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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

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)2............................................ 131,234 113,870 107,717 6,154 17,364 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $84,352 $88,023 $86,770 $109,945 $60,276 

 SE..................................................................... 1,260.38 1,461.74 1,508.67 6,714.79 2,245.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.49 1.66 1.74 6.11 3.73 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 74,949 77,762 76,769 95,152 56,503 

 SE..................................................................... 1,197.76 1,355.97 1,423.31 4,853.77 1,812.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.60 1.74 1.85 5.10 3.21 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 52.2 52.5 52.9 46.0 50.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .............................................................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4 

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

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

 Earners ............................................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................................... 47 48 48 55 37 

 Women ............................................................................................. 53 52 52 45 63 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 66 69 69 58 47 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 39 40 40 38 29 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 29 29 20 17 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 34 31 31 42 53 

 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 ............................................................................ 14 16 17 1 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 86 84 83 99 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 28 27 28 16 33 

 College ............................................................................................. 69 70 69 82 65 

 Never attended and other ................................................................ ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 1 ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 90 92 92 87 80 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,334 $63,446 $63,227 $67,306 $47,389 

 SE..................................................................... 573.03 638.33 672.60 2,278.95 1,346.33 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .93 1.01 1.06 3.39 2.84 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,316 7,523 7,458 8,521 5,923 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.7 12.5 

 SE..................................................................... 126.15 126.67 128.94 446.96 411.20 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.72 1.68 1.73 5.25 6.94 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,942 5,055 5,013 5,703 4,176 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.5 8.8 

 SE..................................................................... 99.87 89.91 91.71 321.05 348.26 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.02 1.78 1.83 5.63 8.34 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 640 651 645 752 561 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.82 15.40 16.05 55.34 56.61 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.47 2.36 2.49 7.36 10.10 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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 ................................................................ 212 216 210 309 182 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.46 5.91 6.29 20.21 18.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.58 2.73 2.99 6.54 10.04 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 428 435 435 443 379 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.31 10.32 10.67 43.29 43.20 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.64 2.37 2.46 9.77 11.41 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,075 1,080 1,065 1,310 1,047 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.2 

 SE..................................................................... 26.77 25.02 25.62 98.51 88.81 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.49 2.32 2.41 7.52 8.48 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 296 301 301 299 260 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.79 10.76 10.96 33.81 33.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.65 3.57 3.63 11.30 12.76 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 214 219 219 224 180 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.78 11.05 11.76 21.91 25.24 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.56 5.04 5.37 9.76 13.99 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 142 143 144 138 131 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.83 4.33 4.51 17.14 17.99 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.40 3.02 3.14 12.41 13.68 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 189 187 185 213 207 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.30 7.94 8.12 26.00 19.04 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.86 4.25 4.39 12.21 9.21 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 164 153 334 210 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.72 6.53 6.13 44.28 28.58 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.54 3.98 4.00 13.26 13.60 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 65 62 101 58 

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

 SE..................................................................... 2.05 1.88 1.84 8.91 8.94 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.22 2.90 2.95 8.83 15.33 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 474 494 497 453 336 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.49 9.78 10.05 35.21 23.59 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.00 1.98 2.02 7.77 7.01 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 153 149 211 104 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.70 3.56 3.44 21.47 9.34 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.52 2.33 2.30 10.18 9.00 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 327 341 347 242 232 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.33 7.70 8.03 19.04 17.18 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.24 2.26 2.31 7.86 7.39 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 977 999 976 1,351 827 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 

 SE..................................................................... 26.18 23.47 23.82 88.04 88.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.68 2.35 2.44 6.52 10.66 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 349 359 348 518 281 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.81 10.01 10.09 33.59 22.46 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.81 2.79 2.90 6.48 8.00 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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 ................................................................ 311 323 312 492 226 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.66 7.44 7.65 32.48 21.41 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.46 2.30 2.45 6.60 9.46 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 124 125 107 134 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.52 3.95 4.19 10.02 22.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.61 3.19 3.35 9.39 16.57 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 192 193 190 234 186 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.56 7.07 7.09 26.53 37.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.46 3.66 3.72 11.33 19.98 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,776 1,831 1,830 1,836 1,406 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 

 SE..................................................................... 35.44 32.37 33.45 110.15 119.16 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.00 1.77 1.83 6.00 8.48 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 166 170 171 148 140 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.45 5.44 5.63 13.21 14.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 3.20 3.29 8.91 10.48 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 133 133 132 139 132 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.55 3.93 3.89 28.27 18.44 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.43 2.96 2.94 20.27 14.00 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 973 1,003 996 1,116 769 

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

 SE..................................................................... 21.05 20.02 20.43 75.23 62.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.16 2.00 2.05 6.74 8.11 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 455 471 475 402 348 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.57 8.98 9.62 26.46 37.65 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.10 1.91 2.02 6.58 10.83 

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

 Mean ................................................................ 50 55 56 30 17 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 SE..................................................................... 2.73 3.05 3.21 5.56 3.35 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.51 5.60 5.74 18.55 19.47 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,375 2,468 2,446 2,818 1,746 

 Share ................................................................ 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.7 

 SE..................................................................... 63.73 67.55 69.94 297.43 142.88 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.68 2.74 2.86 10.55 8.18 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 478 515 527 326 226 

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

 SE..................................................................... 20.88 21.00 22.40 57.40 50.85 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.37 4.08 4.25 17.62 22.49 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 21,409 21,899 21,697 25,482 18,177 

 Share ................................................................ 34.9 34.5 34.3 37.9 38.4 

 SE..................................................................... 244.84 290.24 299.46 755.43 397.56 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.14 1.33 1.38 2.96 2.19 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 12,604 12,872 12,642 16,911 10,842 

 Share ................................................................ 20.5 20.3 20.0 25.1 22.9 

 SE..................................................................... 140.10 163.85 168.20 604.36 301.84 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.11 1.27 1.33 3.57 2.78 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,473 7,914 7,822 9,530 4,581 

 Share ................................................................ 12.2 12.5 12.4 14.2 9.7 

 SE..................................................................... 107.20 124.55 131.89 526.18 210.43 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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(%) ............................................................... 1.43 1.57 1.69 5.52 4.59 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,962 3,109 3,050 4,144 1,993 

 Share ................................................................ 4.8 4.9 4.8 6.2 4.2 

 SE..................................................................... 50.84 59.07 60.16 260.86 130.79 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.72 1.90 1.97 6.30 6.56 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,353 2,530 2,479 3,424 1,196 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 4.0 3.9 5.1 2.5 

 SE..................................................................... 49.04 55.65 55.93 286.51 78.67 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.08 2.20 2.26 8.37 6.58 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,158 2,275 2,293 1,962 1,392 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.9 

 SE..................................................................... 55.65 63.21 67.79 297.88 115.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.58 2.78 2.96 15.19 8.27 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,408 4,178 4,028 6,809 5,919 

 Share ................................................................ 7.2 6.6 6.4 10.1 12.5 

 SE..................................................................... 63.34 67.22 70.67 362.44 281.22 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.44 1.61 1.75 5.32 4.75 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 722 781 792 573 341 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.3 .9 .7 

 SE..................................................................... 40.39 46.61 49.69 99.17 52.83 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.59 5.97 6.27 17.32 15.50 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,158 4,181 4,195 3,921 4,009 

 Share ................................................................ 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.8 8.5 

 SE..................................................................... 30.97 36.26 36.41 102.95 55.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .74 .87 .87 2.63 1.38 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 414 411 406 492 437 

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

 SE..................................................................... 13.59 14.10 14.49 27.68 26.37 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.28 3.43 3.57 5.62 6.03 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,516 1,517 1,531 1,260 1,510 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.9 3.2 

 SE..................................................................... 21.10 22.33 22.80 46.87 28.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.39 1.47 1.49 3.72 1.89 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 113 117 39 54 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.17 7.38 7.70 13.90 15.82 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.82 6.54 6.58 35.39 29.08 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,441 1,435 1,440 1,348 1,479 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.1 

 SE..................................................................... 13.62 15.08 15.55 47.64 40.00 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .95 1.05 1.08 3.53 2.70 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 188 187 191 116 191 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.11 5.74 5.97 14.48 11.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.72 3.07 3.12 12.50 6.16 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,253 1,248 1,248 1,232 1,288 

 Share ................................................................ 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.7 

 SE..................................................................... 12.80 15.36 16.02 49.99 39.78 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.02 1.23 1.28 4.06 3.09 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 682 705 701 782 528 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 

 SE..................................................................... 14.27 14.62 15.31 33.16 25.24 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.09 2.07 2.18 4.24 4.78 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,465 1,534 1,522 1,730 1,012 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.1 

 SE..................................................................... 35.64 41.54 40.16 197.25 46.43 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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(%) ............................................................... 2.43 2.71 2.64 11.40 4.59 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 383 368 640 108 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 1.0 .2 

 SE..................................................................... 22.71 26.49 26.98 131.19 23.51 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.55 6.91 7.32 20.49 21.87 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,118 1,150 1,154 1,090 905 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 27.66 32.74 32.96 96.75 43.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.47 2.85 2.86 8.87 4.77 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 837 870 884 656 611 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.3 

 SE..................................................................... 31.96 36.29 38.38 62.54 49.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.82 4.17 4.34 9.54 8.04 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 166 168 133 199 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.53 7.74 8.08 15.96 29.34 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.01 4.67 4.81 11.98 14.71 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 536 564 575 400 345 

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

 SE..................................................................... 28.38 32.45 34.44 51.47 35.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.29 5.75 5.99 12.86 10.44 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 130 139 140 122 67 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.59 8.11 8.94 30.48 16.25 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.83 5.82 6.37 24.94 24.17 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,346 2,442 2,454 2,264 1,702 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.6 

 SE..................................................................... 137.92 164.99 175.71 180.03 208.22 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.88 6.76 7.16 7.95 12.24 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 116 122 126 50 78 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.35 12.58 13.33 9.39 16.01 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.78 10.34 10.56 18.60 20.42 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 534 536 541 460 521 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .8 .9 .7 1.1 

 SE..................................................................... 17.56 18.87 19.78 83.82 59.96 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 3.52 3.66 18.23 11.51 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 30 32 33 26 14 

 Share ................................................................ ( 3 ) .1 .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 SE..................................................................... 3.86 4.40 4.65 8.02 3.67 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 12.91 13.62 14.21 31.34 25.82 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 354 362 364 333 300 

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

 SE..................................................................... 14.31 13.16 14.20 49.04 51.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.04 3.63 3.90 14.72 17.19 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 135 140 138 167 101 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.60 8.64 9.22 27.40 25.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.38 6.18 6.67 16.41 25.55 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,178 1,250 1,252 1,228 687 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.5 

 SE..................................................................... 131.18 153.52 163.35 170.33 181.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 11.14 12.28 13.04 13.87 26.42 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,434 1,442 1,445 1,393 1,382 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.9 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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..................................................................... 52.39 54.76 55.09 181.35 201.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.65 3.80 3.81 13.02 14.59 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 326 339 340 338 237 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE..................................................................... 23.56 26.94 28.74 59.35 46.35 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.22 7.94 8.47 17.54 19.54 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 240 255 254 272 139 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.52 26.34 28.15 60.52 38.07 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.80 10.33 11.08 22.28 27.49 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 86 84 85 67 99 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.07 5.63 6.04 9.28 14.57 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.88 6.67 7.06 13.94 14.76 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 545 547 552 469 531 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .9 .9 .7 1.1 

 SE..................................................................... 27.60 26.51 27.35 70.60 93.82 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.07 4.85 4.95 15.06 17.68 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 456 460 463 403 430 

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

 SE..................................................................... 24.70 24.28 24.84 68.51 86.66 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.42 5.28 5.36 16.99 20.14 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 89 87 89 65 100 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.22 8.29 8.97 19.44 27.15 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.24 9.50 10.11 29.71 27.07 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 68 64 63 74 95 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.06 6.19 6.18 27.41 27.11 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.92 9.69 9.77 37.18 28.60 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 309 308 316 350 

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

 SE..................................................................... 25.76 23.89 23.62 117.63 119.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.21 7.74 7.67 37.27 34.13 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 183 182 197 170 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.89 12.90 13.15 39.30 18.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.01 7.06 7.22 19.98 11.09 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,826 10,105 10,198 8,468 7,996 

 Share ................................................................ 16.0 15.9 16.1 12.6 16.9 

 SE..................................................................... 192.59 199.30 206.32 797.10 606.43 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.96 1.97 2.02 9.41 7.58 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,523 4,726 4,808 3,291 3,192 

 Share ................................................................ 7.4 7.4 7.6 4.9 6.7 

 SE..................................................................... 178.25 180.71 187.43 664.47 567.30 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.94 3.82 3.90 20.19 17.77 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,089 2,190 2,224 1,605 1,426 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.4 3.0 

 SE..................................................................... 133.72 135.29 142.72 570.42 441.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.40 6.18 6.42 35.54 30.99 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,360 2,453 2,497 1,686 1,747 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 3.9 3.9 2.5 3.7 

 SE..................................................................... 148.46 151.71 155.27 441.19 323.64 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.29 6.18 6.22 26.17 18.52 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 75 83 88 ( 4 ) 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 Surveys, 2020 — 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 ( 4 ) ( 3 ) 

 SE..................................................................... 27.92 32.12 33.98 ( 4 ) 11.31 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 37.43 38.62 38.64 ( 4 ) 61.56 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,568 1,593 1,600 1,469 1,404 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.2 3.0 

 SE..................................................................... 18.09 19.04 20.81 67.25 46.46 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.15 1.20 1.30 4.58 3.31 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,471 3,513 3,526 3,287 3,192 

 Share ................................................................ 5.7 5.5 5.6 4.9 6.7 

 SE..................................................................... 46.25 52.33 51.91 187.82 117.06 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.33 1.49 1.47 5.71 3.67 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 269 272 223 184 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.09 6.62 7.15 32.70 12.59 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.36 2.46 2.63 14.66 6.82 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 879 891 901 718 804 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.7 

 SE..................................................................... 16.93 18.28 19.41 85.04 47.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.93 2.05 2.15 11.84 5.87 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 758 785 780 869 586 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.69 30.84 30.13 107.33 69.96 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.52 3.93 3.86 12.35 11.93 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,575 1,568 1,574 1,477 1,617 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.2 3.4 

 SE..................................................................... 20.18 20.72 20.34 98.94 56.89 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.28 1.32 1.29 6.70 3.52 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 263 272 263 422 209 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.27 18.10 18.09 72.10 27.83 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.18 6.66 6.87 17.10 13.34 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,177 5,431 5,460 4,924 3,511 

 Share ................................................................ 8.4 8.6 8.6 7.3 7.4 

 SE..................................................................... 75.20 81.77 81.70 247.33 169.72 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.45 1.51 1.50 5.02 4.83 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,667 3,813 3,819 3,714 2,706 

 Share ................................................................ 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.7 

 SE..................................................................... 58.26 63.69 66.08 218.18 118.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.59 1.67 1.73 5.87 4.36 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 864 934 944 752 404 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.1 .9 

 SE..................................................................... 33.20 37.38 38.44 113.00 64.48 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.84 4.00 4.07 15.03 15.94 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 476 502 511 336 309 

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

 SE..................................................................... 20.14 22.81 23.36 86.23 34.14 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.23 4.55 4.57 25.64 11.04 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 181 185 122 92 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.73 9.69 9.97 17.58 14.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.14 5.34 5.39 14.42 16.02 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,912 3,125 3,194 1,998 1,495 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.9 5.1 3.0 3.2 

 SE..................................................................... 145.17 165.24 175.19 204.15 120.55 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.98 5.29 5.48 10.22 8.06 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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 ................................................................ 425 466 466 479 148 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .7 .7 .7 .3 

 SE..................................................................... 20.89 23.78 24.63 57.68 25.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.92 5.10 5.28 12.05 16.93 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,049 1,059 1,072 824 983 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.2 2.1 

 SE..................................................................... 25.34 27.57 27.67 126.58 71.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.42 2.60 2.58 15.36 7.23 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 859 951 990 327 247 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.6 .5 .5 

 SE..................................................................... 87.73 102.83 110.54 53.02 55.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 10.21 10.82 11.16 16.23 22.46 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 690 769 806 177 158 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.2 1.3 .3 .3 

 SE..................................................................... 90.72 104.52 111.94 28.07 29.78 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 13.15 13.60 13.88 15.87 18.81 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 182 184 150 88 

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

 SE..................................................................... 13.39 13.84 15.14 55.76 38.49 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.89 7.61 8.24 37.24 43.58 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 579 649 666 369 117 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.0 1.1 .5 .2 

 SE..................................................................... 101.44 116.44 122.57 114.06 20.53 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 17.52 17.94 18.42 30.92 17.57 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 646 659 656 701 560 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.47 18.01 19.36 85.33 46.89 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.55 2.73 2.95 12.17 8.37 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 120 122 103 69 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.15 9.80 10.31 13.31 16.45 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.16 8.13 8.47 12.89 23.70 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,271 1,346 1,256 2,936 779 

 Share ................................................................ 2.1 2.1 2.0 4.4 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 92.39 105.12 88.29 905.31 85.88 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.27 7.81 7.03 30.84 11.02 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 315 327 335 176 237 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.44 11.99 12.02 31.62 21.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.32 3.67 3.59 17.98 9.13 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 907 946 950 874 651 

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

 SE..................................................................... 43.29 46.82 50.20 160.81 67.14 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.77 4.95 5.29 18.40 10.31 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,283 2,450 2,514 1,329 1,187 

 Share ................................................................ 3.7 3.9 4.0 2.0 2.5 

 SE..................................................................... 175.86 202.22 214.97 219.25 105.23 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.70 8.25 8.55 16.50 8.87 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,246 7,558 7,415 10,074 5,195 

 Share ................................................................ 11.8 11.9 11.7 15.0 11.0 

 SE..................................................................... 108.92 123.14 132.04 548.52 232.62 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — 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(%) ............................................................... 1.50 1.63 1.78 5.44 4.48 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 486 492 490 520 446 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.21 18.37 19.45 87.90 26.24 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.34 3.73 3.97 16.92 5.88 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,760 7,067 6,925 9,554 4,749 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 11.1 11.0 14.2 10.0 

 SE..................................................................... 101.94 115.91 123.51 516.55 220.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.51 1.64 1.78 5.41 4.65 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $84,352 $88,023 $86,770 $109,945 $60,276 

 SE..................................................................... 1,260.38 1,461.74 1,508.67 6,714.79 2,245.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.49 1.66 1.74 6.11 3.73 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 65,449 68,086 66,568 94,668 48,153 

 Share ................................................................ 77.6 77.4 76.7 86.1 79.9 

 SE..................................................................... 999.71 1,188.64 1,249.86 6,073.49 1,832.19 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.53 1.75 1.88 6.42 3.80 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,808 6,184 6,130 7,127 3,337 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.5 5.5 

 SE..................................................................... 438.28 446.32 461.73 1,466.40 996.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.55 7.22 7.53 20.58 29.85 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,493 10,027 10,318 4,925 5,997 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 11.4 11.9 4.5 9.9 

 SE..................................................................... 229.45 250.02 259.77 581.20 405.69 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.42 2.49 2.52 11.80 6.76 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,963 2,184 2,207 1,787 508 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.6 .8 

 SE..................................................................... 171.92 193.07 191.00 611.26 153.85 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.76 8.84 8.65 34.20 30.28 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 458 399 401 364 851 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .3 1.4 

 SE..................................................................... 28.46 26.99 28.50 63.27 115.93 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.21 6.77 7.11 17.40 13.62 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 902 869 883 626 1,122 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.0 1.0 .6 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 71.85 76.32 79.68 136.97 180.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.96 8.78 9.03 21.88 16.11 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 278 274 264 449 307 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.87 26.55 27.06 165.42 77.56 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.65 9.69 10.24 36.87 25.29 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,402 10,261 10,002 14,793 3,773 

 Share ................................................................ 11.1 11.7 11.5 13.5 6.3 

 SE..................................................................... 740.16 857.69 894.54 2,033.86 519.84 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.87 8.36 8.94 13.75 13.78 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,812 9,533 9,351 12,721 4,082 

 Share ................................................................ 10.4 10.8 10.8 11.6 6.8 

 SE..................................................................... 653.61 757.10 795.20 1,549.12 462.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.42 7.94 8.50 12.18 11.33 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ................................................................ -1,911 -1,915 -1,922 -1,796 -1,886 

 Share ................................................................ -2.3 -2.2 -2.2 -1.6 -3.1 

 SE..................................................................... 40.69 40.91 42.40 105.62 80.13 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -2.13 -2.14 -2.21 -5.88 -4.25 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,430 2,569 2,497 3,825 1,516 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.5 

 SE..................................................................... 113.11 125.28 123.49 498.61 100.55 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.66 4.88 4.95 13.03 6.63 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 72 73 75 43 62 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 ( 3 ) .1 

 SE..................................................................... 12.03 12.86 13.39 8.59 16.62 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 16.74 17.52 17.83 19.77 26.96 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 74,949 77,762 76,769 95,152 56,503 

 Share ................................................................ 88.9 88.3 88.5 86.5 93.7 

 SE..................................................................... 1,197.76 1,355.97 1,423.31 4,853.77 1,812.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.60 1.74 1.85 5.10 3.21 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $3,584 $3,726 $4,901 -$16,840 $2,650 

 SE..................................................................... 4,404.92 5,126.84 5,509.34 8,963.45 3,226.49 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 122.91 137.59 112.41 -53.23 121.77 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 24,635 26,653 26,905 22,249 11,403 

 SE..................................................................... 4,342.48 4,941.61 5,263.53 6,650.41 3,086.75 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 17.63 18.54 19.56 29.89 27.07 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 21,052 22,927 22,004 39,090 8,753 

 SE..................................................................... 1,361.05 1,516.08 1,632.27 7,996.13 2,795.44 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.47 6.61 7.42 20.46 31.94 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,042 2,341 2,468 116 81 

 SE..................................................................... 1,660.31 1,918.81 2,030.89 28.89 42.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 81.32 81.98 82.30 24.86 52.83 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,395 -2,534 -2,504 -3,050 -1,485 

 SE..................................................................... 52.65 64.67 72.24 208.98 117.34 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -2.20 -2.55 -2.88 -6.85 -7.90 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 221,708 238,000 233,516 316,479 114,864 

 SE..................................................................... 4,520.75 5,143.59 5,093.47 14,746.45 5,929.35 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.04 2.16 2.18 4.66 5.16 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,181 1,253 1,240 1,485 709 

 SE..................................................................... 14.08 17.29 17.08 59.76 26.42 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.19 1.38 1.38 4.02 3.73 

1

 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and approximately 2 percent reporting more than one race. 

2

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

4

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021