27 35 40 51 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 20.29 15.22 6.12 3.07 10.67 11.51 16.94 15.28 15.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 79.02 -154.07 54.51 58.03 39.54 42.73 48.00 38.46 29.99 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 32 38 44 62 84 156 123 221 339 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 7.90 8.96 7.23 14.10 11.61 54.76 19.75 42.46 75.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 24.44 23.80 16.43 22.57 13.85 35.16 16.07 19.17 22.35 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 14 18 9 24 34 46 43 91 90 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 6.40 7.87 2.63 6.12 9.18 14.21 9.25 25.00 23.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 45.02 42.75 28.95 25.47 26.78 30.94 21.43 27.57 26.60 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 18 19 35 38 50 110 80 131 249 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 6.03 5.55 7.04 13.02 7.36 52.33 14.52 30.11 68.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 33.29 28.86 20.16 33.89 14.86 47.66 18.21 23.02 27.53 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 6 9 20 8 8 15 38 39 38 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 2.65 2.74 9.79 3.99 3.33 5.09 13.56 13.86 15.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 47.34 29.18 48.26 49.04 41.89 34.28 35.59 35.71 40.72 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 1 2 4 7 3 3 7 4 8 

 SE................................................................63 .51 .57 1.93 5.27 1.19 1.03 1.79 1.38 3.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 47.99 37.85 44.05 75.30 46.80 32.80 27.20 31.48 39.74 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 108 34 39 74 68 168 242 968 1,600 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 93.51 14.45 13.91 31.50 17.76 44.26 53.77 375.04 258.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 86.23 42.28 35.98 42.47 26.27 26.37 22.22 38.74 16.15 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 36 15 143 79 61 92 99 156 366 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 15.80 2.90 71.95 32.80 11.45 18.13 22.54 38.58 60.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 43.78 19.24 50.18 41.33 18.76 19.77 22.68 24.73 16.42 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

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