Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 132,242 24,508 107,734 16,437 8,132 29,822 17,069 15,398 20,877 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $76,125 $84,382 $60,774 $74,977 $82,431 $82,378 $110,061 $92,118 

 SE ........................................ 1,973.48 2,622.56 2,247.46 2,392.91 11,835.16 7,406.88 3,555.56 4,560.91 2,899.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.45 2.66 3.94 15.79 8.99 4.32 4.14 3.15 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 67,257 72,450 53,742 64,502 70,318 71,561 92,063 79,580 

 SE ........................................ 1,312.27 2,161.01 1,483.87 1,529.39 7,028.82 4,859.26 2,617.28 3,139.41 2,170.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 3.21 2.05 2.85 10.90 6.91 3.66 3.41 2.73 

 Age of reference person.......................................... 51.6 54.9 50.8 51.5 51.9 50.4 50.2 50.4 51.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .................................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 

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

 Earners ................................................................. 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 49 48 47 46 46 48 50 50 

 Women ................................................................. 52 51 52 53 54 54 52 50 50 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner .......................................................... 64 81 60 61 61 62 61 63 52 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 39 37 34 31 39 41 40 32 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 27 42 23 27 30 23 20 23 20 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 19 40 39 39 38 39 37 48 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 7 15 8 12 15 14 17 19 

 White, Asian, and all other races ......................... 87 93 85 92 88 85 86 83 81 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 14 4 16 11 21 10 15 15 26 

 Not Hispanic or Latino.......................................... 86 96 84 89 79 90 85 85 74 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................ 30 38 28 35 31 29 26 20 26 

 College ................................................................. 67 58 69 61 66 70 72 77 68 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 95 88 89 90 90 90 88 80 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $63,036 $61,057 $63,486 $51,404 $52,323 $61,136 $63,464 $80,120 $68,528 

 SE ........................................ 578.05 1,602.14 614.49 1,444.61 2,256.90 1,868.86 1,359.03 1,850.61 1,143.83 

 CV(%) .................................. .92 2.62 .97 2.81 4.31 3.06 2.14 2.31 1.67 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,169 8,112 8,182 6,941 7,281 7,867 7,995 9,703 9,025 

 Share ................................... 13.0 13.3 12.9 13.5 13.9 12.9 12.6 12.1 13.2 

 SE ........................................ 118.61 331.58 124.50 257.28 460.32 312.46 304.17 326.37 287.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 4.09 1.52 3.71 6.32 3.97 3.80 3.36 3.19 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,643 4,954 4,570 4,202 3,953 4,632 4,463 5,007 4,791 

 Share ................................... 7.4 8.1 7.2 8.2 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.2 7.0 

 SE ........................................ 79.34 240.32 85.72 216.96 325.28 194.02 180.93 170.06 176.10 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 4.85 1.88 5.16 8.23 4.19 4.05 3.40 3.68 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 583 617 575 519 468 597 537 626 627 

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

 SE ........................................ 9.87 33.05 12.01 31.23 41.44 29.70 17.50 30.86 24.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 5.36 2.09 6.02 8.85 4.98 3.26 4.93 3.97 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 184 182 184 153 146 195 177 202 199 

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

 SE ........................................ 4.00 10.66 5.03 9.38 15.12 10.98 9.14 19.07 10.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.18 5.86 2.74 6.11 10.38 5.62 5.16 9.42 5.26 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 400 435 391 365 322 401 360 424 428 

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

 SE ........................................ 7.87 27.70 8.36 24.17 29.56 19.79 11.38 15.24 19.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.97 6.36 2.14 6.62 9.17 4.93 3.16 3.60 4.53 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 980 1,127 946 825 888 932 921 989 1,076 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 

 SE ........................................ 29.01 104.18 20.45 63.53 91.64 41.49 58.60 38.04 45.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.96 9.24 2.16 7.70 10.32 4.45 6.36 3.85 4.26 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 270 386 243 237 238 238 256 236 252 

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

 SE ........................................ 18.61 82.36 8.44 22.11 28.76 11.55 26.03 14.84 20.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.89 21.32 3.47 9.34 12.11 4.85 10.17 6.30 8.28 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 187 258 170 176 168 171 165 173 166 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.76 27.03 4.55 20.12 21.78 9.58 8.70 13.35 9.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 10.47 2.68 11.43 12.95 5.62 5.26 7.73 5.41 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 128 129 110 98 132 127 147 143 

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

 SE ........................................ 4.51 8.31 4.78 14.43 8.47 8.43 15.75 11.81 11.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.49 6.48 3.70 13.14 8.65 6.38 12.43 8.06 7.87 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 189 160 196 159 221 189 189 187 238 

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

 SE ........................................ 3.99 12.82 5.43 11.65 29.11 12.78 10.34 14.96 11.55 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.11 8.02 2.77 7.32 13.20 6.76 5.48 8.01 4.84 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 147 137 149 92 117 145 130 183 205 

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

 SE ........................................ 5.94 16.66 5.70 13.58 20.34 11.35 14.28 20.42 15.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 12.12 3.82 14.69 17.46 7.83 10.98 11.15 7.52 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 58 57 59 50 47 57 54 64 72 

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

 SE ........................................ 1.85 4.16 1.94 4.71 5.18 4.44 4.90 3.31 3.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.17 7.29 3.30 9.32 10.96 7.76 9.03 5.15 5.13 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 455 477 450 428 377 458 437 486 468 

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

 SE ........................................ 7.20 20.94 9.31 23.29 31.52 24.30 19.90 18.93 15.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 4.39 2.07 5.44 8.36 5.30 4.56 3.90 3.25 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 140 152 138 131 113 137 131 143 157 

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

 SE ........................................ 3.07 10.68 3.52 10.01 9.61 7.13 4.73 6.48 7.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 7.04 2.55 7.66 8.50 5.20 3.63 4.52 5.02 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 315 326 312 298 264 321 306 342 311 

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

 SE ........................................ 5.41 14.58 6.56 15.53 25.00 18.12 17.53 17.06 11.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 4.48 2.10 5.22 9.47 5.64 5.73 4.98 3.72 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 876 819 890 727 708 902 856 1,023 1,005 

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

 SE ........................................ 19.96 42.69 23.29 46.55 61.67 55.09 31.80 44.07 54.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.28 5.21 2.62 6.40 8.71 6.11 3.72 4.31 5.42 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 322 274 333 253 253 326 325 398 399 

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

 SE ........................................ 8.07 16.61 9.37 16.04 17.53 20.56 15.98 21.61 25.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 6.07 2.81 6.35 6.92 6.30 4.92 5.43 6.48 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 295 271 301 232 254 309 275 356 347 

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

 SE ........................................ 8.67 16.69 9.89 20.43 34.27 22.38 10.87 16.92 18.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.93 6.16 3.28 8.82 13.51 7.24 3.96 4.75 5.39 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 112 117 111 104 73 110 116 123 120 

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

 SE ........................................ 3.37 11.05 3.93 8.31 7.77 7.16 11.21 10.59 6.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.00 9.40 3.54 7.98 10.58 6.49 9.68 8.62 5.34 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 147 157 144 139 128 157 140 145 140 

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

 SE ........................................ 4.49 8.27 5.13 12.90 15.80 12.06 12.60 10.64 12.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 5.27 3.56 9.30 12.35 7.70 8.99 7.32 8.98 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,749 1,914 1,710 1,703 1,512 1,743 1,712 1,883 1,615 

 Share ................................... 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.4 

 SE ........................................ 30.05 97.27 32.71 86.14 137.82 65.36 83.20 72.50 65.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 5.08 1.91 5.06 9.12 3.75 4.86 3.85 4.03 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 165 183 161 157 132 156 167 183 162 

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

 SE ........................................ 4.21 8.46 4.93 13.22 15.97 9.70 11.48 12.57 12.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.55 4.64 3.06 8.45 12.15 6.23 6.87 6.86 7.85 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 115 126 112 107 85 119 108 130 108 

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

 SE ........................................ 3.71 13.34 3.48 8.77 9.98 7.97 6.85 8.26 6.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 10.59 3.10 8.20 11.79 6.71 6.34 6.35 6.11 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 952 1,009 938 947 820 983 950 1,028 836 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 

 SE ........................................ 17.32 51.66 20.19 58.42 76.23 38.00 52.94 43.89 38.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.82 5.12 2.15 6.17 9.29 3.87 5.57 4.27 4.62 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 455 534 436 442 438 425 419 445 456 

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

 SE ........................................ 12.19 36.06 11.26 25.91 66.47 20.03 25.22 29.97 27.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.68 6.76 2.58 5.86 15.18 4.71 6.01 6.73 5.97 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 62 62 62 51 37 60 68 96 53 

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

 SE ........................................ 2.60 7.28 2.95 5.26 8.70 8.67 12.26 6.26 3.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 11.71 4.77 10.31 23.22 14.53 18.16 6.49 6.43 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,526 3,158 3,612 2,739 3,328 3,235 3,532 4,696 4,234 

 Share ................................... 5.6 5.2 5.7 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 

 SE ........................................ 66.85 146.60 76.57 116.15 208.99 168.88 201.22 238.11 181.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 4.64 2.12 4.24 6.28 5.22 5.70 5.07 4.28 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 579 503 597 409 597 548 610 851 617 

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

 SE ........................................ 22.67 72.09 20.84 63.08 143.71 35.31 58.27 50.23 48.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 14.34 3.49 15.43 24.07 6.44 9.56 5.90 7.94 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,679 17,861 21,316 15,992 16,653 19,761 21,255 27,122 25,332 

 Share ................................... 32.8 29.3 33.6 31.1 31.8 32.3 33.5 33.9 37.0 

 SE ........................................ 195.28 577.39 197.22 780.81 753.15 575.91 746.47 541.18 355.12 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 3.23 .93 4.88 4.52 2.91 3.51 2.00 1.40 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 12,190 8,864 12,947 8,529 9,229 11,469 12,855 17,232 16,899 

 Share ................................... 19.3 14.5 20.4 16.6 17.6 18.8 20.3 21.5 24.7 

 SE ........................................ 143.71 323.55 155.08 587.57 671.87 471.29 558.42 394.48 333.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 3.65 1.20 6.89 7.28 4.11 4.34 2.29 1.97 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,797 6,365 6,896 4,474 5,123 6,388 7,143 9,466 8,120 

 Share ................................... 10.8 10.4 10.9 8.7 9.8 10.4 11.3 11.8 11.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE ........................................ 100.15 273.38 114.65 283.37 520.70 307.05 292.99 387.93 296.97 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.47 4.30 1.66 6.33 10.16 4.81 4.10 4.10 3.66 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,760 2,489 2,821 1,926 1,888 2,627 3,109 4,152 2,949 

 Share ................................... 4.4 4.1 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.2 4.3 

 SE ........................................ 48.36 145.94 53.91 148.81 213.78 140.37 196.58 265.64 69.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.75 5.86 1.91 7.73 11.32 5.34 6.32 6.40 2.37 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,159 1,908 2,216 1,244 1,315 1,888 2,053 3,010 3,350 

 Share ................................... 3.4 3.1 3.5 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.9 

 SE ........................................ 41.20 106.75 42.62 109.37 128.41 106.07 123.00 152.93 145.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 5.60 1.92 8.79 9.77 5.62 5.99 5.08 4.35 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,879 1,968 1,858 1,304 1,921 1,873 1,980 2,305 1,821 

 Share ................................... 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.5 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 

 SE ........................................ 65.13 162.54 67.51 100.60 313.69 188.14 149.42 176.99 169.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.47 8.26 3.63 7.72 16.33 10.04 7.54 7.68 9.32 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,432 1,582 5,080 3,319 3,459 4,147 4,788 6,319 7,754 

 Share ................................... 7.0 2.6 8.0 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.5 7.9 11.3 

 SE ........................................ 89.41 103.35 112.83 359.35 327.34 243.70 329.94 452.07 379.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.02 6.53 2.22 10.83 9.46 5.88 6.89 7.15 4.89 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 961 917 971 736 646 934 925 1,447 1,024 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 

 SE ........................................ 38.93 97.61 41.53 79.15 134.13 94.90 109.63 131.82 72.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 10.64 4.28 10.76 20.75 10.16 11.86 9.11 7.06 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,055 4,301 3,999 3,675 3,938 3,992 4,082 4,285 4,008 

 Share ................................... 6.4 7.0 6.3 7.1 7.5 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.8 

 SE ........................................ 32.23 73.95 34.82 99.08 117.76 73.03 57.60 97.88 86.30 

 CV(%) .................................. .79 1.72 .87 2.70 2.99 1.83 1.41 2.28 2.15 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 416 258 452 339 215 453 478 553 536 

 Share ................................... .7 .4 .7 .7 .4 .7 .8 .7 .8 

 SE ........................................ 10.72 18.21 11.28 38.42 57.41 39.69 59.28 21.08 18.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.58 7.07 2.49 11.33 26.72 8.75 12.40 3.81 3.48 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,472 1,781 1,401 1,356 1,597 1,435 1,396 1,400 1,319 

 Share ................................... 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.9 

 SE ........................................ 17.96 35.65 21.25 64.56 86.43 51.48 69.29 34.35 31.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.22 2.00 1.52 4.76 5.41 3.59 4.96 2.45 2.36 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 113 316 67 56 45 83 24 78 88 

 Share ................................... .2 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 

 SE ........................................ 6.57 24.12 4.36 10.94 16.83 13.71 6.69 8.97 10.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.81 7.62 6.52 19.67 37.77 16.49 27.45 11.48 11.93 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,409 1,423 1,406 1,263 1,377 1,361 1,438 1,498 1,500 

 Share ................................... 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.2 

 SE ........................................ 13.37 47.15 12.13 33.89 36.29 20.22 28.07 47.88 26.98 

 CV(%) .................................. .95 3.31 .86 2.68 2.64 1.49 1.95 3.20 1.80 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 191 252 177 167 153 173 163 191 202 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.01 20.54 4.14 16.86 14.23 10.22 14.56 6.05 6.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.15 8.14 2.34 10.11 9.32 5.92 8.93 3.17 3.33 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,218 1,170 1,229 1,096 1,225 1,189 1,275 1,307 1,298 

 Share ................................... 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.9 

 SE ........................................ 15.53 62.17 12.40 31.60 36.99 20.69 34.84 46.38 26.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.28 5.31 1.01 2.88 3.02 1.74 2.73 3.55 2.06 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 645 524 673 661 704 660 747 756 566 

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

 SE ........................................ 16.30 37.21 14.53 30.76 39.72 35.37 39.68 27.93 26.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.53 7.10 2.16 4.65 5.64 5.36 5.31 3.69 4.61 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,570 1,386 1,612 1,180 1,159 1,430 1,800 2,356 1,686 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.5 

 SE ........................................ 35.31 94.41 37.14 80.32 97.22 68.17 149.97 134.90 79.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.25 6.81 2.30 6.81 8.39 4.77 8.33 5.73 4.74 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 489 400 509 316 224 384 696 879 524 

 Share ................................... .8 .7 .8 .6 .4 .6 1.1 1.1 .8 

 SE ........................................ 27.62 70.86 29.65 51.36 57.45 44.09 123.72 118.76 66.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.65 17.74 5.83 16.27 25.65 11.49 17.77 13.51 12.64 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,081 986 1,103 864 935 1,046 1,104 1,477 1,161 

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

 SE ........................................ 20.55 60.04 16.63 64.94 74.22 36.29 39.39 54.63 25.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 6.09 1.51 7.52 7.94 3.47 3.57 3.70 2.18 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 766 875 740 711 746 761 624 876 730 

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

 SE ........................................ 18.22 43.56 20.87 41.31 69.13 50.29 30.66 76.04 48.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 4.98 2.82 5.81 9.27 6.61 4.91 8.68 6.66 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 204 181 176 183 184 161 197 186 

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

 SE ........................................ 7.37 18.13 8.00 19.71 24.08 11.56 16.51 26.53 22.82 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.98 8.89 4.42 11.21 13.19 6.30 10.23 13.50 12.27 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 458 532 440 423 416 473 359 563 396 

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

 SE ........................................ 16.59 41.46 18.83 32.52 43.14 46.83 35.11 70.58 30.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 7.79 4.28 7.69 10.38 9.89 9.79 12.55 7.69 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 122 139 119 112 148 104 104 117 148 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.49 17.01 6.00 13.32 43.26 9.68 12.61 15.45 23.79 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.30 12.27 5.06 11.89 29.23 9.34 12.10 13.22 16.09 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,098 2,435 2,019 1,898 1,580 2,108 1,893 2,373 2,009 

 Share ................................... 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.7 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 

 SE ........................................ 68.52 292.09 46.48 139.28 133.81 88.72 137.11 119.37 83.90 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.27 11.99 2.30 7.34 8.47 4.21 7.24 5.03 4.18 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 131 104 137 84 78 148 133 166 170 

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

 SE ........................................ 9.98 14.24 11.54 10.35 25.04 20.14 28.04 33.60 31.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.62 13.63 8.41 12.36 32.27 13.60 21.06 20.22 18.56 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 521 538 517 436 418 521 594 546 529 

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

 SE ........................................ 22.45 50.93 25.09 58.67 65.81 41.98 61.14 49.90 74.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.31 9.46 4.85 13.45 15.73 8.05 10.28 9.14 14.11 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 29 24 25 33 20 20 32 24 

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

 SE ........................................ 2.61 7.03 2.96 6.69 15.14 3.14 2.56 12.96 8.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.40 24.39 12.23 26.94 46.54 15.76 12.77 40.63 36.38 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 322 335 319 342 236 336 306 349 296 

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

 SE ........................................ 14.92 23.70 18.63 39.85 38.13 35.95 46.23 62.18 31.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.64 7.08 5.85 11.66 16.14 10.70 15.09 17.84 10.69 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 118 119 102 112 101 118 165 128 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.43 12.50 7.11 13.38 21.75 8.65 16.69 28.09 16.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.42 10.57 5.98 13.17 19.49 8.58 14.13 17.04 12.92 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 981 1,311 903 910 704 982 721 1,116 862 

 Share ................................... 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.3 

 SE ........................................ 60.07 277.36 34.78 111.17 71.34 77.23 52.79 65.45 90.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.12 21.16 3.85 12.21 10.13 7.86 7.32 5.87 10.53 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 1,563 1,958 1,459 1,758 1,919 1,761 2,575 2,204 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.2 

 SE ........................................ 68.55 125.57 69.92 98.00 228.47 152.71 176.16 194.63 143.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.64 8.03 3.57 6.72 12.99 7.96 10.01 7.56 6.52 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 447 372 465 363 491 473 380 619 483 

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

 SE ........................................ 26.11 55.84 27.17 33.23 135.42 75.95 56.44 61.84 63.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.84 14.99 5.84 9.16 27.56 16.06 14.83 9.99 13.05 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 348 278 364 266 410 364 299 499 378 

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

 SE ........................................ 26.26 56.57 27.02 28.26 135.66 70.98 54.83 62.37 64.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.56 20.32 7.43 10.61 33.11 19.53 18.32 12.50 17.03 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 94 101 97 82 109 81 120 105 

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

 SE ........................................ 4.60 10.84 5.49 14.89 16.53 13.17 7.25 15.28 12.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.61 11.52 5.42 15.42 20.26 12.05 8.93 12.72 11.76 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 704 554 740 532 742 768 684 928 770 

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

 SE ........................................ 30.41 45.47 36.80 35.46 158.33 64.96 91.11 139.18 76.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.32 8.21 4.98 6.67 21.33 8.46 13.32 15.00 9.93 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 602 467 634 428 677 664 553 815 671 

 Share ................................... 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 1.3 1.1 .9 1.0 1.0 

 SE ........................................ 27.85 41.92 33.69 34.60 154.79 60.03 70.35 142.19 80.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.63 8.98 5.32 8.09 22.86 9.04 12.71 17.45 12.01 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 102 87 106 104 65 104 130 113 99 

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

 SE ........................................ 7.34 10.86 9.16 17.42 12.10 19.23 32.94 20.13 16.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.17 12.47 8.65 16.73 18.55 18.46 25.26 17.79 16.51 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 75 83 74 60 58 69 83 110 63 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.98 18.24 7.16 12.10 12.93 8.33 19.76 30.43 13.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.25 22.06 9.70 20.23 22.36 12.06 23.70 27.76 21.64 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 419 313 444 313 334 432 387 596 546 

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

 SE ........................................ 26.70 52.15 29.37 53.06 68.57 42.72 64.61 75.59 93.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.38 16.68 6.62 16.95 20.53 9.88 16.69 12.68 17.20 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 237 242 236 191 133 176 226 322 342 

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

 SE ........................................ 15.94 55.76 12.92 28.96 34.78 13.64 34.69 38.85 37.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 23.08 5.47 15.15 26.12 7.74 15.36 12.07 10.95 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,742 12,053 10,445 9,357 9,768 10,238 11,500 11,739 10,044 

 Share ................................... 17.0 19.7 16.5 18.2 18.7 16.7 18.1 14.7 14.7 

 SE ........................................ 194.05 468.78 212.39 609.14 948.92 379.82 514.20 523.98 550.51 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 3.89 2.03 6.51 9.71 3.71 4.47 4.46 5.48 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,394 5,484 4,146 4,010 4,574 4,243 5,087 4,249 3,101 

 Share ................................... 7.0 9.0 6.5 7.8 8.7 6.9 8.0 5.3 4.5 

 SE ........................................ 187.79 412.92 210.65 615.19 874.05 376.17 572.11 607.79 510.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.27 7.53 5.08 15.34 19.11 8.87 11.25 14.30 16.46 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,960 2,285 1,886 1,674 2,700 1,754 2,708 1,838 1,288 

 Share ................................... 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.3 5.2 2.9 4.3 2.3 1.9 

 SE ........................................ 108.02 284.83 123.71 424.77 585.31 197.01 561.64 444.90 209.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.51 12.47 6.56 25.38 21.68 11.23 20.74 24.20 16.26 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,375 3,160 2,197 2,270 1,798 2,389 2,363 2,306 1,802 

 Share ................................... 3.8 5.2 3.5 4.4 3.4 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.6 

 SE ........................................ 130.12 294.11 140.70 332.46 417.80 258.11 290.94 389.36 338.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 9.31 6.41 14.64 23.24 10.80 12.31 16.89 18.80 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 59 39 63 66 77 100 16 105 11 

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

 SE ........................................ 14.52 24.95 16.73 28.31 77.66 34.15 10.16 87.72 8.90 

 CV(%) .................................. 24.68 63.31 26.46 43.00 101.32 34.19 61.89 83.54 80.25 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,094 2,529 1,995 1,978 1,885 1,953 2,017 2,147 1,982 

 Share ................................... 3.3 4.1 3.1 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.9 

 SE ........................................ 21.44 75.94 21.12 35.66 85.01 63.03 60.30 44.59 55.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.02 3.00 1.06 1.80 4.51 3.23 2.99 2.08 2.82 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,474 3,546 3,458 2,963 2,840 3,399 3,611 3,898 3,720 

 Share ................................... 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.4 

 SE ........................................ 40.91 106.08 48.81 74.70 165.84 128.48 113.55 138.33 113.79 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 2.99 1.41 2.52 5.84 3.78 3.14 3.55 3.06 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 252 327 235 263 236 228 242 244 207 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.87 19.93 7.70 27.93 27.85 11.40 21.77 16.41 18.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.73 6.10 3.28 10.63 11.78 4.99 8.98 6.73 8.80 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 887 968 868 837 669 931 932 1,013 721 

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

 SE ........................................ 19.09 56.87 24.44 52.30 62.43 63.78 43.21 68.96 38.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.15 5.88 2.81 6.25 9.33 6.85 4.64 6.81 5.30 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 790 632 827 507 391 705 824 1,009 1,288 

 Share ................................... 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 .7 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.9 

 SE ........................................ 25.51 58.55 28.20 26.31 49.81 62.91 107.00 52.41 94.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 9.27 3.41 5.19 12.73 8.92 12.98 5.19 7.34 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,545 1,620 1,528 1,356 1,544 1,535 1,612 1,632 1,504 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.2 

 SE ........................................ 18.67 50.97 19.23 43.45 110.62 54.92 85.06 69.90 42.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.21 3.15 1.26 3.21 7.17 3.58 5.28 4.28 2.85 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 781 494 846 406 469 643 785 1,445 1,240 

 Share ................................... 1.2 .8 1.3 .8 .9 1.1 1.2 1.8 1.8 

 SE ........................................ 29.43 75.81 33.42 49.04 109.96 64.25 112.29 136.39 59.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.77 15.33 3.95 12.09 23.44 9.99 14.31 9.44 4.81 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,193 5,800 5,055 4,650 4,708 5,199 5,027 5,617 4,910 

 Share ................................... 8.2 9.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.5 7.9 7.0 7.2 

 SE ........................................ 69.98 149.19 72.15 208.22 257.65 173.21 198.11 193.44 134.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.35 2.57 1.43 4.48 5.47 3.33 3.94 3.44 2.74 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,529 3,979 3,427 3,152 3,131 3,435 3,416 3,863 3,435 

 Share ................................... 5.6 6.5 5.4 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.4 4.8 5.0 

 SE ........................................ 46.74 89.86 47.61 150.63 104.81 121.23 128.81 110.95 75.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.32 2.26 1.39 4.78 3.35 3.53 3.77 2.87 2.20 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 984 986 984 858 991 1,113 959 985 915 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.3 

 SE ........................................ 36.70 75.48 39.12 104.98 233.05 88.06 91.41 76.93 66.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.73 7.65 3.98 12.24 23.51 7.92 9.53 7.81 7.29 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 486 653 447 468 399 471 462 493 368 

 Share ................................... .8 1.1 .7 .9 .8 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE ........................................ 13.92 36.49 13.21 28.77 47.99 25.57 29.45 28.07 27.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 5.59 2.95 6.14 12.02 5.43 6.37 5.69 7.50 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 194 181 197 171 187 180 190 276 192 

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

 SE ........................................ 12.17 18.88 14.75 28.10 48.58 24.50 21.15 76.43 25.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.28 10.42 7.50 16.43 25.99 13.62 11.11 27.71 13.46 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,090 3,418 3,015 2,454 2,357 2,822 2,924 4,925 2,665 

 Share ................................... 4.9 5.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.6 6.1 3.9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment 

 SE ........................................ 129.46 151.81 162.32 166.66 361.59 104.45 153.68 1,072.16 148.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 4.44 5.38 6.79 15.34 3.70 5.26 21.77 5.58 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 880 579 949 503 405 722 852 2,487 795 

 Share ................................... 1.4 .9 1.5 1.0 .8 1.2 1.3 3.1 1.2 

 SE ........................................ 124.68 64.99 152.75 65.71 88.79 68.06 66.45 1,071.01 53.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.17 11.22 16.09 13.07 21.92 9.43 7.80 43.07 6.69 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,000 1,069 984 1,011 924 972 959 1,146 907 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 

 SE ........................................ 16.12 31.52 17.78 56.68 74.96 25.87 40.01 67.47 12.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.61 2.95 1.81 5.61 8.11 2.66 4.17 5.89 1.40 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 821 914 799 720 896 803 829 885 729 

 Share ................................... 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 

 SE ........................................ 40.20 72.37 47.76 49.77 326.61 62.84 99.66 86.25 100.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.90 7.92 5.98 6.91 36.44 7.83 12.02 9.75 13.78 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 681 784 657 566 769 652 682 734 610 

 Share ................................... 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 

 SE ........................................ 40.29 67.24 46.70 49.70 313.27 60.68 88.68 77.17 99.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.92 8.58 7.11 8.78 40.74 9.31 13.00 10.51 16.24 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 140 130 143 154 127 150 147 151 118 

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

 SE ........................................ 11.00 18.54 11.32 27.45 45.50 31.98 29.56 19.35 15.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.85 14.26 7.94 17.84 35.73 21.26 20.14 12.85 12.81 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 389 857 282 219 132 325 284 407 234 

 Share ................................... .6 1.4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .4 .5 .3 

 SE ........................................ 34.23 168.38 22.23 38.87 31.90 53.95 38.25 32.32 62.76 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.80 19.66 7.88 17.71 24.23 16.58 13.48 7.94 26.81 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 786 659 816 665 729 786 793 979 912 

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

 SE ........................................ 13.84 38.93 14.13 33.34 64.37 33.63 29.11 34.59 42.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.76 5.91 1.73 5.01 8.83 4.28 3.67 3.54 4.68 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 92 101 90 92 58 82 105 121 76 

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

 SE ........................................ 6.47 21.43 6.51 19.89 19.73 9.67 17.99 20.10 9.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.03 21.25 7.23 21.58 33.88 11.80 17.22 16.56 12.65 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,443 900 1,567 653 631 1,749 1,575 2,233 1,892 

 Share ................................... 2.3 1.5 2.5 1.3 1.2 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.8 

 SE ........................................ 85.62 110.25 106.64 118.04 195.98 302.01 289.59 283.04 230.12 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.93 12.25 6.81 18.07 31.04 17.26 18.39 12.67 12.16 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 320 504 278 391 285 315 294 203 176 

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

 SE ........................................ 11.43 40.11 10.42 42.54 49.22 25.30 27.47 29.91 22.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.57 7.96 3.75 10.89 17.24 8.03 9.36 14.70 12.75 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 899 782 926 864 740 942 866 1,147 909 

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

 SE ........................................ 42.52 69.55 46.78 127.19 127.81 131.03 108.08 105.62 71.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 8.90 5.05 14.72 17.27 13.91 12.48 9.20 7.90 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,995 2,086 1,975 1,948 1,381 1,836 1,527 3,471 1,687 

 Share ................................... 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.8 2.6 3.0 2.4 4.3 2.5 

 SE ........................................ 109.43 170.45 126.66 314.39 225.03 272.03 160.27 575.79 178.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 8.17 6.41 16.14 16.30 14.81 10.50 16.59 10.59 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,165 6,715 7,267 5,530 5,375 7,072 7,234 9,435 8,080 

 Share ................................... 11.4 11.0 11.4 10.8 10.3 11.6 11.4 11.8 11.8 

 SE ........................................ 131.08 298.39 144.49 309.86 579.98 471.54 354.07 341.57 284.03 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 4.44 1.99 5.60 10.79 6.67 4.89 3.62 3.52 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 520 627 495 423 317 548 470 529 542 

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

 SE ........................................ 21.59 48.32 21.44 50.99 61.22 53.64 60.65 54.53 44.88 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.16 7.71 4.33 12.05 19.32 9.80 12.91 10.31 8.28 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,645 6,088 6,772 5,106 5,058 6,524 6,764 8,906 7,538 

 Share ................................... 10.5 10.0 10.7 9.9 9.7 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.0 

 SE ........................................ 124.80 299.09 136.74 277.10 569.35 445.69 317.60 328.48 266.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.88 4.91 2.02 5.43 11.26 6.83 4.70 3.69 3.53 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $76,125 $84,382 $60,774 $74,977 $82,431 $82,378 $110,061 $92,118 

 SE ........................................ 1,973.48 2,622.56 2,247.46 2,392.91 11,835.16 7,406.88 3,555.56 4,560.91 2,899.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.45 2.66 3.94 15.79 8.99 4.32 4.14 3.15 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 64,708 54,574 67,013 46,486 48,842 67,570 65,812 87,901 75,035 

 Share ................................... 78.1 71.7 79.4 76.5 65.1 82.0 79.9 79.9 81.5 

 SE ........................................ 1,803.94 2,337.43 2,056.71 1,974.48 2,724.79 7,402.50 3,115.22 3,303.74 2,575.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.79 4.28 3.07 4.25 5.58 10.96 4.73 3.76 3.43 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,947 6,431 5,837 3,164 12,750 3,877 5,740 7,705 6,750 

 Share ................................... 7.2 8.4 6.9 5.2 17.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 

 SE ........................................ 640.92 957.04 776.51 563.24 11,061.34 453.87 1,039.16 1,717.82 638.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.78 14.88 13.30 17.80 86.76 11.71 18.11 22.30 9.46 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,902 11,159 8,388 8,756 9,593 8,330 8,243 9,471 7,033 

 Share ................................... 10.7 14.7 9.9 14.4 12.8 10.1 10.0 8.6 7.6 

 SE ........................................ 208.14 483.76 222.67 533.81 839.83 512.14 475.69 698.02 382.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 4.34 2.65 6.10 8.76 6.15 5.77 7.37 5.44 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,962 2,701 1,794 985 1,290 1,537 1,421 3,601 1,964 

 Share ................................... 2.4 3.5 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.7 3.3 2.1 

 SE ........................................ 199.07 724.83 179.09 255.57 428.18 298.74 268.91 958.18 380.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.15 26.84 9.98 25.95 33.18 19.43 18.92 26.61 19.39 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 426 369 440 544 645 450 353 313 426 

 Share ................................... .5 .5 .5 .9 .9 .5 .4 .3 .5 

 SE ........................................ 25.76 40.32 27.64 80.29 208.37 57.41 40.37 57.07 32.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.04 10.93 6.29 14.75 32.31 12.75 11.45 18.23 7.55 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 562 653 541 505 1,526 383 567 543 390 

 Share ................................... .7 .9 .6 .8 2.0 .5 .7 .5 .4 

 SE ........................................ 77.21 99.39 90.02 125.27 889.69 65.06 159.99 134.53 89.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.74 15.23 16.63 24.82 58.32 16.99 28.20 24.78 22.94 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 345 238 369 335 332 284 241 528 518 

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

 SE ........................................ 35.68 51.64 42.34 94.06 107.15 44.72 43.87 187.30 108.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.35 21.71 11.48 28.12 32.29 15.73 18.18 35.49 21.02 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,364 8,868 11,932 7,032 10,475 12,113 10,817 17,998 12,537 

 Share ................................... 13.7 11.6 14.1 11.6 14.0 14.7 13.1 16.4 13.6 

 SE ........................................ 730.24 538.41 834.82 1,799.90 4,889.55 2,611.54 1,034.30 1,534.58 790.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.43 6.07 7.00 25.59 46.68 21.56 9.56 8.53 6.30 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,831 6,701 9,316 5,101 8,792 9,363 8,474 14,232 9,834 

 Share ................................... 10.7 8.8 11.0 8.4 11.7 11.4 10.3 12.9 10.7 

 SE ........................................ 627.45 454.83 721.88 1,316.09 4,015.36 2,328.48 726.92 1,222.33 618.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.10 6.79 7.75 25.80 45.67 24.87 8.58 8.59 6.29 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,470 2,063 2,562 1,896 1,667 2,677 2,305 3,653 2,678 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.2 3.2 2.8 3.3 2.9 

 SE ........................................ 132.55 132.41 146.29 492.55 902.09 331.53 452.74 343.04 182.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.37 6.42 5.71 25.98 54.10 12.38 19.64 9.39 6.82 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 63 105 54 36 16 73 38 113 25 

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

 SE ........................................ 14.43 40.98 12.89 10.00 7.51 32.60 17.53 63.42 11.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.80 39.13 23.92 28.03 46.89 44.41 46.61 56.14 45.82 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 67,257 72,450 53,742 64,502 70,318 71,561 92,063 79,580 

 Share ................................... 86.3 88.4 85.9 88.4 86.0 85.3 86.9 83.6 86.4 

 SE ........................................ 1,312.27 2,161.01 1,483.87 1,529.39 7,028.82 4,859.26 2,617.28 3,139.41 2,170.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 3.21 2.05 2.85 10.90 6.91 3.66 3.41 2.73 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $10,971 $10,881 $10,991 $8,005 $5,274 $8,372 $10,124 $14,794 $17,214 

 SE ........................................ 2,278.11 4,432.74 2,550.76 4,852.74 3,627.82 5,739.75 6,388.92 9,107.03 4,108.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.77 40.74 23.21 60.62 68.79 68.56 63.11 61.56 23.87 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 23,320 21,754 23,677 15,797 11,575 22,311 27,070 32,735 27,090 

 SE ........................................ 2,064.38 3,992.29 2,251.07 4,265.50 5,170.55 4,652.68 8,280.01 6,799.62 5,090.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.85 18.35 9.51 27.00 44.67 20.85 30.59 20.77 18.79 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 12,350 10,873 12,686 7,792 6,301 13,939 16,946 17,941 9,876 

 SE ........................................ 1,381.57 2,186.11 1,601.72 1,926.45 3,010.18 2,222.60 4,492.85 5,636.24 3,654.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.19 20.11 12.63 24.72 47.77 15.95 26.51 31.42 37.00 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 1,201 1,170 1,208 3,130 142 1,303 836 1,391 146 

 SE ........................................ 391.13 351.09 453.39 2,685.34 91.81 723.28 181.86 271.43 42.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 32.56 30.00 37.52 85.80 64.81 55.50 21.77 19.52 29.41 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,288 -2,161 -2,317 -1,637 -1,509 -2,282 -2,408 -3,177 -2,507 

 SE ........................................ 54.74 95.75 65.96 163.75 149.30 176.49 117.33 255.53 199.79 

 CV(%) .................................. -2.39 -4.43 -2.85 -10.00 -9.89 -7.74 -4.87 -8.04 -7.97 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 204,174 208,710 203,142 138,508 132,360 168,616 187,821 323,913 254,369 

 SE ........................................ 4,271.93 11,777.96 3,755.55 17,893.70 11,977.61 9,761.24 9,864.90 10,467.96 9,771.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.09 5.64 1.85 12.92 9.05 5.79 5.25 3.23 3.84 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,097 1,063 1,104 794 919 1,014 1,082 1,478 1,293 

 SE ........................................ 11.77 38.37 11.23 42.10 57.64 33.17 27.61 50.74 35.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.07 3.61 1.02 5.30 6.27 3.27 2.55 3.43 2.76 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,310 1,080 1,362 833 970 1,476 1,218 2,132 1,322 

 SE ........................................ 61.97 121.83 70.58 62.49 148.23 144.00 162.94 317.73 98.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 11.29 5.18 7.50 15.27 9.76 13.38 14.91 7.45 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 98 105 97 87 67 115 75 146 71 

 SE ........................................ 10.44 30.53 10.80 15.92 19.34 20.55 17.67 33.24 17.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.62 29.06 11.16 18.37 28.88 17.80 23.48 22.82 24.19 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 13 7 15 11 17 12 13 27 14 

 SE ........................................ 2.05 3.31 2.48 6.98 9.07 4.22 3.98 8.55 7.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 15.50 46.41 16.89 62.92 51.99 36.44 31.77 31.83 52.49 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 248 266 244 192 178 238 252 347 235 

 SE ........................................ 14.84 36.56 16.92 19.09 26.15 31.33 31.83 60.82 57.16 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Housing 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.98 13.74 6.93 9.92 14.71 13.15 12.65 17.53 24.29 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 28 33 27 18 31 28 27 46 15 

 SE ........................................ 3.16 8.28 2.84 3.68 9.43 6.08 8.02 11.88 1.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.31 25.34 10.60 19.91 30.22 21.39 29.42 26.02 11.62 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 15 13 16 8 9 15 26 30 7 

 SE ........................................ 3.21 4.86 3.72 3.83 4.46 3.91 12.36 19.75 2.22 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.91 36.57 23.53 49.32 50.92 25.74 47.70 65.72 34.09 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 18 24 20 24 20 25 43 19 

 SE ........................................ 2.00 4.64 2.50 4.02 14.34 5.62 7.27 7.92 5.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.68 25.24 10.38 20.46 58.76 27.91 29.08 18.64 27.81 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 9 8 9 12 8 4 7 23 4 

 SE ........................................ 1.63 3.22 1.82 4.30 5.93 2.25 2.31 10.08 2.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 18.64 39.16 20.46 36.18 77.13 52.52 32.29 43.85 54.64 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 14 10 15 8 17 16 18 20 14 

 SE ........................................ 1.87 3.29 2.32 3.26 14.25 5.20 6.48 7.37 4.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.10 32.47 15.27 42.09 85.30 32.84 36.36 37.75 32.37 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 47 48 47 28 38 46 53 57 54 

 SE ........................................ 5.07 12.06 5.38 7.13 10.58 6.93 12.57 12.93 21.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.77 25.35 11.46 25.13 27.62 15.15 23.76 22.60 39.82 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 135 154 130 118 75 129 121 171 142 

 SE ........................................ 12.44 30.73 14.30 17.62 25.16 25.77 22.70 58.39 43.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.23 19.94 10.97 14.91 33.53 20.02 18.81 34.06 30.86 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 247 211 255 207 317 242 213 384 228 

 SE ........................................ 23.40 35.05 27.28 32.00 140.73 32.58 35.98 172.89 24.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.49 16.63 10.70 15.45 44.39 13.47 16.90 45.02 10.56 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 57 59 57 48 48 82 46 37 56 

 SE ........................................ 4.86 13.21 5.01 11.76 12.38 15.31 14.83 10.35 7.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.47 22.45 8.79 24.36 25.56 18.76 32.51 28.03 12.64 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 88 58 95 51 209 66 69 199 74 

 SE ........................................ 17.32 15.70 21.17 9.79 143.30 12.44 16.86 138.28 12.12 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.63 27.26 22.18 19.19 68.71 18.85 24.52 69.45 16.29 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 37 43 35 32 30 31 37 61 27 

 SE ........................................ 4.42 10.74 4.53 9.55 11.60 4.45 10.25 21.51 5.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.02 25.20 12.79 29.75 39.14 14.51 27.91 35.18 19.63 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 64 52 67 76 30 64 62 87 70 

 SE ........................................ 8.43 17.69 9.27 28.19 9.62 14.43 21.15 41.73 15.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.12 34.21 13.79 37.24 31.62 22.69 34.24 48.05 22.25 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 8 4 8 23 2 6 5 9 6 

 SE ........................................ 2.40 .86 2.86 18.80 1.02 1.81 1.85 3.22 2.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 31.43 21.46 33.73 81.10 46.89 32.29 38.38 37.79 37.70 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 57 48 59 53 28 58 57 78 64 

 SE ........................................ 7.59 17.75 8.62 16.39 9.72 14.53 21.86 41.46 15.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.41 37.19 14.68 31.19 34.40 25.06 38.40 52.93 24.64 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 133 66 148 49 100 115 207 217 190 

 SE ........................................ 16.24 18.72 18.85 7.72 75.30 33.31 80.72 47.75 60.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.25 28.36 12.76 15.60 75.18 28.92 39.03 21.96 31.59 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 38 13 44 10 12 93 10 54 32 

 SE ........................................ 10.56 5.71 12.91 2.91 10.67 41.94 3.77 24.70 22.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 27.65 42.88 29.46 28.24 86.94 44.89 37.02 46.03 71.58 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 100 109 98 111 66 91 81 123 106 

 SE ........................................ 7.78 23.26 9.49 25.25 18.79 15.67 16.03 25.46 28.56 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.78 21.24 9.72 22.77 28.67 17.29 19.73 20.69 27.01 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 30 36 29 46 43 21 26 24 28 

 SE ........................................ 2.93 10.79 3.06 12.73 16.59 4.12 5.97 4.86 6.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.63 29.93 10.54 27.87 38.38 19.42 22.59 20.28 25.22 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 70 73 69 65 22 69 55 99 78 

 SE ........................................ 7.32 19.35 8.55 16.64 6.40 14.00 12.55 25.26 29.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.51 26.35 12.46 25.51 28.70 20.19 22.90 25.49 37.55 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 21 28 19 19 37 19 17 14 18 

 SE ........................................ 5.31 17.14 4.25 11.40 26.43 6.78 6.91 5.52 14.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 25.47 60.23 22.28 58.86 71.05 35.76 41.67 40.32 81.44 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 2 4 1 4 3 6 4 3 

 SE ........................................ .75 .65 .85 .95 2.81 1.43 2.99 1.75 1.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.69 40.81 24.09 74.96 67.90 43.25 48.83 40.93 54.41 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 296 178 323 79 104 443 255 527 334 

 SE ........................................ 36.64 49.88 44.53 29.44 41.65 98.80 73.01 178.38 75.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.38 27.99 13.80 37.19 39.96 22.32 28.68 33.84 22.48 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 113 93 117 65 68 104 90 289 91 

 SE ........................................ 16.25 64.83 12.98 20.47 42.38 16.45 20.26 80.34 13.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.40 69.43 11.06 31.40 62.55 15.74 22.44 27.80 14.95 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

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