Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .............................. 132,242 26,367 26,387 26,578 26,375 26,536 

Lower limit ............................................................................... n.a. n.a. $22,488 $43,432 $72,234 $120,729 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................. $82,852 $12,029 $32,768 $56,773 $93,390 $218,670 

 SE ..................................................... 1,973.48 209.28 230.34 316.39 452.60 7,376.44 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.38 1.74 .70 .56 .48 3.37 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 71,487 12,236 32,945 53,123 83,864 174,777 

 SE ..................................................... 1,312.27 237.32 256.59 392.34 462.54 4,635.11 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.84 1.94 .78 .74 .55 2.65 

 Age of reference person ....................................................... 51.6 56.5 54.9 49.4 47.7 49.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................... 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 

 Children under 18 ............................................................. .6 .3 .5 .6 .7 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ........................................................... .4 .5 .6 .4 .3 .2 

 Earners .............................................................................. 1.3 .4 .9 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ............................................................................. 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................... 48 37 43 49 55 57 

 Women .............................................................................. 52 63 57 51 45 43 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ....................................................................... 64 43 55 62 73 86 

 With mortgage................................................................ 37 13 21 35 52 66 

 Without mortgage .......................................................... 27 30 35 27 21 20 

 Renter................................................................................ 36 57 45 38 27 14 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................ 13 20 16 13 10 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races ...................................... 87 80 84 87 90 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................. 14 13 17 17 12 9 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ....................................................... 86 87 83 83 88 91 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ............................................................... 3 5 4 3 2 1 

 High school (9-12) ............................................................. 30 45 40 30 22 11 

 College .............................................................................. 67 50 56 67 76 88 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .................................. 89 68 90 94 96 98 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................. $63,036 $28,672 $40,472 $53,045 $71,173 $121,571 

 SE ..................................................... 578.05 826.86 506.86 646.64 727.74 1,808.09 

 CV(%)................................................ .92 2.88 1.25 1.22 1.02 1.49 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................. 8,169 4,400 5,859 7,505 9,080 13,987 

 Share................................................. 13.0 15.3 14.5 14.1 12.8 11.5 

 SE ..................................................... 118.61 255.34 157.70 187.16 188.94 257.17 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.45 5.80 2.69 2.49 2.08 1.84 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................. 4,643 2,790 3,672 4,422 5,198 7,129 

 Share................................................. 7.4 9.7 9.1 8.3 7.3 5.9 

 SE ..................................................... 79.34 195.14 126.56 131.90 159.04 168.12 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.71 7.00 3.45 2.98 3.06 2.36 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................. 583 373 466 549 660 867 

 Share................................................. .9 1.3 1.2 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE ..................................................... 9.87 28.48 17.09 21.80 20.96 25.13 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.69 7.63 3.67 3.97 3.17 2.90 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................. 184 105 142 175 206 289 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.00 5.29 7.11 10.55 10.50 13.21 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.18 5.03 5.02 6.03 5.09 4.57 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................. 400 268 324 374 454 578 

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

 SE ..................................................... 7.87 26.45 13.15 14.00 14.58 16.01 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.97 9.86 4.06 3.74 3.21 2.77 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................. 980 592 816 952 1,100 1,440 

 Share................................................. 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 29.01 48.37 37.27 43.73 86.77 56.20 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.96 8.16 4.57 4.59 7.88 3.90 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................. 270 156 193 259 341 403 

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

 SE ..................................................... 18.61 13.34 13.11 14.19 77.93 24.98 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.89 8.57 6.81 5.48 22.87 6.20 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................. 187 131 169 193 193 248 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.76 17.95 11.66 13.63 10.31 14.24 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.62 13.74 6.91 7.06 5.35 5.74 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................. 129 73 108 130 143 191 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.51 6.42 8.59 12.72 9.33 13.55 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.49 8.79 7.95 9.76 6.52 7.10 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................. 189 106 169 179 213 280 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.99 7.03 12.22 11.78 10.75 13.02 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.11 6.65 7.24 6.60 5.05 4.66 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................. 147 85 129 133 151 237 

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

 SE ..................................................... 5.94 12.36 12.55 10.73 11.96 16.00 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.05 14.61 9.76 8.05 7.93 6.76 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................. 58 43 50 58 60 81 

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

 SE ..................................................... 1.85 3.89 3.05 3.61 2.49 3.40 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.17 9.10 6.14 6.24 4.12 4.18 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................. 455 275 352 435 499 713 

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

 SE ..................................................... 7.20 16.97 13.45 16.61 16.14 17.82 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.58 6.17 3.82 3.82 3.24 2.50 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................. 140 99 114 135 155 199 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.07 8.94 4.59 5.80 4.75 7.30 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.19 9.01 4.04 4.31 3.06 3.66 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................. 315 176 238 300 344 514 

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

 SE ..................................................... 5.41 11.11 11.44 13.40 13.15 13.21 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.72 6.31 4.80 4.46 3.83 2.57 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................. 876 513 702 841 970 1,355 

 Share................................................. 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 

 SE ..................................................... 19.96 27.83 29.97 30.95 36.32 43.84 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.28 5.43 4.27 3.68 3.74 3.24 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................. 322 177 258 305 355 513 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.07 12.34 14.09 12.29 14.45 19.62 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.51 6.97 5.45 4.02 4.07 3.82 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................. 295 166 239 282 333 458 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.67 10.39 13.24 14.13 18.72 16.00 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.93 6.27 5.53 5.02 5.62 3.50 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................. 112 76 85 105 121 175 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.37 9.63 6.35 6.38 5.45 11.10 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.00 12.67 7.43 6.10 4.52 6.36 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................. 147 94 119 149 162 209 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.49 6.04 6.25 8.43 7.42 12.03 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.06 6.43 5.26 5.67 4.57 5.74 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................. 1,749 1,036 1,336 1,645 1,968 2,754 

 Share................................................. 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3 

 SE ..................................................... 30.05 86.84 48.76 51.42 60.62 70.91 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.72 8.38 3.65 3.13 3.08 2.57 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................. 165 95 122 159 181 268 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.21 9.03 7.80 9.72 8.44 15.78 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.55 9.46 6.38 6.12 4.66 5.89 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................. 115 74 92 110 124 174 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.71 9.90 5.31 6.99 6.63 7.55 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.23 13.43 5.79 6.38 5.33 4.33 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................. 952 549 728 873 1,083 1,524 

 Share................................................. 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 

 SE ..................................................... 17.32 43.00 30.15 30.91 44.03 42.98 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.82 7.84 4.14 3.54 4.07 2.82 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................. 455 296 358 453 509 658 

 Share................................................. .7 1.0 .9 .9 .7 .5 

 SE ..................................................... 12.19 29.44 18.34 18.16 15.52 22.43 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.68 9.93 5.12 4.01 3.05 3.41 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean ................................................. 62 22 36 50 71 130 

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

 SE ..................................................... 2.60 3.52 5.81 3.72 4.17 6.91 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.19 15.88 16.02 7.39 5.87 5.33 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................. 3,526 1,610 2,187 3,084 3,882 6,858 

 Share................................................. 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.6 

 SE ..................................................... 66.85 113.03 81.87 116.64 107.78 185.44 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.90 7.02 3.74 3.78 2.78 2.70 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................. 579 209 331 441 658 1,255 

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

 SE ..................................................... 22.67 44.57 26.24 34.44 41.28 63.17 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.91 21.37 7.92 7.81 6.27 5.03 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................. 20,679 11,531 14,805 18,075 22,611 36,302 

 Share................................................. 32.8 40.2 36.6 34.1 31.8 29.9 

 SE ..................................................... 195.28 263.90 201.05 271.97 216.63 582.39 

 CV(%)................................................ .94 2.29 1.36 1.50 .96 1.60 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................. 12,190 7,013 8,699 10,546 13,085 21,564 

 Share................................................. 19.3 24.5 21.5 19.9 18.4 17.7 

 SE ..................................................... 143.71 191.52 176.36 202.86 199.20 422.87 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.18 2.73 2.03 1.92 1.52 1.96 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................. 6,797 2,448 3,452 4,929 7,730 15,390 

 Share................................................. 10.8 8.5 8.5 9.3 10.9 12.7 

 SE ..................................................... 100.15 148.36 118.12 166.27 178.25 397.62 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.47 6.06 3.42 3.37 2.31 2.58 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................. 2,760 616 1,003 1,911 3,487 6,763 

 Share................................................. 4.4 2.1 2.5 3.6 4.9 5.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE ..................................................... 48.36 81.07 55.66 71.50 90.17 182.97 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.75 13.15 5.55 3.74 2.59 2.71 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 2,159 836 1,243 1,560 2,327 4,818 

 Share................................................. 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.3 4.0 

 SE ..................................................... 41.20 45.91 51.43 59.01 77.44 160.40 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.91 5.49 4.14 3.78 3.33 3.33 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................. 1,879 996 1,206 1,458 1,916 3,808 

 Share................................................. 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.1 

 SE ..................................................... 65.13 77.99 74.62 84.75 101.34 263.06 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.47 7.83 6.19 5.81 5.29 6.91 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................. 4,432 4,224 4,839 5,058 4,479 3,558 

 Share................................................. 7.0 14.7 12.0 9.5 6.3 2.9 

 SE ..................................................... 89.41 168.31 154.43 162.68 231.05 329.53 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.02 3.98 3.19 3.22 5.16 9.26 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................. 961 341 409 558 876 2,615 

 Share................................................. 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.2 

 SE ..................................................... 38.93 60.39 39.11 35.07 55.76 125.27 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.05 17.71 9.57 6.28 6.37 4.79 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................. 4,055 2,511 3,423 3,890 4,613 5,828 

 Share................................................. 6.4 8.8 8.5 7.3 6.5 4.8 

 SE ..................................................... 32.23 67.83 47.83 39.83 58.56 72.76 

 CV(%)................................................ .79 2.70 1.40 1.02 1.27 1.25 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................. 416 259 355 367 455 644 

 Share................................................. .7 .9 .9 .7 .6 .5 

 SE ..................................................... 10.72 11.00 15.53 15.85 18.14 18.26 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.58 4.25 4.38 4.32 3.99 2.84 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................. 1,472 1,049 1,351 1,446 1,587 1,924 

 Share................................................. 2.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.2 1.6 

 SE ..................................................... 17.96 35.97 26.63 24.63 28.63 33.06 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.22 3.43 1.97 1.70 1.80 1.72 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................. 113 69 101 86 121 189 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.57 9.08 11.86 10.66 12.14 19.19 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.81 13.25 11.76 12.44 10.07 10.13 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................. 1,409 743 1,088 1,396 1,713 2,100 

 Share................................................. 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.7 

 SE ..................................................... 13.37 20.61 21.78 21.73 25.32 29.52 

 CV(%)................................................ .95 2.77 2.00 1.56 1.48 1.41 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ................................................. 191 185 198 173 178 220 

 Share................................................. .3 .6 .5 .3 .2 .2 

 SE ..................................................... 6.01 8.46 9.18 7.14 8.79 8.30 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.15 4.57 4.63 4.12 4.94 3.77 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................. 1,218 558 890 1,223 1,535 1,880 

 Share................................................. 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.5 

 SE ..................................................... 15.53 19.98 23.04 20.97 25.90 29.42 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.28 3.58 2.59 1.71 1.69 1.56 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................. 645 392 529 596 738 970 

 Share................................................. 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8 

 SE ..................................................... 16.30 22.68 19.88 15.68 24.94 32.57 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.53 5.79 3.76 2.63 3.38 3.36 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................. 1,570 634 938 1,196 1,672 3,400 

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

 SE ..................................................... 35.31 36.99 36.67 36.18 61.51 120.75 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.25 5.83 3.91 3.02 3.68 3.55 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................. 489 77 187 282 555 1,338 

 Share................................................. .8 .3 .5 .5 .8 1.1 

 SE ..................................................... 27.62 19.78 31.52 34.22 54.77 99.58 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Personal services 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.65 25.54 16.86 12.13 9.87 7.45 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................. 1,081 557 751 914 1,117 2,063 

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

 SE ..................................................... 20.55 32.96 20.79 24.22 34.36 64.93 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.90 5.92 2.77 2.65 3.08 3.15 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................. 766 430 587 699 850 1,260 

 Share................................................. 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 

 SE ..................................................... 18.22 30.37 40.14 37.07 44.74 63.68 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.38 7.06 6.84 5.30 5.26 5.05 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................. 185 125 158 178 191 275 

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

 SE ..................................................... 7.37 10.73 10.75 11.66 17.02 26.32 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.98 8.62 6.81 6.54 8.93 9.57 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................. 458 221 328 421 518 800 

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

 SE ..................................................... 16.59 19.82 29.79 31.49 35.34 58.24 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.62 8.98 9.07 7.48 6.82 7.28 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................. 122 85 101 100 141 185 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.49 13.15 18.66 8.21 17.96 13.68 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.30 15.48 18.52 8.22 12.72 7.39 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................. 2,098 942 1,157 1,744 2,391 4,250 

 Share................................................. 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.5 

 SE ..................................................... 68.52 77.70 48.38 239.97 120.40 175.93 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.27 8.24 4.18 13.76 5.04 4.14 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................. 131 61 77 113 159 246 

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

 SE ..................................................... 9.98 14.02 11.75 16.05 25.60 35.56 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.62 23.13 15.26 14.23 16.12 14.47 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................. 521 196 293 386 635 1,092 

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

 SE ..................................................... 22.45 19.87 28.80 33.97 41.81 84.26 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.31 10.13 9.82 8.79 6.59 7.72 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................. 25 8 12 18 24 64 

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

 SE ..................................................... 2.61 1.51 4.56 4.68 2.90 11.81 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.40 18.89 36.67 26.68 12.27 18.60 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................. 322 135 194 265 387 626 

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

 SE ..................................................... 14.92 15.13 13.76 25.21 27.63 48.65 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.64 11.24 7.09 9.50 7.14 7.78 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................. 119 55 68 103 138 230 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.43 7.12 6.30 9.85 12.27 25.76 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.42 12.97 9.25 9.61 8.90 11.22 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................. 981 488 512 860 1,049 1,993 

 Share................................................. 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 

 SE ..................................................... 60.07 74.45 46.61 232.45 93.12 144.00 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.12 15.25 9.10 27.04 8.88 7.23 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................. 1,883 818 1,246 1,530 2,245 3,571 

 Share................................................. 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 

 SE ..................................................... 68.55 86.69 95.40 103.83 164.43 186.08 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.64 10.59 7.66 6.78 7.32 5.21 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................. 447 178 304 381 486 887 

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

 SE ..................................................... 26.11 36.20 31.65 36.10 71.25 76.65 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.84 20.35 10.42 9.46 14.67 8.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

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consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................. 348 140 239 284 374 700 

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

 SE ..................................................... 26.26 35.02 31.23 36.48 72.07 71.61 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.56 25.03 13.05 12.85 19.26 10.24 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................. 100 38 64 98 112 187 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.60 7.60 8.81 8.53 9.62 18.49 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.61 20.00 13.68 8.73 8.63 9.87 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................. 704 308 433 583 869 1,327 

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

 SE ..................................................... 30.41 42.38 38.26 70.39 99.41 90.66 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.32 13.76 8.84 12.08 11.44 6.83 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................. 602 253 376 503 741 1,136 

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

 SE ..................................................... 27.85 35.47 36.87 68.50 94.17 84.37 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.63 14.03 9.81 13.62 12.71 7.43 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................. 102 55 57 80 128 191 

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

 SE ..................................................... 7.34 20.56 7.12 9.21 22.62 21.15 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.17 37.34 12.50 11.51 17.66 11.07 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................. 75 32 52 77 102 114 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.98 8.41 13.39 13.06 15.98 18.91 

 CV(%)................................................ 9.25 25.96 25.54 17.06 15.61 16.66 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................. 419 200 305 339 529 719 

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

 SE ..................................................... 26.70 43.58 52.09 35.17 56.79 61.23 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.38 21.77 17.06 10.38 10.73 8.51 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................. 237 100 151 151 259 524 

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

 SE ..................................................... 15.94 10.11 24.29 15.02 27.80 56.20 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.72 10.11 16.05 9.97 10.75 10.72 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................. 10,742 4,581 7,160 9,850 12,910 19,166 

 Share................................................. 17.0 16.0 17.7 18.6 18.1 15.8 

 SE ..................................................... 194.05 332.80 280.37 408.92 467.87 525.38 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.81 7.26 3.92 4.15 3.62 2.74 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................. 4,394 1,746 2,692 4,006 5,336 8,168 

 Share................................................. 7.0 6.1 6.7 7.6 7.5 6.7 

 SE ..................................................... 187.79 290.35 256.35 382.93 450.97 539.75 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.27 16.63 9.52 9.56 8.45 6.61 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................. 1,960 669 1,106 1,468 2,481 4,066 

 Share................................................. 3.1 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.3 

 SE ..................................................... 108.02 165.05 203.66 275.28 325.02 371.70 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.51 24.67 18.42 18.76 13.10 9.14 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................. 2,375 1,068 1,579 2,480 2,720 4,018 

 Share................................................. 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.7 3.8 3.3 

 SE ..................................................... 130.12 172.50 180.38 258.10 241.59 418.14 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.48 16.16 11.42 10.41 8.88 10.41 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................. 59 10 7 59 135 83 

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

 SE ..................................................... 14.52 6.03 2.91 22.63 59.22 39.62 

 CV(%)................................................ 24.68 60.88 44.18 38.39 43.78 47.60 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................. 2,094 998 1,601 2,079 2,593 3,193 

 Share................................................. 3.3 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.6 

 SE ..................................................... 21.44 33.71 32.65 27.02 39.97 51.33 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.02 3.38 2.04 1.30 1.54 1.61 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................. 3,474 1,511 2,486 3,255 4,179 5,926 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share................................................. 5.5 5.3 6.1 6.1 5.9 4.9 

 SE ..................................................... 40.91 76.68 56.26 71.80 83.11 98.45 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.18 5.08 2.26 2.21 1.99 1.66 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................. 252 69 138 244 341 465 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.87 5.90 7.04 12.21 15.82 20.24 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.73 8.50 5.11 4.99 4.65 4.36 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................. 887 428 690 795 1,023 1,495 

 Share................................................. 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 19.09 31.37 36.24 30.57 40.92 48.30 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.15 7.34 5.25 3.85 4.00 3.23 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................. 790 268 424 633 958 1,666 

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

 SE ..................................................... 25.51 23.58 25.41 38.17 56.62 69.50 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.23 8.81 5.99 6.03 5.91 4.17 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................. 1,545 746 1,234 1,583 1,857 2,301 

 Share................................................. 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.9 

 SE ..................................................... 18.67 39.54 31.27 33.38 41.23 51.65 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.21 5.30 2.53 2.11 2.22 2.25 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................. 781 327 381 509 802 1,879 

 Share................................................. 1.2 1.1 .9 1.0 1.1 1.5 

 SE ..................................................... 29.43 40.49 31.83 37.98 50.21 95.50 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.77 12.39 8.35 7.46 6.26 5.08 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................. 5,193 2,855 3,950 4,694 6,036 8,415 

 Share................................................. 8.2 10.0 9.8 8.8 8.5 6.9 

 SE ..................................................... 69.98 98.80 106.06 114.31 120.92 180.86 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.35 3.46 2.69 2.44 2.00 2.15 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................. 3,529 1,970 2,715 3,255 4,074 5,622 

 Share................................................. 5.6 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.7 4.6 

 SE ..................................................... 46.74 60.69 73.16 80.59 81.28 109.21 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.32 3.08 2.69 2.48 2.00 1.94 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................. 984 451 613 817 1,232 1,804 

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

 SE ..................................................... 36.70 43.53 56.41 64.92 97.60 107.22 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.73 9.66 9.20 7.94 7.92 5.94 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................. 486 307 463 465 511 683 

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

 SE ..................................................... 13.92 24.25 34.32 24.82 24.61 29.25 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.86 7.90 7.41 5.34 4.82 4.28 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................. 194 128 159 157 220 305 

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

 SE ..................................................... 12.17 48.77 16.75 12.13 25.15 25.84 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.28 38.19 10.56 7.73 11.44 8.46 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................. 3,090 1,109 1,845 2,268 3,388 6,828 

 Share................................................. 4.9 3.9 4.6 4.3 4.8 5.6 

 SE ..................................................... 129.46 56.61 105.59 64.51 154.33 672.48 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.19 5.11 5.72 2.84 4.56 9.85 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................. 880 156 262 423 783 2,770 

 Share................................................. 1.4 .5 .6 .8 1.1 2.3 

 SE ..................................................... 124.68 17.89 27.32 23.01 39.18 627.40 

 CV(%)................................................ 14.17 11.47 10.41 5.45 5.00 22.65 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................. 1,000 585 802 930 1,139 1,541 

 Share................................................. 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 

 SE ..................................................... 16.12 17.61 27.66 21.10 26.14 56.82 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.61 3.01 3.45 2.27 2.29 3.69 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................. 821 299 607 705 984 1,510 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Share................................................. 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 40.20 37.18 97.02 62.04 64.86 94.00 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.90 12.45 16.00 8.80 6.59 6.23 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................. 681 252 523 581 789 1,259 

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

 SE ..................................................... 40.29 37.02 97.61 59.02 65.82 94.89 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.92 14.71 18.68 10.16 8.34 7.53 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................. 140 47 84 124 195 251 

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

 SE ..................................................... 11.00 8.96 21.44 20.65 22.73 28.27 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.85 19.04 25.54 16.62 11.69 11.28 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ................................................. 389 69 174 210 482 1,007 

 Share................................................. .6 .2 .4 .4 .7 .8 

 SE ..................................................... 34.23 15.40 45.96 34.51 117.46 141.18 

 CV(%)................................................ 8.80 22.42 26.39 16.40 24.38 14.02 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................. 786 363 552 707 897 1,411 

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

 SE ..................................................... 13.84 20.33 26.84 25.85 26.67 48.08 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.76 5.60 4.86 3.66 2.97 3.41 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................. 92 61 62 90 94 153 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.47 11.39 9.57 16.37 9.47 13.80 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.03 18.72 15.45 18.12 10.11 9.00 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................. 1,443 767 491 687 1,189 4,072 

 Share................................................. 2.3 2.7 1.2 1.3 1.7 3.3 

 SE ..................................................... 85.62 161.18 83.12 98.23 146.40 316.47 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.93 21.00 16.93 14.30 12.31 7.77 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................. 320 299 327 368 397 209 

 Share................................................. .5 1.0 .8 .7 .6 .2 

 SE ..................................................... 11.43 25.66 13.33 22.54 26.73 16.09 

 CV(%)................................................ 3.57 8.58 4.07 6.13 6.73 7.69 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................. 899 411 682 869 846 1,683 

 Share................................................. 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.4 

 SE ..................................................... 42.52 38.46 88.40 109.55 58.18 140.13 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.73 9.35 12.97 12.60 6.88 8.33 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................. 1,995 649 1,157 1,328 2,175 4,657 

 Share................................................. 3.2 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.8 

 SE ..................................................... 109.43 61.37 115.04 97.30 164.47 359.07 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.48 9.46 9.94 7.33 7.56 7.71 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................. 7,165 619 2,006 4,633 8,647 19,861 

 Share................................................. 11.4 2.2 5.0 8.7 12.1 16.3 

 SE ..................................................... 131.08 58.74 47.12 83.23 122.89 356.41 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.83 9.50 2.35 1.80 1.42 1.79 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................. 520 147 279 365 546 1,257 

 Share................................................. .8 .5 .7 .7 .8 1.0 

 SE ..................................................... 21.59 12.63 24.52 23.49 33.53 72.68 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.16 8.58 8.79 6.44 6.14 5.78 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................. 6,645 471 1,727 4,268 8,101 18,604 

 Share................................................. 10.5 1.6 4.3 8.0 11.4 15.3 

 SE ..................................................... 124.80 61.27 40.62 76.96 111.70 334.96 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.88 13.00 2.35 1.80 1.38 1.80 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................. $82,852 $12,029 $32,768 $56,773 $93,390 $218,670 

 SE ..................................................... 1,973.48 209.28 230.34 316.39 452.60 7,376.44 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.38 1.74 .70 .56 .48 3.37 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................. 64,708 3,423 17,992 42,341 78,351 180,897 

 Share................................................. 78.1 28.5 54.9 74.6 83.9 82.7 

 SE ..................................................... 1,803.94 148.72 339.80 500.83 651.09 6,477.73 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.79 4.34 1.89 1.18 .83 3.58 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................. 5,947 235 905 2,061 4,537 21,929 

 Share................................................. 7.2 1.9 2.8 3.6 4.9 10.0 

 SE ..................................................... 640.92 77.64 110.97 199.85 352.98 3,165.99 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.78 33.10 12.26 9.70 7.78 14.44 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................. 8,902 6,566 12,089 10,267 8,093 7,490 

 Share................................................. 10.7 54.6 36.9 18.1 8.7 3.4 

 SE ..................................................... 208.14 175.73 276.16 362.81 444.89 617.42 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.34 2.68 2.28 3.53 5.50 8.24 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ................................................. 1,962 152 615 983 1,495 6,543 

 Share................................................. 2.4 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 3.0 

 SE ..................................................... 199.07 35.00 65.15 109.02 177.20 880.34 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.15 23.04 10.59 11.09 11.85 13.45 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................. 426 1,032 560 317 137 89 

 Share................................................. .5 8.6 1.7 .6 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE ..................................................... 25.76 70.27 45.47 56.66 25.55 21.86 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.04 6.81 8.11 17.87 18.71 24.60 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ................................................. 562 155 353 543 559 1,196 

 Share................................................. .7 1.3 1.1 1.0 .6 .5 

 SE ..................................................... 77.21 30.44 43.57 66.95 85.62 362.01 

 CV(%)................................................ 13.74 19.61 12.35 12.33 15.31 30.28 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................. 345 465 253 261 217 526 

 Share................................................. .4 3.9 .8 .5 .2 .2 

 SE ..................................................... 35.68 87.12 50.87 54.92 44.14 108.76 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.35 18.72 20.13 21.06 20.32 20.66 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................. 11,364 -207 -177 3,650 9,526 43,892 

 Share................................................. 13.7 -1.7 -.5 6.4 10.2 20.1 

 SE ..................................................... 730.24 97.06 102.95 217.03 163.29 2,980.64 

 CV(%)................................................ 6.43 -46.83 -58.13 5.95 1.71 6.79 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 8,831 -177 -436 2,519 6,987 35,152 

 Share................................................. 10.7 -1.5 -1.3 4.4 7.5 16.1 

 SE ..................................................... 627.45 91.58 87.51 182.13 125.36 2,661.00 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.10 -51.86 -20.07 7.23 1.79 7.57 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 2,470 -60 233 1,093 2,481 8,576 

 Share................................................. 3.0 -.5 .7 1.9 2.7 3.9 

 SE ..................................................... 132.55 18.89 28.04 65.41 123.72 430.06 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.37 -31.54 12.03 5.99 4.99 5.01 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 63 29 26 38 58 165 

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

 SE ..................................................... 14.43 9.88 7.48 9.15 14.48 53.61 

 CV(%)................................................ 22.80 33.87 29.11 23.85 24.99 32.51 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................. 71,487 12,236 32,945 53,123 83,864 174,777 

 Share................................................. 86.3 101.7 100.5 93.6 89.8 79.9 

 SE ..................................................... 1,312.27 237.32 256.59 392.34 462.54 4,635.11 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.84 1.94 .78 .74 .55 2.65 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

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consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................. $10,971 $4,142 $3,243 $6,122 $7,888 $33,360 

 SE ..................................................... 2,278.11 1,959.72 1,993.10 3,241.27 2,923.72 9,930.80 

 CV(%)................................................ 20.77 47.32 61.45 52.95 37.06 29.77 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................. 23,320 5,549 5,929 18,395 26,232 60,310 

 SE ..................................................... 2,064.38 2,041.64 1,898.53 3,367.21 3,053.83 8,322.90 

 CV(%)................................................ 8.85 36.80 32.02 18.31 11.64 13.80 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................. 12,350 1,407 2,686 12,273 18,344 26,950 

 SE ..................................................... 1,381.57 580.44 779.98 1,791.20 2,509.38 5,617.92 

 CV(%)................................................ 11.19 41.26 29.04 14.59 13.68 20.85 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................. 1,201 826 575 1,430 904 2,264 

 SE ..................................................... 391.13 280.49 212.19 581.28 242.68 1,330.71 

 CV(%)................................................ 32.56 33.96 36.93 40.66 26.85 58.77 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................. -2,288 -565 -896 -1,447 -2,710 -5,806 

 SE ..................................................... 54.74 55.57 93.05 85.88 190.01 170.24 

 CV(%)................................................ -2.39 -9.84 -10.39 -5.93 -7.01 -2.93 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................. 204,174 89,707 126,256 157,077 213,577 433,214 

 SE ..................................................... 4,271.93 5,726.17 6,616.86 6,334.28 7,234.40 15,849.37 

 CV(%)................................................ 2.09 6.38 5.24 4.03 3.39 3.66 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................. 1,097 545 737 897 1,205 2,094 

 SE ..................................................... 11.77 25.66 20.60 21.39 21.94 45.43 

 CV(%)................................................ 1.07 4.71 2.79 2.39 1.82 2.17 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................. 1,310 498 622 953 1,476 2,993 

 SE ..................................................... 61.97 54.22 65.51 79.28 154.45 206.54 

 CV(%)................................................ 4.73 10.88 10.53 8.32 10.46 6.90 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................. 98 41 40 73 84 253 

 SE ..................................................... 10.44 9.34 5.35 12.75 14.40 44.04 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.62 22.88 13.35 17.55 17.04 17.40 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................. 13 4 5 5 18 35 

 SE ..................................................... 2.05 2.72 1.93 1.75 5.72 6.84 

 CV(%)................................................ 15.50 69.14 39.32 38.68 32.38 19.42 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................. 248 100 133 184 257 565 

 SE ..................................................... 14.84 16.87 22.12 25.73 29.14 59.78 

 CV(%)................................................ 5.98 16.86 16.59 14.00 11.34 10.57 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................. 28 11 21 27 33 47 

 SE ..................................................... 3.16 3.08 5.93 5.09 5.05 7.74 

 CV(%)................................................ 11.31 27.26 27.75 18.97 15.29 16.46 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................. 15 4 3 27 25 17 

 SE ..................................................... 3.21 2.98 1.75 11.21 8.95 7.76 

 CV(%)................................................ 20.91 67.34 55.32 41.11 35.72 46.22 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................. 23 8 12 15 29 50 

 SE ..................................................... 2.00 3.77 3.84 3.21 5.82 10.25 

 CV(%)................................................ 8.68 44.38 30.91 21.45 19.87 20.59 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................. 9 3 7 3 12 19 

 SE ..................................................... 1.63 1.42 2.66 1.29 3.85 7.64 

 CV(%)................................................ 18.64 56.23 37.64 41.84 31.48 40.44 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................. 14 6 5 12 17 31 

 SE ..................................................... 1.87 3.46 2.65 3.00 5.05 7.25 

 CV(%)................................................ 13.10 57.94 49.36 25.21 29.59 23.47 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................. 47 13 23 53 62 84 

 SE ..................................................... 5.07 3.23 6.17 16.39 10.63 11.51 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.77 25.23 26.92 31.00 17.09 13.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................. 135 63 73 62 107 367 

 SE ..................................................... 12.44 15.29 18.07 9.80 22.74 55.22 

 CV(%)................................................ 9.23 24.25 24.59 15.86 21.17 15.03 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................. 247 124 137 271 358 343 

 SE ..................................................... 23.40 21.52 19.34 51.04 93.64 42.64 

 CV(%)................................................ 9.49 17.41 14.13 18.84 26.13 12.43 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................. 57 41 32 64 58 91 

 SE ..................................................... 4.86 10.87 7.32 11.55 14.56 16.94 

 CV(%)................................................ 8.47 26.38 22.80 17.92 25.02 18.67 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................. 88 29 46 109 147 110 

 SE ..................................................... 17.32 7.23 10.04 45.50 77.25 19.10 

 CV(%)................................................ 19.63 24.75 21.78 41.86 52.64 17.32 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................. 37 21 14 28 60 59 

 SE ..................................................... 4.42 7.22 3.67 5.33 13.37 10.50 

 CV(%)................................................ 12.02 33.87 25.66 18.73 22.13 17.68 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................. 64 32 44 69 93 83 

 SE ..................................................... 8.43 10.62 12.33 19.60 22.97 13.53 

 CV(%)................................................ 13.12 33.35 27.81 28.27 24.68 16.38 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................. 8 3 4 13 5 13 

 SE ..................................................... 2.40 1.37 1.43 10.62 1.67 3.31 

 CV(%)................................................ 31.43 39.92 36.35 83.37 32.41 25.69 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................. 57 28 40 57 88 70 

 SE ..................................................... 7.59 10.82 12.39 16.11 22.94 13.21 

 CV(%)................................................ 13.41 38.06 30.66 28.47 26.09 18.95 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................. 133 71 67 120 134 271 

 SE ..................................................... 16.24 37.93 24.44 43.97 42.31 52.30 

 CV(%)................................................ 12.25 53.75 36.58 36.78 31.55 19.29 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................. 38 14 40 10 35 92 

 SE ..................................................... 10.56 11.09 28.75 3.17 15.64 39.23 

 CV(%)................................................ 27.65 76.72 72.71 32.32 44.94 42.56 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................. 100 21 55 75 143 206 

 SE ..................................................... 7.78 4.01 14.19 13.19 21.97 29.83 

 CV(%)................................................ 7.78 19.00 25.82 17.60 15.38 14.50 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................. 30 9 11 34 52 46 

 SE ..................................................... 2.93 4.63 3.79 8.84 7.96 9.21 

 CV(%)................................................ 9.63 48.86 35.24 25.63 15.44 20.19 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................. 70 12 44 40 91 160 

 SE ..................................................... 7.32 3.25 12.58 8.27 22.43 27.22 

 CV(%)................................................ 10.51 27.94 28.46 20.46 24.57 17.00 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................. 21 12 20 25 21 26 

 SE ..................................................... 5.31 6.33 9.40 10.98 5.22 15.96 

 CV(%)................................................ 25.47 54.53 45.99 43.19 24.73 62.14 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................. 3 2 1 3 1 8 

 SE ..................................................... .75 1.29 .48 1.20 .58 2.65 

 CV(%)................................................ 23.69 58.59 41.52 36.81 40.91 34.43 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................. 296 61 56 121 331 909 

 SE ..................................................... 36.64 29.72 19.48 31.10 103.83 133.74 

 CV(%)................................................ 12.38 48.97 34.49 25.70 31.41 14.71 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................. 113 49 68 68 94 285 

 SE ..................................................... 16.25 12.59 16.12 13.87 13.49 77.64 

 CV(%)................................................ 14.40 25.50 23.84 20.55 14.42 27.20 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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