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

2016-2017

Item 

All consumer 

units in the 

West 

Los

Angeles 

San 

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix Denver Honolulu Anchorage 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 28,601 6,337 1,749 1,244 1,640 1,420 1,422 532 206 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $85,107 $76,471 $124,002 $99,931 $117,844 $73,834 $105,790 $93,672 $96,094 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 49.8 49.8 49.6 49.2 47.9 50.0 46.7 53.0 49.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.5 

 Percent homeowner ................................................................ 58 52 55 56 59 63 62 54 60 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $66,704 $66,971 $79,291 $79,585 $83,790 $62,072 $74,088 $65,099 $71,606 

 Food................................................................................................ 8,571 8,727 8,918 9,984 10,958 6,856 8,855 10,036 8,306 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,742 4,466 4,487 5,364 5,978 3,938 5,057 5,161 5,284 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 596 549 599 638 754 513 622 511 655 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 1,008 1,050 1,021 1,224 1,179 825 1,127 1,349 1,073 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 486 423 449 520 605 364 502 413 502 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................................ 958 970 972 997 1,362 676 1,047 1,071 992 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 1,694 1,474 1,447 1,985 2,078 1,559 1,758 1,816 2,062 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 3,829 4,262 4,431 4,620 4,980 2,918 3,798 4,875 3,022 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 663 620 875 1,112 986 485 771 658 788 

 Housing ................................................................ 22,612 24,331 32,656 28,595 26,965 19,491 25,059 24,355 23,039 

 Shelter ................................................................ 14,210 16,454 22,885 18,677 17,241 10,634 15,452 16,502 14,231 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 7,514 7,822 11,958 10,855 9,377 5,738 8,388 6,982 7,966 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 5,845 7,881 9,652 6,807 6,881 4,113 5,727 8,769 5,342 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 851 751 1,275 1,016 982 783 1,337 751 924 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 3,847 3,757 4,258 3,760 3,964 4,071 4,015 4,203 4,590 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,565 1,583 2,580 2,081 2,461 1,702 1,910 1,441 1,407 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 788 761 560 876 775 822 962 716 719 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 2,203 1,775 2,373 3,200 2,524 2,262 2,720 1,492 2,092 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 2,054 2,150 1,878 2,563 3,884 1,635 2,387 1,667 1,648 

 Transportation ................................................................ 10,217 9,741 7,994 10,592 12,810 9,985 11,841 7,391 12,446 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)................................ 4,170 3,346 11,904 3,188 5,363 4,430 5,261 11,954 5,850 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 2,180 2,601 1,927 2,432 2,032 1,914 2,028 1,794 2,307 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,004 2,950 2,544 3,781 4,037 2,895 3,218 2,156 2,780 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 863 845 1,619 1,191 1,378 747 1,334 1,488 1,510 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 4,857 3,956 5,013 5,272 5,546 5,328 6,046 3,977 4,557 

 Entertainment ................................................................3,540 2,764 3,413 4,513 4,295 3,138 4,340 3,285 4,346 

 Personal care products and services ................................854 868 949 1,086 841 795 1,215 705 778 

 Reading ................................................................ 143 110 217 192 200 141 141 77 121 

 Education ................................................................ 1,518 2,024 3,214 2,453 2,036 1,129 1,430 1,820 1,523 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 249 190 182 189 257 402 310 1101 482 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................1,275 1,430 1,335 1,322 1,527 912 1,178 597 1,526 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 2,268 1,522 2,412 2,038 3,502 1,452 2,397 3,512 1,867 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 7,882 8,538 10,336 9,673 9,983 10,323 8,119 6,919 10,179 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................322 307 278 625 376 266 317 251 455 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 7,560 8,231 10,059 9,049 9,608 10,057 7,802 6,668 9,724 

1

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018