Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................................................ 131,439 114,227 108,069 6,159 17,212 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $78,635 $82,075 $79,979 $118,850 $55,806 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,412.01 1,566.82 1,385.58 15,603.49 2,184.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 1.91 1.73 13.13 3.92 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 67,241 69,827 68,399 94,889 50,076 

 SE................................................................................................ 996.40 1,098.59 1,031.22 9,137.02 1,866.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 1.57 1.51 9.63 3.73 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 511 51.5 51.9 44.0 48.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................................................ 47 48 48 58 40 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 52 52 42 60 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 67 67 57 42 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 37 38 38 39 28 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................................26 28 29 18 14 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 37 33 33 43 58 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................................................ 13 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 100 100 100 n.a. 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 13 15 16 1 2 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 87 85 84 99 98 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................................ 30 29 30 13 36 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 68 67 85 62 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 90 90 83 76 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $61,224 $63,721 $63,188 $72,971 $44,752 

 SE................................................................................................ 775.65 793.91 851.47 3,644.93 1,226.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.27 1.25 1.35 5.00 2.74 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,923 8,336 8,220 10,257 5,228 

 Share ................................................................................................ 12.9 13.1 13.0 14.1 11.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 107.65 120.70 122.69 567.43 225.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.36 1.45 1.49 5.53 4.31 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,464 4,692 4,635 5,626 2,982 

 Share ................................................................................................ 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.7 6.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 63.69 69.91 71.92 321.55 132.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.43 1.49 1.55 5.72 4.46 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 569 599 593 707 374 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.22 11.66 12.24 40.16 23.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.97 1.95 2.06 5.68 6.39 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 178 184 178 292 134 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.91 3.91 3.96 26.27 12.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 2.12 2.23 8.99 9.12 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 392 415 415 414 240 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.65 9.13 9.48 23.94 15.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.21 2.20 2.29 5.78 6.30 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 961 990 967 1,362 772 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.73 16.41 17.50 95.59 53.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 1.66 1.81 7.02 6.87 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 253 264 262 302 183 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.78 8.42 8.40 34.54 31.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.46 3.18 3.21 11.46 17.07 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 180 186 184 211 142 

 Share ................................................................................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.12 5.51 5.61 24.72 14.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.84 2.97 3.05 11.69 10.01 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 129 137 139 106 81 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.93 4.50 4.59 15.15 7.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.04 3.29 3.30 14.30 8.90 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 180 181 174 291 176 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.32 4.58 4.27 28.65 16.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.39 2.53 2.45 9.83 9.40 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 154 155 143 350 146 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.93 6.11 6.54 50.79 19.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.86 3.94 4.57 14.50 13.40 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 64 67 65 102 45 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 1.64 1.93 1.99 10.54 3.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 2.89 3.07 10.36 6.93 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 449 482 487 407 233 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.84 8.44 8.34 24.40 13.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.75 1.75 1.71 6.00 5.79 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 147 157 156 168 78 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.84 2.94 2.96 12.04 5.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.94 1.87 1.89 7.18 7.03 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 303 325 330 239 155 

 Share ................................................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.99 6.48 6.52 17.45 9.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 1.99 1.97 7.29 6.34 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 858 905 872 1,444 549 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 17.30 19.43 19.68 98.22 31.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.02 2.15 2.26 6.80 5.79 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 318 337 324 559 189 

 Share ................................................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .8 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.62 7.40 7.56 33.39 11.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.08 2.19 2.33 5.97 6.18 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 283 303 284 609 151 

 Share ................................................................................................ .5 .5 .4 .8 .3 

 SE................................................................................................ 7.67 8.97 8.69 57.00 10.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.71 2.96 3.06 9.36 7.23 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 117 116 136 95 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.07 3.17 3.13 12.00 8.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.70 2.71 2.70 8.84 8.47 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 144 148 148 141 115 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.60 3.88 4.16 19.12 10.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.51 2.62 2.80 13.60 9.34 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,627 1,715 1,716 1,705 1,054 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.07 26.44 27.70 127.71 56.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.42 1.54 1.61 7.49 5.32 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 151 160 161 139 88 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.93 4.38 4.49 16.86 7.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.61 2.73 2.78 12.08 8.38 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 118 123 123 132 81 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.41 3.60 3.53 21.26 8.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.90 2.92 2.87 16.05 9.92 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 865 914 910 992 542 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.52 16.40 16.64 83.38 37.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.56 1.79 1.83 8.41 6.83 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 438 456 461 377 320 

 Share ................................................................................................ .7 .7 .7 .5 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.28 8.63 9.37 36.03 19.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.89 1.89 2.03 9.56 6.15 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 61 61 65 23 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.62 2.81 2.86 9.67 3.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.64 4.58 4.68 14.98 14.68 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,459 3,645 3,585 4,631 2,246 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 62.38 70.94 71.54 351.04 140.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 1.95 2.00 7.58 6.27 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 583 635 647 435 243 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.53 21.66 23.94 76.95 28.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.18 3.41 3.70 17.69 11.74 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 20,091 20,647 20,403 24,963 16,413 

 Share ................................................................................................ 32.8 32.4 32.3 34.2 36.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 251.42 266.93 280.57 1,270.04 457.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.25 1.29 1.38 5.09 2.79 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,747 12,040 11,759 16,978 9,803 

 Share ................................................................................................ 19.2 18.9 18.6 23.3 21.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 174.04 185.31 186.57 1,143.80 355.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 1.54 1.59 6.74 3.63 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,678 7,126 6,978 9,723 3,703 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.9 11.2 11.0 13.3 8.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 136.48 144.19 146.66 1,113.95 266.08 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Owned dwellings 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.04 2.02 2.10 11.46 7.18 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,775 2,935 2,850 4,431 1,712 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.5 4.6 4.5 6.1 3.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 56.94 65.05 67.15 528.64 134.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.05 2.22 2.36 11.93 7.88 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,200 2,375 2,290 3,882 1,034 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.6 3.7 3.6 5.3 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 53.01 59.69 52.85 512.03 67.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.41 2.51 2.31 13.19 6.53 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,703 1,815 1,838 1,409 957 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.8 2.8 2.9 1.9 2.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 76.53 80.06 81.68 327.32 177.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.49 4.41 4.44 23.23 18.59 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,249 4,026 3,895 6,322 5,730 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.9 6.3 6.2 8.7 12.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.68 79.86 80.78 354.72 185.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.57 1.98 2.07 5.61 3.23 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 821 889 886 934 369 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 28.01 30.68 31.47 128.27 50.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.41 3.45 3.55 13.74 13.66 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,049 4,077 4,090 3,857 3,860 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.6 6.4 6.5 5.3 8.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 34.41 35.32 36.43 217.26 80.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ .85 .87 .89 5.63 2.08 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 410 408 405 463 420 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.04 11.69 12.03 29.41 22.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.69 2.86 2.97 6.36 5.25 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,496 1,499 1,512 1,273 1,474 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.7 3.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.13 19.38 19.79 84.25 29.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 1.29 1.31 6.62 1.99 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 121 132 134 87 53 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.66 9.06 9.50 33.50 12.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.13 6.87 7.08 38.72 23.96 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,407 1,411 1,416 1,336 1,381 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 3.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 14.67 14.98 15.32 73.51 40.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.04 1.06 1.08 5.50 2.93 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 220 218 223 140 226 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.50 7.33 7.62 9.73 12.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.96 3.36 3.42 6.94 5.55 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,188 1,193 1,193 1,195 1,155 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 15.50 16.41 17.15 68.05 35.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.31 1.38 1.44 5.69 3.07 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 614 626 622 699 532 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 14.38 14.07 14.61 45.79 26.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.34 2.25 2.35 6.55 4.91 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,522 1,595 1,581 1,831 1,040 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 36.26 39.14 39.73 172.26 54.81 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Household operations 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.38 2.45 2.51 9.41 5.27 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 472 493 483 675 331 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 28.03 30.58 29.84 130.88 52.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.94 6.20 6.18 19.40 15.96 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,050 1,102 1,098 1,157 709 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 21.47 23.41 23.84 95.25 30.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.04 2.12 2.17 8.24 4.33 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 747 792 803 621 455 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.3 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 22.86 27.19 28.43 72.88 33.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.06 3.43 3.54 11.73 7.47 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 184 194 196 160 118 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.24 10.43 10.42 26.68 13.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.03 5.38 5.32 16.73 11.14 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 431 457 465 325 265 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 15.95 19.30 20.59 44.55 29.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.70 4.22 4.43 13.73 11.25 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 132 141 141 137 72 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.36 8.60 9.16 26.09 10.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.57 6.09 6.47 19.04 14.92 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,025 2,142 2,170 1,677 1,255 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.3 2.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 83.03 92.82 98.26 121.18 99.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.10 4.33 4.53 7.23 7.96 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 111 118 121 72 67 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.38 7.24 7.65 16.28 15.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.75 6.15 6.35 22.52 23.14 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 518 533 540 419 421 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 23.53 24.35 25.87 59.31 51.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.54 4.57 4.79 14.17 12.28 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 25 27 28 23 11 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.51 2.84 2.85 13.67 2.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.90 10.32 10.25 60.63 22.11 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 304 320 324 242 199 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.72 18.17 19.24 28.77 24.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.51 5.69 5.94 11.87 12.51 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 118 125 126 113 76 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.07 7.52 7.96 15.40 14.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.97 6.02 6.34 13.62 19.51 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 948 1,019 1,032 808 481 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 74.14 84.22 89.39 119.92 70.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.82 8.26 8.66 14.85 14.64 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,866 1,921 1,849 3,123 1,511 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.0 3.0 2.9 4.3 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Apparel and services 

 SE................................................................................................ 51.41 50.95 43.72 502.62 164.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.75 2.65 2.36 16.09 10.89 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 420 439 418 787 297 

 Share ................................................................................................ .7 .7 .7 1.1 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.61 20.47 17.74 194.05 50.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.67 4.66 4.24 24.66 16.93 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 337 356 336 671 215 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .5 .9 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.60 19.06 16.22 186.08 47.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.52 5.36 4.82 27.73 21.90 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 83 84 82 116 82 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.22 4.93 4.75 40.51 13.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.07 5.90 5.82 34.95 16.62 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 755 780 756 1,174 590 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 25.60 24.91 24.95 180.93 77.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.39 3.19 3.30 15.41 13.11 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 638 657 637 988 512 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 22.36 20.98 22.47 155.46 68.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.51 3.19 3.53 15.73 13.42 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 117 123 119 186 78 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.09 9.84 8.79 81.64 17.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.76 7.99 7.36 43.95 22.08 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 78 81 80 94 61 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.01 7.36 7.19 30.49 15.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.98 9.12 9.01 32.30 24.85 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 392 398 383 642 350 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.88 19.48 17.21 191.39 65.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.31 4.89 4.49 29.80 18.72 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 222 223 211 425 213 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.27 14.85 12.93 133.48 24.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.98 6.66 6.12 31.37 11.48 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,761 10,107 10,116 9,964 7,473 

 Share ................................................................................................ 15.9 15.9 16.0 13.7 16.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 226.33 245.22 257.99 842.47 456.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.32 2.43 2.55 8.46 6.11 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,975 4,120 4,154 3,519 3,011 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.5 6.5 6.6 4.8 6.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 186.52 207.00 215.48 764.54 335.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.69 5.02 5.19 21.72 11.15 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,825 1,954 1,923 2,504 972 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4 2.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 124.23 128.06 126.97 625.40 277.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.81 6.55 6.60 24.97 28.58 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,084 2,099 2,167 894 1,986 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 3.3 3.4 1.2 4.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 111.39 124.15 132.65 306.81 233.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.35 5.92 6.12 34.31 11.74 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 66 67 64 121 53 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Other vehicles 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.29 14.66 14.09 92.23 43.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 18.77 21.77 21.92 76.43 81.62 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,109 2,161 2,164 2,107 1,765 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.33 24.62 25.48 114.00 61.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.11 1.14 1.18 5.41 3.46 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,859 2,966 2,982 2,704 2,158 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 64.92 63.29 68.07 379.30 188.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.27 2.13 2.28 14.03 8.72 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 222 223 227 143 216 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.70 7.06 7.28 18.03 16.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.02 3.17 3.21 12.58 7.85 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 890 925 938 703 654 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.99 22.89 23.82 63.08 39.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 2.47 2.54 8.97 6.11 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 976 1,025 1,034 890 657 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 53.42 54.00 56.79 329.36 159.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.47 5.27 5.49 37.01 24.35 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 772 793 783 968 631 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 22.58 23.42 23.40 140.30 68.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.93 2.95 2.99 14.50 10.90 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 818 861 816 1,632 539 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 2.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 27.10 31.78 32.62 112.59 67.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.31 3.69 4.00 6.90 12.58 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,968 5,247 5,298 4,346 3,123 

 Share ................................................................................................ 8.1 8.2 8.4 6.0 7.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 72.42 80.45 85.18 202.64 161.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.46 1.53 1.61 4.66 5.16 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,405 3,549 3,564 3,270 2,449 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.5 5.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 49.65 52.80 55.91 164.64 143.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.46 1.49 1.57 5.03 5.86 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 909 990 1,010 638 368 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.6 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 30.52 33.78 35.97 52.60 42.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.36 3.41 3.56 8.24 11.58 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 483 520 533 301 242 

 Share ................................................................................................ .8 .8 .8 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 12.48 14.50 15.26 61.11 17.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.58 2.79 2.86 20.30 7.26 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 172 188 191 136 64 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.88 9.00 9.16 22.20 8.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.59 4.79 4.79 16.30 13.20 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,226 3,474 3,531 2,519 1,585 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.3 5.5 5.6 3.5 3.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 96.38 107.10 113.39 222.06 72.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.99 3.08 3.21 8.82 4.59 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 766 840 818 1,237 273 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 .6 

 SE................................................................................................ 31.33 35.20 36.30 171.21 27.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.09 4.19 4.44 13.84 9.94 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,030 1,042 1,061 713 949 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.0 2.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 17.58 18.16 18.91 82.00 50.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.71 1.74 1.78 11.50 5.36 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 816 896 931 319 292 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.5 .4 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.99 50.13 53.10 30.11 49.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.27 5.59 5.70 9.45 16.93 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 662 732 763 214 205 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.1 1.1 1.2 .3 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 43.19 49.29 52.18 26.09 41.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.52 6.73 6.84 12.20 20.16 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 154 164 168 105 87 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.04 10.17 11.23 25.46 23.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.87 6.19 6.69 24.29 26.81 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 614 696 721 251 71 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 1.1 1.1 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................................................ 95.39 109.65 115.77 57.24 13.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.54 15.76 16.05 22.84 18.62 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 768 779 778 783 699 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.96 19.47 20.33 83.08 38.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.47 2.50 2.61 10.61 5.53 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 108 116 119 75 52 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.57 7.30 7.58 11.17 8.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.08 6.27 6.37 14.93 16.22 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,407 1,460 1,361 3,209 1,054 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.3 2.3 2.2 4.4 2.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 86.08 95.53 90.34 745.05 214.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.12 6.54 6.64 23.22 20.38 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 347 359 373 112 265 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .2 .6 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.89 15.66 16.54 20.64 24.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.01 4.36 4.43 18.37 9.15 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 993 1,005 987 1,309 915 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.29 58.05 59.13 339.37 161.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.87 5.78 5.99 25.93 17.61 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,888 1,983 2,009 1,516 1,258 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 90.75 99.90 101.50 404.15 108.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.81 5.04 5.05 26.65 8.63 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,296 7,652 7,497 10,360 4,932 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.9 12.0 11.9 14.2 11.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 161.31 183.67 192.99 775.98 260.66 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.21 2.40 2.57 7.49 5.28 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 465 472 468 534 420 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 21.30 22.07 21.98 108.78 43.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.58 4.68 4.70 20.37 10.45 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,831 7,180 7,029 9,826 4,512 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.2 11.3 11.1 13.5 10.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 153.96 176.72 185.18 707.28 243.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 2.46 2.63 7.20 5.39 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $78,635 $82,075 $79,979 $118,850 $55,806 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,412.01 1,566.82 1,385.58 15,603.49 2,184.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 1.91 1.73 13.13 3.92 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 61,557 63,975 61,761 102,823 45,506 

 Share ................................................................................................ 78.3 77.9 77.2 86.5 81.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,071.54 1,169.65 1,060.18 12,070.74 1,924.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 1.83 1.72 11.74 4.23 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 5,232 5,568 5,417 8,222 3,004 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.9 5.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 350.75 408.65 396.12 2,705.53 640.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.70 7.34 7.31 32.91 21.30 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8,664 9,143 9,447 3,801 5,489 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.0 11.1 11.8 3.2 9.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 166.48 190.61 199.98 606.74 282.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 2.08 2.12 15.96 5.15 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,941 2,193 2,155 2,855 270 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.4 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 162.52 187.95 173.82 1,622.19 61.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.37 8.57 8.06 56.82 22.95 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 450 391 389 421 846 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .5 .5 .4 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.41 22.21 23.18 72.04 58.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.53 5.68 5.96 17.11 6.89 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 477 486 509 73 415 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .1 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 34.99 39.79 41.63 30.40 71.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.34 8.19 8.17 41.63 17.13 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 319 300 655 277 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 29.74 33.32 30.50 213.92 58.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.48 10.43 10.16 32.66 21.27 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,394 12,248 11,580 23,961 5,731 

 Share ................................................................................................ 14.5 14.9 14.5 20.2 10.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 448.15 501.66 379.25 6,553.33 373.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.93 4.10 3.27 27.35 6.51 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,032 9,736 9,206 19,042 4,358 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.5 11.9 11.5 16.0 7.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 356.41 400.71 299.35 5,262.46 310.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.95 4.12 3.25 27.64 7.12 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,285 2,426 2,287 4,878 1,344 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.1 2.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 114.73 125.79 109.29 1,300.81 94.23 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 State and local income taxes 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.02 5.18 4.78 26.67 7.01 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 78 85 88 41 29 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 25.84 29.45 31.01 11.41 6.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 33.20 34.56 35.34 28.11 23.60 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 67,241 69,827 68,399 94,889 50,076 

 Share ................................................................................................ 85.5 85.1 85.5 79.8 89.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 996.40 1,098.59 1,031.22 9,137.02 1,866.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 1.57 1.51 9.63 3.73 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $12,679 $14,221 $14,068 $16,903 $2,445 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,543.94 1,790.63 1,886.72 5,060.18 3,154.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.18 12.59 13.41 29.94 129.03 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 22,521 24,423 24,376 25,247 9,897 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,621.24 1,825.10 1,967.33 3,711.22 2,673.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.20 7.47 8.07 14.70 27.02 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,842 10,202 10,308 8,343 7,452 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,101.88 1,222.12 1,226.73 4,177.49 2,022.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.20 11.98 11.90 50.07 27.14 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 701 774 794 416 217 

 SE................................................................................................ 74.66 85.90 91.25 153.92 99.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.65 11.10 11.49 37.01 45.98 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................................................ -2,227 -2,372 -2,301 -3,617 -1,262 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.49 68.50 67.25 437.00 92.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ -2.63 -2.89 -2.92 -12.08 -7.36 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 198,612 215,362 206,507 370,747 87,452 

 SE................................................................................................ 4,260.13 4,839.82 4,059.66 55,551.47 5,719.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.14 2.25 1.97 14.98 6.54 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,071 1,143 1,121 1,523 597 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.00 13.10 13.60 94.11 27.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.03 1.15 1.21 6.18 4.53 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,206 1,313 1,302 1,493 505 

 SE................................................................................................ 48.73 51.31 60.28 401.35 73.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.04 3.91 4.63 26.88 14.64 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 91 101 101 97 29 

 SE................................................................................................ 7.84 8.95 9.68 24.22 6.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.61 8.90 9.61 24.86 23.34 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 15 17 18 10 2 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.19 3.74 3.94 5.49 .81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 21.22 21.85 22.51 53.76 46.94 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 260 273 280 163 176 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.77 22.29 23.46 42.50 37.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.98 8.16 8.39 26.06 21.28 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 35 38 39 30 12 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.99 3.57 3.67 14.11 3.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.61 9.32 9.46 46.95 29.05 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11 11 11 8 9 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.11 2.00 2.30 6.84 6.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 19.62 18.09 20.50 82.70 75.72 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 23 25 25 27 11 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.36 6.27 6.60 16.19 4.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 22.85 24.66 25.97 60.55 39.45 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8 8 7 23 7 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.74 1.89 1.79 16.19 3.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 22.01 23.56 24.95 69.28 52.31 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 16 17 18 3 4 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.05 5.96 6.33 1.52 2.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 32.44 34.27 34.69 44.91 61.10 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 50 54 56 20 22 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.83 10.22 10.82 14.61 11.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.71 18.90 19.28 71.85 49.81 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 141 144 148 78 122 

 SE................................................................................................ 14.78 15.73 16.29 29.80 28.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.45 10.90 11.00 38.36 23.35 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 212 231 223 356 93 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.95 19.10 17.68 109.69 24.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.98 8.28 7.93 30.79 26.55 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 48 52 51 70 22 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.69 5.21 5.30 28.28 11.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.77 10.01 10.40 40.64 51.13 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 84 93 88 176 29 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.49 9.71 8.47 77.60 8.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.07 10.46 9.64 44.05 29.50 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 28 31 30 46 8 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.16 3.73 3.55 21.79 6.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.26 11.97 11.72 47.17 75.53 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 52 55 54 64 34 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.46 6.98 7.24 28.17 15.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.47 12.79 13.42 43.78 46.52 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 14 15 15 3 12 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.88 4.30 4.54 1.77 9.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 26.87 29.13 29.40 60.99 77.49 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 37 40 38 61 21 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.11 5.67 5.79 28.15 11.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.66 14.25 15.03 45.82 55.18 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 125 138 142 68 36 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.35 21.15 22.25 32.43 8.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.68 15.28 15.62 47.36 24.91 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 21 22 22 14 18 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.06 5.32 5.69 8.98 15.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 23.83 24.42 25.59 63.30 90.13 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 105 117 119 92 29 

 SE................................................................................................ 9.64 10.97 11.19 48.79 6.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.15 9.38 9.44 52.98 22.60 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 36 40 41 24 9 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.89 4.40 4.60 11.45 4.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.82 10.96 11.20 47.22 46.25 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 69 77 77 68 20 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.27 9.58 9.55 46.02 5.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.92 12.47 12.34 67.84 25.11 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 18 20 20 18 7 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.39 2.77 3.04 8.34 4.37 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Personal care products and services 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.19 14.04 15.30 46.79 58.98 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4 4 4 4 2 

 SE................................................................................................ .63 .71 .76 3.29 .92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 16.51 17.52 18.63 77.71 39.32 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 258 289 271 611 56 

 SE................................................................................................ 26.72 30.03 30.48 389.73 17.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.35 10.40 11.27 63.83 31.22 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 96 101 104 59 58 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.07 12.37 12.99 18.63 19.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.58 12.20 12.51 31.71 34.22 

1

 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and approximately 1 percent reporting more than one race. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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