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

2020-2021

Item 

All consumer 

units in the 

West 

Los

Angeles 

San 

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix Denver Honolulu Anchorage 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 30,097 6,406 1,853 1,021 2,027 1,437 1,257 582 220 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $93,329 $96,088 $154,091 $114,419 $117,721 $79,957 $103,708 $101,761 $93,893 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.2 50.9 53.3 50.6 48.4 50.9 49.0 52.8 50.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

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

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

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.5 

 Percent homeowner ......................................................... 60 54 61 58 57 61 66 56 65 

Average annual expenditures .............................................. $70,521 $68,814 $91,290 $88,841 $86,303 $61,741 $75,132 $61,290 $72,255 

 Food .................................................................................. 8,689 8,773 10,819 10,563 10,253 7,054 8,377 9,289 10,541 

 Food at home ................................................................ 5,673 5,571 7,569 6,264 6,686 4,238 5,095 5,908 7,176 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 692 661 923 740 754 513 553 767 889 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 1,207 1,372 1,766 1,299 1,269 888 1,114 1,313 1,399 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 550 514 668 594 640 349 516 403 690 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................. 1,149 1,166 1,697 1,284 1,341 809 1,099 1,348 1,564 

 Other food at home .................................................... 2,075 1,858 2,516 2,347 2,681 1,679 1,814 2,075 2,633 

 Food away from home ................................................... 3,016 3,201 3,250 4,299 3,568 2,817 3,282 3,382 3,366 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 590 517 906 1,165 1,018 505 818 444 663 

 Housing ............................................................................. 25,358 26,143 38,212 32,907 31,834 21,114 27,199 25,224 24,833 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 15,809 17,276 26,561 21,941 20,851 13,076 16,197 16,869 14,619 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 8,428 8,149 14,443 11,779 11,583 6,756 9,386 8,222 8,675 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................ 6,528 8,487 10,867 9,221 7,711 5,509 5,819 8,282 5,091 

 Other lodging .............................................................. 853 640 1,251 941 1,558 811 992 366 852 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,114 4,070 4,828 4,060 4,063 3,804 3,990 4,730 5,079 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,691 1,690 2,442 2,052 2,081 1,421 2,344 1,086 1,535 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 881 781 1,036 1,371 1,005 701 1,141 817 747 

 Household furnishings and equipment .......................... 2,864 2,327 3,346 3,483 3,834 2,112 3,526 1,723 2,853 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 1,734 1,810 1,933 3,212 2,479 1,743 1,380 774 1,623 

 Transportation................................................................... 11,125 11,219 11,077 10,851 12,303 11,639 12,239 7,580 8,727 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ...................................... 4,846 4,564 4,653 3,085 5,691 6,318 5,705 2,635 2,518 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 2,079 2,346 1,903 2,391 1,866 1,597 1,715 1,756 2,095 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................. 3,768 4,007 3,739 4,696 4,049 3,403 4,214 2,741 3,373 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 432 303 782 679 697 321 605 448 742 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,185 4,487 5,798 5,104 4,771 5,156 5,626 4,009 5,295 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 3,806 2,978 3,535 5,608 4,752 2,955 4,134 1,878 4,537 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 813 857 965 890 1,090 824 926 605 642 

 Reading ............................................................................ 133 110 133 135 241 106 187 111 102 

 Education .......................................................................... 1,117 1,127 1,694 1,900 1,747 911 1,419 1,115 1,164 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 270 188 268 230 397 253 203 231 387 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 1,025 1,104 819 1,422 1,625 816 908 598 926 

 Cash contributions ............................................................ 2,548 1,527 3,198 2,446 3,174 1,758 2,684 814 2,900 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 8,128 7,973 12,133 12,408 10,619 6,907 9,033 8,618 9,914 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................. 410 309 526 779 497 319 576 443 367 

 Pensions and Social Security ........................................ 7,718 7,664 11,607 11,629 10,122 6,588 8,457 8,175 9,547 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022