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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 132,415 23,059 28,068 51,191 30,097 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $85,906 $97,726 $81,523 $78,620 $93,329 

 SE.................................................. 1,003.29 2,961.04 2,321.49 1,664.77 2,145.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.03 2.85 2.12 2.30 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 76,863 85,487 73,881 70,918 83,148 

 SE.................................................. 871.93 2,322.69 1,862.17 1,596.21 1,571.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.13 2.72 2.52 2.25 1.89 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.0 53.3 52.3 51.7 51.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 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 ................................................................... 65 62 70 67 60 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 36 42 37 38 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 27 28 30 21 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 38 30 33 40 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 14 12 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 86 88 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 14 13 6 15 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 87 94 85 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 30 28 30 23 

 College .......................................................................... 69 67 69 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 ............................................. $64,187 $70,681 $62,118 $58,682 $70,521 

 SE.................................................. 617.86 1,903.24 1,131.78 1,025.65 1,694.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ .96 2.69 1.82 1.75 2.40 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 7,803 8,814 7,407 7,053 8,689 

 SE.................................................. 116.05 271.92 166.09 221.89 290.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.09 2.24 3.15 3.34 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 5,098 5,966 4,783 4,549 5,673 

 SE.................................................. 91.86 174.51 115.96 175.48 231.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.80 2.93 2.42 3.86 4.08 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 656 818 627 579 692 

 SE.................................................. 14.27 33.78 21.65 27.83 34.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.18 4.13 3.45 4.81 4.99 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 211 258 199 183 234 

 SE.................................................. 4.79 7.10 8.17 9.14 13.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 2.75 4.11 4.99 5.61 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 445 560 428 396 458 

 SE.................................................. 10.14 27.95 16.16 19.48 22.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 4.99 3.78 4.92 4.93 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,093 1,285 962 1,012 1,207 

 SE.................................................. 22.98 46.35 25.19 40.34 60.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 3.61 2.62 3.99 5.00 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 294 323 254 282 332 

 SE.................................................. 7.70 11.93 9.13 13.24 18.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.62 3.69 3.59 4.70 5.56 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 216 226 197 213 230 

 SE.................................................. 5.78 12.97 7.99 10.90 15.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 5.73 4.05 5.12 6.52 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 146 201 143 123 148 

 SE.................................................. 4.82 13.99 7.30 8.11 7.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.30 6.95 5.10 6.61 5.35 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 196 235 171 182 215 

 SE.................................................. 5.10 11.33 7.90 9.09 13.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.60 4.82 4.64 5.00 6.30 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 174 224 140 155 200 

 SE.................................................. 5.32 11.77 7.39 9.31 14.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.06 5.25 5.27 5.99 7.22 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 66 75 56 58 81 

 SE.................................................. 1.56 5.00 2.36 2.18 3.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.38 6.66 4.19 3.78 4.27 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 483 585 453 415 550 

 SE.................................................. 7.92 19.66 11.87 16.55 17.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.64 3.36 2.62 3.99 3.26 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 152 183 139 132 174 

 SE.................................................. 3.05 8.52 5.82 6.02 5.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.01 4.65 4.19 4.54 3.17 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 331 402 314 282 376 

 SE.................................................. 5.73 11.88 9.84 11.42 14.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.73 2.96 3.14 4.05 3.77 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 1,005 1,245 906 867 1,149 

 SE.................................................. 22.16 41.84 27.38 41.86 54.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.21 3.36 3.02 4.83 4.74 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 364 446 332 300 438 

 SE.................................................. 8.18 17.83 11.97 15.41 19.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.25 4.00 3.60 5.14 4.53 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 319 405 275 265 386 

 SE.................................................. 6.57 15.05 8.32 12.44 14.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.06 3.71 3.02 4.69 3.67 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 129 161 118 117 136 

 SE.................................................. 3.98 7.42 5.09 7.65 9.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.09 4.60 4.32 6.55 7.04 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 193 232 181 185 189 

 SE.................................................. 6.59 9.70 9.94 12.39 15.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.41 4.18 5.51 6.70 8.21 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,862 2,032 1,836 1,676 2,075 

 SE.................................................. 33.11 68.46 51.88 64.47 74.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.78 3.37 2.83 3.85 3.58 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 174 206 180 153 180 

 SE.................................................. 5.02 11.42 8.60 9.29 11.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.89 5.55 4.77 6.08 6.23 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 133 157 122 123 140 

 SE.................................................. 3.54 6.62 6.72 5.78 8.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.67 4.22 5.52 4.69 6.31 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 1,011 1,073 999 902 1,162 

 SE.................................................. 19.34 39.69 31.06 40.06 36.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.91 3.70 3.11 4.44 3.11 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 485 532 470 451 522 

 SE.................................................. 9.19 18.51 17.71 13.38 26.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.90 3.48 3.77 2.97 5.05 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips 

 Mean ............................................. 60 65 65 47 71 

 SE.................................................. 2.32 5.71 4.18 3.49 6.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.90 8.76 6.41 7.43 8.53 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 2,705 2,848 2,624 2,504 3,016 

 SE.................................................. 49.24 136.29 69.58 100.29 91.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.82 4.79 2.65 4.01 3.05 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 516 624 527 419 590 

 SE.................................................. 16.77 57.49 35.91 18.32 36.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.25 9.22 6.82 4.37 6.19 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 22,046 25,402 20,055 19,682 25,358 

 SE.................................................. 235.58 725.91 420.54 356.21 537.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 2.86 2.10 1.81 2.12 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 12,934 15,534 11,065 11,097 15,809 

 SE.................................................. 151.76 320.69 255.65 235.05 388.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 2.06 2.31 2.12 2.45 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,533 8,911 7,052 6,648 8,428 

 SE.................................................. 106.56 262.27 201.07 169.65 258.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.41 2.94 2.85 2.55 3.06 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,870 2,853 2,344 2,628 3,788 

 SE.................................................. 56.34 102.19 88.02 103.83 132.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.96 3.58 3.76 3.95 3.49 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,415 3,877 2,481 1,757 2,353 

 SE.................................................. 41.19 115.26 100.54 58.79 57.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.71 2.97 4.05 3.35 2.45 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,247 2,181 2,227 2,264 2,288 

 SE.................................................. 45.03 113.67 52.34 88.94 113.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 5.21 2.35 3.93 4.97 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,547 5,468 3,120 3,751 6,528 

 SE.................................................. 54.58 207.84 105.50 109.23 206.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.20 3.80 3.38 2.91 3.17 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 854 1,155 893 697 853 

 SE.................................................. 29.29 88.98 66.06 49.08 42.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 7.70 7.40 7.04 4.97 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,195 4,470 4,120 4,160 4,114 

 SE.................................................. 34.89 86.60 64.96 56.45 93.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ .83 1.94 1.58 1.36 2.26 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 431 635 632 257 384 

 SE.................................................. 13.82 32.09 28.78 21.98 30.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.21 5.06 4.56 8.55 7.84 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,534 1,473 1,356 1,744 1,389 

 SE.................................................. 21.06 32.62 27.16 31.10 63.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.37 2.22 2.00 1.78 4.60 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 113 358 94 53 47 

 SE.................................................. 6.70 29.78 13.08 6.51 8.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.90 8.31 13.89 12.32 18.18 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,428 1,498 1,400 1,424 1,408 

 SE.................................................. 12.65 19.91 32.01 23.88 29.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ .89 1.33 2.29 1.68 2.12 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 176 282 171 157 133 

 SE.................................................. 4.31 14.05 4.86 7.21 11.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.45 4.99 2.85 4.59 8.72 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,252 1,216 1,230 1,267 1,275 

 SE.................................................. 12.16 21.05 31.70 22.59 26.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ .97 1.73 2.58 1.78 2.09 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 689 507 638 682 886 

 SE.................................................. 14.22 56.38 25.45 23.29 15.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.06 11.13 3.99 3.41 1.74 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,552 1,698 1,421 1,477 1,691 

 SE.................................................. 30.64 96.19 44.54 54.10 44.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.97 5.67 3.13 3.66 2.63 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 362 460 395 309 347 

 SE.................................................. 18.04 58.79 37.71 30.54 30.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.98 12.78 9.55 9.88 8.71 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,190 1,238 1,027 1,168 1,345 

 SE.................................................. 23.40 62.07 27.99 38.27 55.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.97 5.01 2.73 3.28 4.13 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 820 883 829 750 881 

 SE.................................................. 22.57 53.02 64.36 33.87 41.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.75 6.00 7.77 4.51 4.76 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 174 165 181 165 192 

 SE.................................................. 5.69 5.64 16.25 10.45 9.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.26 3.41 9.00 6.34 4.87 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 525 582 522 481 559 

 SE.................................................. 19.20 46.94 58.64 26.96 33.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.66 8.06 11.24 5.60 5.96 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 120 136 126 105 130 

 SE.................................................. 4.72 10.19 9.94 8.40 9.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.92 7.50 7.88 8.04 7.30 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,546 2,816 2,620 2,198 2,864 

 SE.................................................. 84.67 408.08 149.46 101.37 107.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.33 14.49 5.70 4.61 3.74 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 119 108 134 102 143 

 SE.................................................. 7.28 15.26 18.24 12.28 15.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.12 14.18 13.66 12.06 10.88 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 626 570 631 589 726 

 SE.................................................. 16.77 21.00 41.30 24.45 43.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 3.69 6.54 4.15 6.01 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 32 50 27 25 34 

 SE.................................................. 2.33 8.08 2.96 3.83 4.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.39 16.25 11.17 15.44 14.33 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 409 424 377 404 436 

 SE.................................................. 12.29 27.24 14.02 25.60 20.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.00 6.43 3.72 6.33 4.79 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 138 135 133 120 177 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 SE.................................................. 4.73 10.08 6.53 11.04 8.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.42 7.47 4.91 9.19 4.83 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,222 1,530 1,319 958 1,348 

 SE.................................................. 75.77 393.54 137.48 68.68 67.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.20 25.71 10.42 7.17 4.99 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,593 1,943 1,643 1,326 1,734 

 SE.................................................. 42.96 153.99 60.52 60.43 100.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.70 7.92 3.68 4.56 5.82 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 366 417 388 305 413 

 SE.................................................. 14.79 34.24 25.59 25.21 34.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 8.22 6.60 8.28 8.43 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 274 308 282 224 327 

 SE.................................................. 14.07 30.44 22.00 26.20 24.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.13 9.90 7.79 11.68 7.44 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 92 109 105 80 87 

 SE.................................................. 6.50 19.14 13.28 8.84 16.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.06 17.55 12.62 11.02 18.55 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 607 651 635 519 695 

 SE.................................................. 21.57 39.39 40.89 35.61 61.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.56 6.05 6.44 6.86 8.79 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 502 552 523 420 584 

 SE.................................................. 17.31 39.68 34.78 22.39 54.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.45 7.19 6.65 5.33 9.30 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 105 99 112 99 111 

 SE.................................................. 8.67 12.12 18.61 19.06 14.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.29 12.29 16.64 19.15 13.17 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 70 78 75 71 55 

 SE.................................................. 4.38 13.95 11.90 5.76 6.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.29 17.77 15.87 8.11 12.03 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 325 425 339 269 332 

 SE.................................................. 16.63 56.54 13.14 28.14 27.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.11 13.30 3.87 10.48 8.39 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 226 372 207 162 238 

 SE.................................................. 19.04 100.70 25.10 14.83 10.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.44 27.05 12.15 9.13 4.26 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 10,398 9,478 10,223 10,483 11,125 

 SE.................................................. 177.16 347.06 325.58 287.22 387.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.70 3.66 3.18 2.74 3.48 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,677 3,667 4,578 5,087 4,846 

 SE.................................................. 159.29 258.86 259.22 274.46 376.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.41 7.06 5.66 5.40 7.78 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,150 1,784 1,925 2,450 2,132 

 SE.................................................. 128.96 259.45 344.31 225.95 212.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.00 14.54 17.89 9.22 9.97 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,458 1,856 2,515 2,589 2,644 

 SE.................................................. 97.32 119.28 183.21 158.26 237.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.96 6.43 7.29 6.11 8.97 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 69 27 138 48 70 

 SE.................................................. 17.75 16.80 68.77 23.01 19.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 25.82 61.88 49.71 47.55 27.35 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 1,860 1,595 1,829 1,869 2,079 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 SE.................................................. 19.10 40.88 34.06 32.48 50.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.03 2.56 1.86 1.74 2.41 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,503 3,697 3,464 3,280 3,768 

 SE.................................................. 41.59 105.85 89.53 47.07 102.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.19 2.86 2.58 1.43 2.72 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 265 209 283 285 258 

 SE.................................................. 5.48 8.62 13.05 7.17 14.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.07 4.13 4.61 2.52 5.81 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 928 844 988 846 1,074 

 SE.................................................. 14.77 46.30 29.13 25.48 21.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 5.48 2.95 3.01 2.03 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 759 1,148 806 528 811 

 SE.................................................. 26.54 75.78 58.46 31.60 58.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.50 6.60 7.25 5.99 7.17 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,551 1,497 1,386 1,622 1,626 

 SE.................................................. 18.81 52.04 31.87 28.92 48.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 3.48 2.30 1.78 2.96 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 358 519 352 247 432 

 SE.................................................. 11.30 36.13 25.82 14.14 24.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.15 6.96 7.34 5.74 5.56 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,316 5,385 5,787 5,103 5,185 

 SE.................................................. 65.96 173.39 118.31 125.53 204.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.24 3.22 2.04 2.46 3.95 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,685 3,732 3,966 3,654 3,441 

 SE.................................................. 41.15 101.07 92.52 72.59 123.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.12 2.71 2.33 1.99 3.60 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 968 1,026 1,090 811 1,076 

 SE.................................................. 33.65 107.78 77.68 37.79 84.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.48 10.50 7.13 4.66 7.83 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 487 425 530 494 483 

 SE.................................................. 13.77 20.70 36.64 28.80 27.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.83 4.87 6.92 5.83 5.70 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 175 202 201 144 184 

 SE.................................................. 7.11 15.97 18.89 9.71 16.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.05 7.90 9.40 6.74 8.95 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 3,256 3,303 3,523 2,763 3,806 

 SE.................................................. 106.40 307.48 260.64 139.78 259.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.27 9.31 7.40 5.06 6.81 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 540 638 569 427 630 

 SE.................................................. 24.82 107.90 37.52 24.69 65.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.59 16.92 6.59 5.78 10.35 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,029 1,052 1,080 968 1,066 

 SE.................................................. 14.65 43.17 29.53 21.82 32.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 4.10 2.73 2.25 3.05 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 915 830 1,038 753 1,140 

 SE.................................................. 55.83 53.03 195.35 46.26 128.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.10 6.39 18.82 6.15 11.28 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 730 681 800 601 923 

 SE.................................................. 56.62 51.17 191.28 46.64 133.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.75 7.52 23.90 7.76 14.42 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 184 149 238 151 217 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 SE.................................................. 9.17 17.89 25.16 12.36 22.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.97 11.98 10.58 8.17 10.48 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 772 783 835 615 971 

 SE.................................................. 80.10 269.66 128.07 129.22 153.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.38 34.43 15.34 21.03 15.85 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 709 740 729 623 813 

 SE.................................................. 13.34 40.86 37.14 18.72 14.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.88 5.52 5.10 3.00 1.79 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 114 129 113 97 133 

 SE.................................................. 5.82 9.12 12.67 10.90 11.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.11 7.08 11.18 11.28 8.79 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,249 2,103 1,049 1,051 1,117 

 SE.................................................. 67.70 302.30 78.39 103.91 94.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.42 14.38 7.47 9.89 8.46 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 328 318 376 341 270 

 SE.................................................. 8.75 19.01 13.46 17.38 14.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.66 5.98 3.58 5.10 5.39 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 947 1,110 937 833 1,025 

 SE.................................................. 51.44 108.08 65.24 107.36 77.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.43 9.74 6.97 12.88 7.52 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,349 2,545 2,294 2,174 2,548 

 SE.................................................. 144.96 531.86 202.77 137.87 414.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.17 20.90 8.84 6.34 16.29 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,562 8,790 7,456 6,735 8,128 

 SE.................................................. 102.66 351.58 221.33 175.45 229.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 4.00 2.97 2.60 2.82 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 480 583 500 463 410 

 SE.................................................. 14.45 42.63 35.14 20.51 31.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.01 7.31 7.03 4.43 7.61 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 7,083 8,206 6,956 6,272 7,718 

 SE.................................................. 94.49 325.26 199.73 165.53 215.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.33 3.96 2.87 2.64 2.80 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $85,906 $97,726 $81,523 $78,620 $93,329 

 SE.................................................. 1,003.29 2,961.04 2,321.49 1,664.77 2,145.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.03 2.85 2.12 2.30 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 66,438 76,195 62,517 61,062 71,761 

 SE.................................................. 780.58 2,569.36 1,588.34 1,511.33 1,767.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.37 2.54 2.48 2.46 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 5,947 6,642 4,837 5,414 7,358 

 SE.................................................. 348.64 650.95 688.11 554.53 791.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.86 9.80 14.23 10.24 10.76 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,563 10,171 9,753 9,155 9,616 

 SE.................................................. 145.47 580.52 345.38 402.14 331.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.52 5.71 3.54 4.39 3.44 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income 

 Mean ............................................. 2,122 2,586 2,655 1,432 2,444 

 SE.................................................. 139.86 373.90 418.89 136.99 271.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.59 14.46 15.78 9.56 11.13 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 525 606 543 457 562 

 SE.................................................. 20.63 57.74 43.37 30.43 49.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.93 9.52 7.99 6.66 8.83 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 1,002 1,203 852 831 1,281 

 SE.................................................. 57.44 87.20 78.85 79.08 186.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.73 7.25 9.26 9.52 14.58 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 308 322 368 268 307 

 SE.................................................. 23.49 62.51 47.52 38.47 49.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.64 19.39 12.92 14.34 16.18 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 9,043 12,239 7,641 7,702 10,180 

 SE.................................................. 457.52 743.85 538.97 1,074.94 653.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.06 6.08 7.05 13.96 6.42 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,686 10,778 7,313 8,010 9,511 

 SE.................................................. 392.23 525.98 418.60 922.03 459.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.52 4.88 5.72 11.51 4.83 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ............................................. -2,229 -2,089 -2,271 -2,226 -2,304 

 SE.................................................. 31.41 60.32 47.19 74.76 24.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.41 -2.89 -2.08 -3.36 -1.07 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,498 3,472 2,503 1,789 2,950 

 SE.................................................. 98.03 205.67 132.16 206.27 263.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.93 5.92 5.28 11.53 8.92 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 89 77 96 128 23 

 SE.................................................. 33.90 42.88 30.45 84.01 10.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 38.23 55.41 31.71 65.44 45.59 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 76,863 85,487 73,881 70,918 83,148 

 SE.................................................. 871.93 2,322.69 1,862.17 1,596.21 1,571.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.13 2.72 2.52 2.25 1.89 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $9,892 $13,235 $11,192 $13,920 -$732 

 SE.................................................. 2,524.32 4,060.08 5,021.74 5,240.34 3,021.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 25.52 30.68 44.87 37.65 -413.04 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 32,367 34,635 31,784 30,837 33,776 

 SE.................................................. 2,559.52 2,625.67 4,100.78 5,897.13 3,134.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.91 7.58 12.90 19.12 9.28 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 22,475 21,399 20,592 16,917 34,507 

 SE.................................................. 1,095.48 2,582.99 2,794.02 2,042.40 2,352.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.87 12.07 13.57 12.07 6.82 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 1,518 552 1,239 2,454 927 

 SE.................................................. 919.87 159.79 390.39 2,362.05 165.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 60.60 28.95 31.51 96.26 17.90 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,509 -2,762 -2,431 -2,174 -2,956 

 SE.................................................. 49.09 161.51 146.83 63.24 72.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.96 -5.85 -6.04 -2.91 -2.47 

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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 237,819 246,991 178,839 192,098 363,558 

 SE.................................................. 4,807.50 8,063.35 7,698.69 4,701.62 18,975.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 3.26 4.30 2.45 5.22 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,224 1,322 1,066 1,127 1,460 

 SE.................................................. 13.39 26.44 24.16 17.55 51.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.09 2.00 2.27 1.56 3.50 

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, 2022