Table 3033. Selected western metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

All consumer 

units in the 

West 

Los

Angeles 

San 

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix Denver Honolulu Anchorage 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............... 29,542 6,769 1,839 1,078 1,891 1,229 1,288 562 234 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes.............................................. $86,301 $90,037 $138,041 $97,853 $115,137 $74,635 $106,128 $95,375 $94,235 

 Age of reference person ....................................... 50.4 49.9 52.1 48.1 46.6 53.0 48.6 56.7 50.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.3 

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

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

 Earners ............................................................... 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 

 Vehicles.............................................................. 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.4 

 Percent homeowner .............................................. 59 50 54 50 58 70 65 62 65 

Average annual expenditures .................................. $68,880 $69,824 $87,287 $77,451 $81,266 $66,489 $76,274 $63,481 $76,784 

 Food ...................................................................... 8,930 9,177 11,486 10,651 10,291 8,221 8,796 11,969 10,323 

 Food at home ..................................................... 4,934 4,584 5,713 5,498 5,543 3,836 4,948 6,624 6,636 

 Cereals and bakery products.......................... 606 576 661 648 657 479 600 835 913 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................ 983 989 1,258 1,150 1,056 731 1,002 1,597 1,377 

 Dairy products ................................................. 508 449 608 552 528 403 476 563 628 

 Fruits and vegetables ..................................... 982 944 1,253 1,058 1,183 657 1,057 1,376 1,164 

 Other food at home ......................................... 1,854 1,625 1,932 2,091 2,121 1,566 1,814 2,253 2,556 

 Food away from home ....................................... 3,996 4,593 5,773 5,153 4,748 4,385 3,848 5,345 3,686 

 Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 644 599 919 1,108 837 594 637 546 666 

 Housing ................................................................. 23,218 24,613 31,960 27,764 29,234 21,492 25,582 23,089 23,436 

 Shelter ................................................................ 14,535 16,703 22,299 19,403 18,778 11,641 15,657 15,165 14,072 

 Owned dwellings............................................. 7,328 7,501 9,656 8,587 10,016 7,175 8,258 7,901 8,530 

 Rented dwellings ............................................ 6,268 8,478 11,355 9,568 7,073 3,493 6,276 6,704 4,525 

 Other lodging .................................................. 938 724 1,288 1,248 1,689 974 1,123 561 1,017 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 3,932 3,848 4,096 3,532 3,963 4,560 4,366 4,417 4,672 

 Household operations ........................................ 1,768 1,647 3,346 1,862 2,552 1,668 2,338 944 1,281 

 Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 746 673 674 674 765 821 729 871 967 

 Household furnishings and equipment .............. 2,238 1,743 1,545 2,293 3,175 2,802 2,492 1,692 2,444 

 Apparel and services............................................. 1,989 2,080 2,427 2,274 2,915 2,178 2,156 1,577 2,653 

 Transportation ....................................................... 11,210 10,959 11,103 11,704 11,506 12,525 12,331 8,403 13,313 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .......................... 4,187 3,435 13,796 3,334 3,902 5,890 4,641 12,865 5,539 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................... 2,397 2,890 2,123 2,576 2,290 2,151 1,943 1,851 2,363 

 Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 3,634 3,723 3,448 4,291 3,689 3,750 4,626 2,543 3,816 

 Public and other transportation .......................... 992 910 1,736 1,504 1,625 734 1,121 1,143 1,594 

 Healthcare ............................................................. 5,005 4,158 4,898 4,645 5,140 5,972 5,977 4,233 5,179 

 Entertainment ........................................................ 3,554 2,901 3,810 4,590 4,725 3,611 4,622 2,307 5,311 

 Personal care products and services .................... 847 872 915 1,025 963 1,040 1,053 755 743 

 Reading ................................................................. 107 91 157 104 119 49 128 30 129 

 Education .............................................................. 1,469 1,854 2,713 1,057 2,098 1,010 2,032 1,375 1,218 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 245 201 100 116 367 369 255 206 435 

 Miscellaneous ....................................................... 1,054 1,172 1,454 1,551 981 698 1,176 413 1,328 

 Cash contributions ................................................ 2,623 1,910 4,334 1,658 1,772 2,253 1,857 952 1,810 

 Personal insurance and pensions ......................... 7,985 9,238 11,012 9,202 10,317 6,478 9,673 7,628 10,241 

 Life and other personal insurance ..................... 429 444 660 472 454 288 411 385 507 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 7,557 8,794 10,352 8,730 9,864 6,190 9,262 7,243 9,734 

1

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

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