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

Survey, 2015-2016

Item

All

consumer

units in the

West

Los

Angeles

San

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix Denver Honolulu Anchorage

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 28,346 6,038 1,573 1,188 1,532 1,568 1,361 476 201

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $82,714 $77,062 $118,935 $93,627 $105,167 $79,919 $105,832 $89,851 $103,002

Age of reference person ................................. 49.5 49.4 49.1 48.7 48.8 48.0 47.4 52.4 46.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7

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

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.6

Percent homeowner ....................................... 57 50 51 56 59 61 65 52 60

Average annual expenditures ........................... $63,036 $64,684 $75,576 $77,376 $74,842 $60,090 $69,699 $67,233 $72,983

Food ............................................................... 7,976 7,994 8,666 8,859 10,177 7,286 7,882 10,308 8,598

Food at home ............................................... 4,446 4,224 4,036 4,765 5,937 4,298 4,264 5,421 4,970

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 556 515 497 529 623 557 570 599 542

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 940 1,022 912 1,002 1,118 951 824 1,299 1,036

Dairy products ............................................ 458 415 406 486 525 406 413 438 470

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 890 919 925 877 1,223 764 885 1,099 1,121

Other food at home .................................... 1,603 1,353 1,296 1,871 2,448 1,620 1,571 1,987 1,801

Food away from home .................................. 3,530 3,770 4,630 4,093 4,239 2,988 3,618 4,888 3,628

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 602 514 1,138 851 715 618 638 521 693

Housing .......................................................... 21,359 23,393 30,410 27,153 25,140 19,306 22,897 24,436 23,206

Shelter .......................................................... 13,337 15,673 21,697 17,597 15,908 11,156 14,609 16,503 14,230

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,920 7,262 10,830 9,791 8,771 6,171 8,133 6,720 7,559

Rented dwellings ........................................ 5,609 7,731 9,616 6,852 6,127 4,041 5,171 8,938 5,602

Other lodging .............................................. 808 679 1,250 954 1,010 945 1,306 845 1,070

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,711 3,676 3,672 3,773 3,692 4,085 3,827 4,059 4,494

Household operations .................................. 1,530 1,655 2,768 1,914 1,820 1,620 1,629 1,255 1,634

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 663 599 445 727 760 571 610 715 599

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,117 1,790 1,828 3,143 2,960 1,873 2,223 1,905 2,249

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,161 2,864 2,117 2,490 3,185 1,815 1,997 1,735 1,515

Transportation ................................................ 9,728 10,119 9,086 10,572 10,142 8,861 11,434 9,447 13,799

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,557 3,443 2,426 3,136 3,848 3,018 4,979 3,632 6,562

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,205 2,605 1,953 2,611 1,910 2,005 1,898 1,921 2,465

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,105 3,385 2,821 3,768 3,136 2,835 3,232 2,429 2,966

Public and other transportation .................... 861 687 1,887 1,056 1,248 1,003 1,326 1,465 1,806

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,533 3,825 4,899 4,834 4,854 4,676 5,616 3,578 4,296

Entertainment ................................................. 3,253 2,665 3,154 4,506 4,011 3,136 3,805 3,024 4,299

Personal care products and services ............. 812 826 843 1,133 873 780 970 752 786

Reading .......................................................... 156 125 198 212 191 150 162 139 148

Education ....................................................... 1,375 1,563 1,811 2,811 1,956 1,519 1,072 1,985 1,628

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 244 154 187 162 247 265 354 143 430

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,181 1,477 682 1,693 1,560 650 1,332 631 1,429

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,161 1,387 2,398 2,082 2,808 1,629 3,576 3,442 2,049

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,495 7,776 10,087 10,017 8,982 9,399 7,963 7,092 10,107

Life and other personal insurance ................ 323 258 336 1,393 322 197 287 295 364

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,172 7,518 9,751 8,625 8,660 9,202 7,677 6,797 9,743

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2017