Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1............................................ 131,234 22,965 27,907 50,574 29,788 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $84,352 $95,329 $78,558 $78,080 $91,964 

 SE..................................................................... 1,260.38 2,700.79 2,404.35 2,346.80 2,682.37 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.49 2.83 3.06 3.01 2.92 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 74,949 83,005 71,238 69,556 81,371 

 SE..................................................................... 1,197.76 2,088.32 2,059.72 2,528.54 2,001.45 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.60 2.52 2.89 3.64 2.46 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 52.2 53.6 52.4 51.9 51.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

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

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

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

 Vehicles ............................................................................................ 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................................... 47 47 47 46 49 

 Women ............................................................................................. 53 53 53 54 51 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 66 62 70 68 61 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 39 37 42 38 39 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 25 29 30 22 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 34 38 30 32 39 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 15 11 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ..................................................... 87 85 89 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................ 14 13 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 86 87 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 28 31 28 30 22 

 College ............................................................................................. 69 66 70 67 73 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 90 82 92 91 92 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,334 $68,596 $59,667 $55,797 $66,769 

 SE..................................................................... 573.03 1,648.01 1,273.96 1,070.32 1,500.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .93 2.40 2.14 1.92 2.25 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,316 8,294 6,921 6,477 8,398 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 12.1 11.6 11.6 12.6 

 SE..................................................................... 126.15 272.89 163.59 232.30 370.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.72 3.29 2.36 3.59 4.41 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,942 5,803 4,664 4,310 5,639 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 8.5 7.8 7.7 8.4 

 SE..................................................................... 99.87 175.03 136.07 189.78 245.72 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.02 3.02 2.92 4.40 4.36 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 640 793 619 555 688 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.82 32.22 26.22 29.68 42.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.47 4.06 4.24 5.35 6.13 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 258 200 174 253 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE..................................................................... 5.46 8.99 11.60 8.33 17.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.58 3.48 5.79 4.79 7.03 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 428 535 418 381 435 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.31 24.72 18.09 22.70 25.62 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.64 4.62 4.32 5.96 5.89 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,075 1,285 941 975 1,215 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 

 SE..................................................................... 26.77 41.49 36.93 51.07 67.33 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.49 3.23 3.92 5.24 5.54 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 296 332 262 271 345 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.79 24.21 14.57 15.98 29.64 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.65 7.30 5.56 5.90 8.60 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 214 216 194 216 230 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.78 11.24 13.07 24.08 14.22 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.56 5.21 6.73 11.14 6.20 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 142 191 137 122 143 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.83 10.35 11.91 8.96 7.16 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.40 5.43 8.71 7.32 5.00 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 189 244 158 168 213 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.30 17.87 9.88 10.08 21.45 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.86 7.31 6.25 6.00 10.07 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 229 139 143 200 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.72 20.12 15.54 12.02 15.08 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.54 8.77 11.15 8.38 7.55 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 73 51 55 85 

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

 SE..................................................................... 2.05 5.35 2.78 3.19 4.66 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.22 7.28 5.47 5.84 5.50 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 474 587 454 395 541 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.49 21.79 19.43 16.12 21.34 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.00 3.71 4.28 4.08 3.94 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 181 136 123 171 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.70 8.36 7.99 6.30 8.38 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.52 4.61 5.87 5.11 4.90 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 327 405 318 272 370 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.33 16.61 15.00 11.62 16.90 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.24 4.10 4.71 4.28 4.56 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 977 1,224 874 824 1,150 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.18 55.10 34.81 48.72 61.61 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.68 4.50 3.98 5.91 5.36 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 349 426 317 285 430 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.81 20.14 16.22 16.59 24.56 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.81 4.73 5.12 5.82 5.71 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 311 399 272 249 388 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.66 16.48 12.96 14.00 15.95 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.46 4.13 4.77 5.63 4.11 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 170 112 106 136 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.52 10.67 8.61 8.54 10.29 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.61 6.27 7.71 8.02 7.55 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 192 229 174 184 195 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.56 17.51 11.16 16.52 19.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.46 7.65 6.41 8.99 10.08 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,776 1,914 1,775 1,561 2,045 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.1 

 SE..................................................................... 35.44 61.53 54.82 68.48 74.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.00 3.21 3.09 4.39 3.66 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 166 207 169 141 173 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.45 11.04 9.88 9.89 11.88 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 5.33 5.83 6.99 6.86 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 133 161 121 121 141 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.55 11.95 8.44 8.02 8.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.43 7.40 6.98 6.62 5.78 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 973 999 991 850 1,151 

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

 SE..................................................................... 21.05 33.19 34.26 41.49 43.84 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.16 3.32 3.46 4.88 3.81 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 455 489 440 412 518 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.57 15.27 19.14 15.93 21.57 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.10 3.13 4.35 3.87 4.16 

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

 Mean ................................................................ 50 58 54 37 61 

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

 SE..................................................................... 2.73 7.90 3.40 3.01 8.65 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.51 13.55 6.34 8.20 14.17 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,375 2,491 2,257 2,167 2,759 

 Share ................................................................ 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 

 SE..................................................................... 63.73 214.03 59.67 116.93 142.79 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.68 8.59 2.64 5.40 5.18 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 478 587 500 382 539 

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

 SE..................................................................... 20.88 70.75 44.97 32.41 40.52 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.37 12.04 9.00 8.48 7.52 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 21,409 25,195 19,268 19,029 24,548 

 Share ................................................................ 34.9 36.7 32.3 34.1 36.8 

 SE..................................................................... 244.84 907.59 367.94 327.43 599.18 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.14 3.60 1.91 1.72 2.44 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 12,604 15,342 10,674 10,755 15,439 

 Share ................................................................ 20.5 22.4 17.9 19.3 23.1 

 SE..................................................................... 140.10 285.39 244.06 205.59 409.62 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.11 1.86 2.29 1.91 2.65 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,473 8,786 6,949 6,516 8,577 

 Share ................................................................ 12.2 12.8 11.6 11.7 12.8 

 SE..................................................................... 107.20 196.99 220.77 185.70 295.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.43 2.24 3.18 2.85 3.44 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,962 2,965 2,414 2,684 3,943 

 Share ................................................................ 4.8 4.3 4.0 4.8 5.9 

 SE..................................................................... 50.84 117.90 105.15 82.08 131.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.72 3.98 4.36 3.06 3.32 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,353 3,765 2,397 1,689 2,353 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 5.5 4.0 3.0 3.5 

 SE..................................................................... 49.04 121.97 127.63 68.84 93.81 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.08 3.24 5.33 4.08 3.99 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,158 2,055 2,139 2,143 2,281 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.4 

 SE..................................................................... 55.65 123.66 78.40 112.11 131.32 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.58 6.02 3.67 5.23 5.76 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,408 5,525 3,012 3,639 6,162 

 Share ................................................................ 7.2 8.1 5.0 6.5 9.2 

 SE..................................................................... 63.34 254.23 163.09 123.03 202.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.44 4.60 5.42 3.38 3.29 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 722 1,032 713 600 700 

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

 SE..................................................................... 40.39 96.10 95.85 62.13 92.89 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.59 9.31 13.44 10.35 13.26 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,158 4,364 4,002 4,176 4,114 

 Share ................................................................ 6.8 6.4 6.7 7.5 6.2 

 SE..................................................................... 30.97 69.07 60.83 60.22 73.07 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .74 1.58 1.52 1.44 1.78 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 414 608 600 246 378 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .9 1.0 .4 .6 

 SE..................................................................... 13.59 27.12 24.54 23.18 27.63 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.28 4.46 4.09 9.44 7.31 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,516 1,466 1,312 1,743 1,361 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.1 2.2 3.1 2.0 

 SE..................................................................... 21.10 33.59 31.45 36.83 54.72 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.39 2.29 2.40 2.11 4.02 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 327 84 49 49 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .5 .1 .1 .1 

 SE..................................................................... 7.17 30.56 14.59 7.64 8.89 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.82 9.33 17.43 15.61 18.05 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,441 1,489 1,381 1,446 1,449 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.2 

 SE..................................................................... 13.62 17.52 30.62 31.36 25.63 

 CV(%) ............................................................... .95 1.18 2.22 2.17 1.77 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 188 282 180 172 149 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.11 13.52 8.55 9.31 13.47 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.72 4.79 4.75 5.43 9.05 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,253 1,207 1,201 1,275 1,300 

 Share ................................................................ 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 12.80 23.10 27.68 29.26 22.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.02 1.91 2.30 2.30 1.70 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 682 474 626 693 877 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 .7 1.0 1.2 1.3 

 SE..................................................................... 14.27 56.96 28.60 21.33 13.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.09 12.02 4.57 3.08 1.56 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,465 1,523 1,380 1,401 1,605 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 

 SE..................................................................... 35.64 63.36 66.25 66.76 67.83 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.43 4.16 4.80 4.76 4.23 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 423 433 279 322 

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

 SE..................................................................... 22.71 56.03 76.17 29.91 41.12 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.55 13.25 17.57 10.73 12.77 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,118 1,100 947 1,123 1,283 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other household expenses 

 SE..................................................................... 27.66 34.37 23.91 56.04 61.50 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.47 3.12 2.52 4.99 4.79 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 837 901 922 735 882 

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

 SE..................................................................... 31.96 49.94 110.43 34.35 66.58 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.82 5.54 11.98 4.68 7.55 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 167 185 157 181 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.53 13.54 26.72 12.98 17.36 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.01 8.10 14.42 8.26 9.57 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 536 582 591 467 568 

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

 SE..................................................................... 28.38 43.54 105.66 29.88 54.34 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.29 7.47 17.89 6.39 9.57 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 130 151 146 110 133 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.59 14.68 16.85 14.81 11.04 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.83 9.69 11.55 13.44 8.31 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,346 3,064 2,290 1,962 2,508 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.8 

 SE..................................................................... 137.92 776.17 145.69 96.50 110.57 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.88 25.33 6.36 4.92 4.41 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 116 93 137 103 138 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.35 20.72 24.29 20.57 21.90 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.78 22.30 17.76 20.07 15.87 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 534 506 473 538 606 

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

 SE..................................................................... 17.56 24.46 38.41 33.11 36.71 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 4.83 8.12 6.15 6.06 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 30 47 29 22 31 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.86 17.30 6.62 4.85 5.16 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 12.91 37.09 22.65 22.10 16.52 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 354 358 339 354 365 

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

 SE..................................................................... 14.31 25.86 18.40 25.78 27.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.04 7.22 5.43 7.28 7.59 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 135 131 144 115 163 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.60 17.52 9.81 18.45 13.16 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.38 13.42 6.80 16.08 8.06 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,178 1,930 1,167 830 1,205 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 2.8 2.0 1.5 1.8 

 SE..................................................................... 131.18 760.67 111.53 80.01 76.58 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 11.14 39.41 9.55 9.63 6.36 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,434 1,800 1,515 1,191 1,496 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.2 

 SE..................................................................... 52.39 150.28 68.98 92.70 120.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.65 8.35 4.55 7.79 8.02 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 326 357 333 277 382 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.56 41.36 34.08 51.61 40.23 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.22 11.57 10.25 18.64 10.52 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 240 258 239 203 292 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.52 38.05 24.96 52.51 37.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Men, 16 and over 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.80 14.75 10.44 25.92 12.73 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 86 99 93 74 90 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.07 7.34 14.22 9.04 11.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.88 7.39 15.21 12.18 12.33 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 545 675 583 449 575 

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

 SE..................................................................... 27.60 53.28 50.90 44.28 71.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.07 7.89 8.72 9.87 12.45 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 456 565 499 370 480 

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

 SE..................................................................... 24.70 54.64 49.00 35.18 70.38 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.42 9.67 9.83 9.51 14.65 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 89 110 85 79 95 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.22 23.24 16.40 16.11 9.96 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.24 21.16 19.32 20.44 10.53 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 68 65 65 78 56 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.06 15.50 12.53 11.40 8.28 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.92 23.99 19.15 14.70 14.84 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 458 327 250 302 

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

 SE..................................................................... 25.76 97.46 21.17 41.43 38.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.21 21.30 6.48 16.59 12.68 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 245 207 138 181 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.89 38.59 30.85 9.39 21.12 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.01 15.75 14.92 6.82 11.64 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,826 9,035 10,281 9,745 10,146 

 Share ................................................................ 16.0 13.2 17.2 17.5 15.2 

 SE..................................................................... 192.59 307.38 385.13 353.18 294.91 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.96 3.40 3.75 3.62 2.91 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,523 3,684 4,998 4,699 4,427 

 Share ................................................................ 7.4 5.4 8.4 8.4 6.6 

 SE..................................................................... 178.25 287.14 327.87 329.00 311.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.94 7.79 6.56 7.00 7.03 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,089 1,780 2,346 2,123 2,029 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.6 3.9 3.8 3.0 

 SE..................................................................... 133.72 229.86 420.52 186.17 212.66 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.40 12.91 17.92 8.77 10.48 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,360 1,870 2,477 2,530 2,338 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 2.7 4.2 4.5 3.5 

 SE..................................................................... 148.46 227.98 270.51 276.22 315.31 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.29 12.19 10.92 10.92 13.49 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 75 34 175 46 60 

 Share ................................................................ .1 ( 2 ) .3 .1 .1 

 SE..................................................................... 27.92 22.41 120.03 22.22 29.69 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 37.43 65.37 68.76 47.80 49.67 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,568 1,337 1,547 1,587 1,735 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.6 

 SE..................................................................... 18.09 33.88 46.12 28.23 46.50 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.15 2.53 2.98 1.78 2.68 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,471 3,650 3,427 3,302 3,660 

 Share ................................................................ 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.5 

 SE..................................................................... 46.25 96.19 95.38 73.76 122.85 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.33 2.64 2.78 2.23 3.36 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 200 279 287 234 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.09 11.79 11.52 9.92 14.64 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.36 5.89 4.13 3.46 6.25 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 879 780 945 816 1,004 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.93 46.20 40.22 30.63 31.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.93 5.93 4.26 3.75 3.13 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 758 1,191 793 527 785 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.7 1.3 .9 1.2 

 SE..................................................................... 26.69 98.13 51.06 31.09 50.48 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.52 8.24 6.44 5.90 6.43 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,575 1,479 1,410 1,673 1,637 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.5 

 SE..................................................................... 20.18 44.21 22.17 38.66 52.06 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.28 2.99 1.57 2.31 3.18 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 263 364 309 156 325 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.27 40.32 48.67 13.79 38.65 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.18 11.06 15.73 8.82 11.91 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,177 5,006 5,739 5,098 4,916 

 Share ................................................................ 8.4 7.3 9.6 9.1 7.4 

 SE..................................................................... 75.20 185.09 183.29 153.40 188.99 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.45 3.70 3.19 3.01 3.84 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,667 3,613 3,994 3,709 3,331 

 Share ................................................................ 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.6 5.0 

 SE..................................................................... 58.26 130.14 153.94 93.04 176.15 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.59 3.60 3.85 2.51 5.29 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 864 784 1,017 773 938 

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

 SE..................................................................... 33.20 77.55 46.06 43.47 108.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.84 9.89 4.53 5.63 11.62 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 476 414 532 478 470 

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

 SE..................................................................... 20.14 29.67 57.81 36.86 40.58 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.23 7.16 10.87 7.71 8.63 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 195 197 139 178 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.73 21.69 19.82 13.78 20.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.14 11.11 10.06 9.95 11.57 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,912 3,113 3,368 2,378 3,242 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.5 5.6 4.3 4.9 

 SE..................................................................... 145.17 552.36 419.01 113.79 206.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.98 17.74 12.44 4.79 6.36 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 425 421 392 377 539 

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

 SE..................................................................... 20.89 50.43 22.92 32.13 65.99 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.92 11.98 5.85 8.52 12.24 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,049 1,077 1,126 1,005 1,031 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 

 SE..................................................................... 25.34 48.16 73.29 40.63 45.71 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.42 4.47 6.51 4.04 4.44 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 859 722 1,105 709 992 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.5 

 SE..................................................................... 87.73 40.75 347.27 71.56 181.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 10.21 5.64 31.42 10.09 18.29 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 690 559 911 566 796 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 .8 1.5 1.0 1.2 

 SE..................................................................... 90.72 61.17 348.73 70.70 189.33 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 13.15 10.95 38.30 12.49 23.79 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 170 164 195 143 197 

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

 SE..................................................................... 13.39 34.33 29.63 18.17 34.73 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.89 20.97 15.21 12.69 17.66 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 579 892 745 286 680 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.3 1.2 .5 1.0 

 SE..................................................................... 101.44 521.87 172.28 34.72 100.55 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 17.52 58.49 23.12 12.14 14.79 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 646 659 673 568 747 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.47 52.40 37.53 27.21 33.44 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.55 7.95 5.58 4.79 4.48 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 128 113 106 116 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.15 18.52 16.92 15.95 10.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.16 14.45 14.92 14.98 9.40 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,271 2,368 937 1,069 1,082 

 Share ................................................................ 2.1 3.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 92.39 393.31 111.14 131.29 131.62 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.27 16.61 11.86 12.28 12.16 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 315 313 347 339 246 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.44 22.08 19.24 19.53 22.87 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.32 7.06 5.55 5.76 9.29 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 907 1,098 808 816 1,007 

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

 SE..................................................................... 43.29 79.63 42.47 84.69 93.90 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.77 7.25 5.26 10.38 9.33 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,283 2,632 2,197 2,008 2,561 

 Share ................................................................ 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 

 SE..................................................................... 175.86 748.66 220.54 123.87 404.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.70 28.44 10.04 6.17 15.81 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,246 8,367 7,000 6,591 7,724 

 Share ................................................................ 11.8 12.2 11.7 11.8 11.6 

 SE..................................................................... 108.92 309.17 249.28 201.99 226.62 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.50 3.70 3.56 3.06 2.93 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 486 564 499 491 404 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.21 34.27 37.35 29.35 34.37 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.34 6.08 7.49 5.98 8.50 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,760 7,803 6,502 6,099 7,320 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 11.4 10.9 10.9 11.0 

 SE..................................................................... 101.94 302.90 223.45 187.87 221.82 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.51 3.88 3.44 3.08 3.03 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $84,352 $95,329 $78,558 $78,080 $91,964 

 SE..................................................................... 1,260.38 2,700.79 2,404.35 2,346.80 2,682.37 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.49 2.83 3.06 3.01 2.92 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 65,449 74,121 61,248 60,722 70,724 

 Share ................................................................ 77.6 77.8 78.0 77.8 76.9 

 SE..................................................................... 999.71 2,695.40 1,963.03 1,831.62 2,215.35 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.53 3.64 3.21 3.02 3.13 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,808 7,494 3,730 5,395 7,155 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 7.9 4.7 6.9 7.8 

 SE..................................................................... 438.28 1,259.02 696.36 627.61 1,161.32 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.55 16.80 18.67 11.63 16.23 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,493 9,725 9,664 9,272 9,531 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 10.2 12.3 11.9 10.4 

 SE..................................................................... 229.45 585.86 358.48 604.36 352.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.42 6.02 3.71 6.52 3.69 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,963 2,148 2,418 1,257 2,592 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.3 3.1 1.6 2.8 

 SE..................................................................... 171.92 329.52 485.49 241.10 323.57 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.76 15.34 20.08 19.19 12.48 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 458 451 469 402 549 

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

 SE..................................................................... 28.46 51.25 74.20 41.50 58.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.21 11.35 15.82 10.32 10.69 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 902 1,001 696 860 1,090 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 

 SE..................................................................... 71.85 126.47 71.91 139.74 181.44 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.96 12.63 10.33 16.24 16.64 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 278 390 334 172 322 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.87 103.63 62.65 28.62 48.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.65 26.57 18.78 16.68 15.07 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,402 12,324 7,321 8,523 10,592 

 Share ................................................................ 11.1 12.9 9.3 10.9 11.5 

 SE..................................................................... 740.16 723.71 418.33 1,812.31 830.01 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.87 5.87 5.71 21.26 7.84 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,812 10,660 6,772 8,670 9,538 

 Share ................................................................ 10.4 11.2 8.6 11.1 10.4 

 SE..................................................................... 653.61 534.03 359.23 1,605.19 628.83 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.42 5.01 5.31 18.51 6.59 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ................................................................ -1,911 -1,799 -1,954 -1,987 -1,828 

 Share ................................................................ -2.3 -1.9 -2.5 -2.5 -2.0 

 SE..................................................................... 40.69 65.96 73.89 95.20 58.61 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -2.13 -3.67 -3.78 -4.79 -3.21 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,430 3,394 2,382 1,764 2,861 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.3 3.1 

 SE..................................................................... 113.11 183.65 112.61 251.14 276.98 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.66 5.41 4.73 14.24 9.68 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 72 69 121 76 21 

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

 SE..................................................................... 12.03 35.12 38.92 14.39 14.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 16.74 51.26 32.07 18.85 71.09 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 74,949 83,005 71,238 69,556 81,371 

 Share ................................................................ 88.9 87.1 90.7 89.1 88.5 

 SE..................................................................... 1,197.76 2,088.32 2,059.72 2,528.54 2,001.45 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.60 2.52 2.89 3.64 2.46 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $3,584 $5,913 $2,166 $13,399 -$13,547 

 SE..................................................................... 4,404.92 3,442.06 3,516.95 10,895.65 3,954.84 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 122.91 58.21 162.34 81.32 -29.19 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 24,635 24,450 18,594 30,889 19,821 

 SE..................................................................... 4,342.48 2,070.95 1,722.36 11,193.75 2,703.87 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 17.63 8.47 9.26 36.24 13.64 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 21,052 18,537 16,428 17,491 33,368 

 SE..................................................................... 1,361.05 2,922.88 3,400.66 2,469.09 3,186.22 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.47 15.77 20.70 14.12 9.55 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,042 662 1,154 3,711 1,102 

 SE..................................................................... 1,660.31 230.13 412.22 4,299.38 341.48 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 81.32 34.77 35.71 115.85 30.99 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,395 -2,616 -2,287 -2,130 -2,777 

 SE..................................................................... 52.65 135.23 154.89 68.13 118.70 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -2.20 -5.17 -6.77 -3.20 -4.28 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 221,708 230,603 165,446 178,781 340,438 

 SE..................................................................... 4,520.75 7,656.05 7,807.15 4,618.49 18,693.36 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.04 3.32 4.72 2.58 5.49 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,181 1,263 1,015 1,085 1,438 

 SE..................................................................... 14.08 23.70 30.94 17.31 53.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.19 1.88 3.05 1.60 3.71 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

# 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