Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)................................ 130,001 37,365 92,636 44,463 19,202 16,306 12,666 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $73,573 $35,889 $88,774 $81,237 $91,836 $105,088 $89,585 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 769.48 1,421.50 1,652.13 2,364.70 3,027.43 2,854.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.14 1.60 2.03 2.57 2.88 3.19 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 31,095 76,719 68,568 79,308 91,111 82,881 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 597.39 992.87 1,020.61 1,759.25 2,182.38 2,243.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.92 1.29 1.49 2.22 2.40 2.71 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.5 49.5 55.2 46.9 42.7 42.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.5 2.7 

 Adults 65 and older................................................................4 .4 .4 .6 .3 .1 .1 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.3 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 45 48 53 44 45 42 

 Women ................................................................ 53 55 52 47 56 55 58 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 48 69 72 67 71 59 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 19 43 36 47 56 45 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 29 26 36 20 14 14 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 52 31 28 33 29 41 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 16 12 11 15 11 13 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 84 88 89 85 89 87 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................14 9 15 9 16 19 31 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 91 85 91 84 81 69 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 3 3 2 4 3 7 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................30 32 28 27 29 25 37 

 College ................................................................ 67 65 68 71 67 71 56 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 76 94 93 93 95 93 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $60,060 $35,960 $69,799 $64,513 $70,927 $80,151 $73,421 

 SE................................................................ 681.34 697.33 894.27 996.04 1,579.42 1,592.84 1,998.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 1.94 1.28 1.54 2.23 1.99 2.72 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,729 4,425 9,072 7,865 9,019 10,995 10,962 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 12.3 13.0 12.2 12.7 13.7 14.9 

 SE................................................................ 89.36 105.97 118.47 114.89 282.25 305.85 383.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 2.40 1.31 1.46 3.13 2.78 3.50 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,363 2,323 5,193 4,417 5,126 6,194 6,738 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 6.5 7.4 6.8 7.2 7.7 9.2 

 SE................................................................ 50.10 56.12 69.59 74.90 161.65 157.03 281.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 2.42 1.34 1.70 3.15 2.54 4.17 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 564 289 677 548 665 835 943 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .8 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 9.42 9.30 13.21 21.88 20.80 23.35 51.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 3.22 1.95 3.99 3.13 2.80 5.44 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 176 83 215 158 215 265 344 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.52 3.81 4.33 5.26 10.84 10.87 22.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 4.59 2.02 3.32 5.04 4.10 6.55 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 388 205 462 389 450 570 599 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.68 6.91 10.91 20.98 15.15 17.04 34.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 3.36 2.36 5.39 3.37 2.99 5.75 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 944 469 1,137 956 1,126 1,343 1,522 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 12.89 20.36 16.36 23.28 48.84 49.00 71.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 4.34 1.44 2.44 4.34 3.65 4.72 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 118 308 267 293 341 433 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6 

 SE................................................................ 4.86 8.32 5.40 9.68 17.79 15.70 27.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 7.03 1.75 3.63 6.06 4.61 6.36 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 83 221 190 206 266 294 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.59 6.45 6.50 9.60 10.83 15.55 25.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 7.72 2.94 5.06 5.25 5.85 8.62 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 128 65 154 131 166 187 176 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.32 4.86 7.35 9.21 17.76 10.39 14.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 7.51 4.77 7.05 10.73 5.55 8.03 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 186 99 221 168 219 276 340 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.85 6.05 6.00 5.91 13.47 14.48 25.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 6.13 2.71 3.52 6.14 5.24 7.51 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 140 74 167 147 177 189 190 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.05 5.12 6.77 8.81 14.11 19.40 19.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 6.90 4.06 5.98 7.97 10.27 10.16 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 55 30 65 53 64 84 89 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.16 1.18 1.51 1.55 3.38 4.38 5.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 4.00 2.31 2.95 5.25 5.23 6.74 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 236 537 453 526 655 699 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.05 6.82 10.48 9.98 18.34 23.29 39.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 2.89 1.95 2.20 3.49 3.56 5.61 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 76 176 135 178 225 253 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 3.19 3.88 3.86 7.23 8.96 14.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 4.19 2.21 2.87 4.06 3.99 5.56 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 160 362 319 347 430 447 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.00 5.47 7.91 7.45 15.27 17.58 30.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 3.42 2.19 2.34 4.40 4.09 6.79 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 837 452 993 856 966 1,217 1,236 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 14.30 14.58 19.37 18.69 41.50 44.88 64.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 3.23 1.95 2.18 4.30 3.69 5.25 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 171 372 318 356 477 455 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.23 8.23 8.08 10.03 18.75 23.62 26.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 4.81 2.17 3.15 5.27 4.95 5.92 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 274 147 326 289 328 372 396 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.67 7.06 7.58 8.10 16.76 16.00 27.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 4.81 2.32 2.80 5.11 4.30 6.95 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 112 63 132 111 126 167 174 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.14 3.20 3.89 4.32 6.55 9.10 13.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 5.11 2.95 3.91 5.20 5.45 7.81 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 136 71 162 137 156 200 212 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 3.43 4.01 4.36 7.76 10.59 13.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 4.82 2.47 3.17 4.96 5.28 6.29 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,568 878 1,849 1,605 1,844 2,145 2,337 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 20.79 26.86 27.12 33.22 67.93 62.33 103.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 3.06 1.47 2.07 3.68 2.91 4.43 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 77 179 158 179 206 220 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.83 4.06 5.06 6.38 10.86 13.38 18.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 5.26 2.82 4.05 6.07 6.49 8.47 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 61 139 118 136 170 179 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.98 3.16 4.31 5.09 6.68 9.13 14.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 5.15 3.09 4.30 4.90 5.38 7.99 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 824 456 973 825 965 1,166 1,262 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 13.11 15.38 16.92 19.25 39.14 39.02 64.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 3.37 1.74 2.33 4.06 3.35 5.10 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 423 256 490 434 505 536 603 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.49 10.26 9.56 15.56 24.66 18.21 23.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 4.00 1.95 3.58 4.89 3.40 3.89 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 27 68 70 59 67 73 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.76 2.75 3.50 5.41 4.40 5.97 8.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 10.24 5.18 7.74 7.42 8.91 11.04 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,365 2,101 3,879 3,448 3,893 4,801 4,225 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.8 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 73.31 77.13 81.15 173.49 191.17 228.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 3.49 1.99 2.35 4.46 3.98 5.41 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 558 390 626 737 577 574 389 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.1 .9 1.1 .8 .7 .5 

 SE................................................................ 19.83 25.43 24.39 34.38 56.52 49.63 39.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 6.52 3.89 4.66 9.80 8.65 10.27 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 19,884 13,529 22,450 20,354 23,319 26,051 23,850 

 Share ................................................................ 33.1 37.6 32.2 31.6 32.9 32.5 32.5 

 SE................................................................ 231.74 289.70 272.48 315.23 545.13 588.28 668.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 2.14 1.21 1.55 2.34 2.26 2.80 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,895 8,735 13,170 11,950 14,014 15,253 13,491 

 Share ................................................................ 19.8 24.3 18.9 18.5 19.8 19.0 18.4 

 SE................................................................ 156.80 194.09 188.26 224.67 460.91 405.67 484.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 2.22 1.43 1.88 3.29 2.66 3.59 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,947 3,574 8,307 7,410 8,944 10,417 7,772 

 Share ................................................................ 11.6 9.9 11.9 11.5 12.6 13.0 10.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE................................................................ 133.28 111.10 172.03 182.26 378.59 437.42 474.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 3.11 2.07 2.46 4.23 4.20 6.11 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,265 1,373 4,028 3,034 4,570 5,809 4,404 

 Share ................................................................ 5.4 3.8 5.8 4.7 6.4 7.2 6.0 

 SE................................................................ 73.29 61.05 97.53 95.01 210.73 291.50 307.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 4.45 2.42 3.13 4.61 5.02 6.98 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,065 1,168 2,427 2,416 2,333 2,876 2,031 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.6 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 46.07 40.11 60.02 70.56 87.89 121.62 114.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 3.43 2.47 2.92 3.77 4.23 5.65 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,616 1,033 1,851 1,960 2,041 1,732 1,338 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.2 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 57.64 55.49 70.90 85.23 321.11 174.00 208.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 5.37 3.83 4.35 15.73 10.05 15.58 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,167 4,710 3,947 3,503 4,158 3,978 5,147 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 13.1 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.0 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 66.09 107.64 83.36 106.45 183.75 279.51 186.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 2.29 2.11 3.04 4.42 7.03 3.62 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 782 451 916 1,037 912 859 571 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.1 .8 

 SE................................................................ 28.70 51.84 36.26 52.47 74.06 71.75 77.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 11.50 3.96 5.06 8.12 8.36 13.59 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,836 2,353 4,434 3,999 4,492 5,001 5,142 

 Share ................................................................ 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.2 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 40.75 37.78 48.40 48.38 74.04 82.16 92.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 1.61 1.09 1.21 1.65 1.64 1.81 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 381 249 434 404 427 482 484 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.21 8.75 13.23 13.94 15.82 17.72 29.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 3.52 3.05 3.45 3.71 3.67 6.11 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,420 938 1,614 1,479 1,629 1,789 1,838 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 16.65 17.32 18.62 20.78 26.93 35.76 48.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 1.85 1.15 1.40 1.65 2.00 2.64 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 97 67 109 117 118 98 81 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.73 7.53 10.85 13.39 19.15 12.44 13.96 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 11.16 9.96 11.43 16.24 12.66 17.31 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,356 747 1,601 1,399 1,641 1,843 1,942 

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

 SE................................................................ 17.36 13.33 21.81 20.27 34.37 36.77 50.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 1.79 1.36 1.45 2.09 1.99 2.59 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 238 199 253 281 238 236 201 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .6 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 5.24 6.96 6.12 8.31 8.74 11.96 10.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 3.49 2.42 2.96 3.67 5.07 5.13 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,118 547 1,348 1,118 1,402 1,607 1,741 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 16.54 11.66 20.87 21.01 33.42 32.28 49.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 2.13 1.55 1.88 2.38 2.01 2.86 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 352 676 600 677 788 798 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.79 10.31 16.41 17.00 23.14 28.39 29.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 2.93 2.43 2.84 3.42 3.60 3.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,412 738 1,683 1,276 1,812 2,549 1,805 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.6 3.2 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 38.05 34.30 51.56 47.30 82.18 184.75 133.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 4.64 3.06 3.71 4.53 7.25 7.39 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 439 68 589 132 792 1,391 851 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .2 .8 .2 1.1 1.7 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 27.13 27.11 39.23 27.67 71.46 145.51 110.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 39.80 6.66 20.93 9.02 10.46 13.04 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 973 670 1,094 1,144 1,020 1,158 954 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 21.61 19.29 27.68 36.34 39.22 60.68 52.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 2.88 2.53 3.18 3.84 5.24 5.48 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 463 873 826 871 867 1,042 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 23.58 44.37 28.75 38.80 48.40 52.89 93.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 9.59 3.29 4.69 5.55 6.10 8.93 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 177 103 208 168 229 231 280 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.08 8.43 6.46 8.34 14.05 19.45 27.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 8.21 3.11 4.96 6.13 8.41 9.96 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 428 253 499 471 512 489 582 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.66 41.47 22.08 31.36 39.82 43.22 69.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 16.41 4.43 6.66 7.78 8.83 11.91 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 107 167 187 131 146 180 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.83 7.59 11.56 19.62 12.52 11.63 20.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 7.07 6.92 10.49 9.58 7.95 11.54 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,987 1,240 2,289 2,303 2,129 2,381 2,370 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 104.02 67.13 99.52 96.20 121.92 206.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 8.39 2.93 4.32 4.52 5.12 8.70 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 75 130 137 117 115 144 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 9.07 10.60 19.37 13.40 20.45 25.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 12.17 8.15 14.15 11.41 17.76 17.74 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 515 243 625 624 590 623 684 

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

 SE................................................................ 26.06 18.34 33.59 40.96 51.75 63.18 129.96 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 7.53 5.37 6.56 8.76 10.14 19.01 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 30 11 38 51 27 25 29 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.50 2.51 10.58 22.17 6.57 4.14 6.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 23.87 27.50 43.39 24.17 16.78 23.35 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 280 134 339 320 325 389 366 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.93 13.49 15.33 20.84 39.73 45.01 37.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 10.07 4.52 6.51 12.24 11.56 10.28 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 131 92 146 151 128 149 153 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.63 17.79 8.38 14.94 9.15 23.11 17.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 19.27 5.73 9.87 7.14 15.50 11.43 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 916 685 1,010 1,019 941 1,079 995 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 38.04 100.22 44.82 73.76 61.28 65.84 136.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 14.63 4.44 7.24 6.51 6.10 13.75 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,833 1,007 2,168 1,821 1,941 2,788 2,956 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.5 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 56.45 56.64 75.05 94.92 116.09 209.01 213.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 5.63 3.46 5.21 5.98 7.50 7.22 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 442 235 527 415 515 751 659 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.38 21.56 22.56 26.67 51.21 65.28 55.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 9.18 4.28 6.43 9.94 8.69 8.39 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 342 222 391 376 401 490 314 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.35 21.52 20.19 24.78 44.70 57.68 34.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 9.69 5.16 6.59 11.16 11.76 10.93 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 100 13 135 39 115 261 345 

 Share ................................................................ .2 ( 1 ) .2 .1 .2 .3 .5 

 SE................................................................ 5.31 2.44 7.85 5.06 13.16 27.80 33.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 19.07 5.81 13.12 11.47 10.66 9.60 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 694 388 818 716 708 992 1,123 

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

 SE................................................................ 24.30 34.96 34.50 57.09 59.54 84.95 119.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 9.00 4.22 7.98 8.41 8.56 10.61 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 580 372 664 674 567 693 744 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.07 35.41 32.98 55.94 55.84 67.27 107.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 9.53 4.97 8.30 9.86 9.71 14.43 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 16 154 42 142 299 379 

 Share ................................................................ .2 ( 1 ) .2 .1 .2 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................ 6.60 3.59 9.22 5.47 16.43 31.55 37.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 21.76 6.00 13.01 11.59 10.54 9.85 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 77 13 102 40 129 182 178 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.43 3.86 8.63 8.16 18.31 36.07 28.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 29.15 8.42 20.22 14.15 19.81 16.26 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 379 197 453 341 391 612 735 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .5 .6 .5 .6 .8 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 20.56 25.24 25.42 33.18 44.77 68.08 93.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 12.78 5.61 9.72 11.44 11.13 12.67 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 241 173 269 309 197 250 261 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.92 21.61 15.87 26.12 12.47 37.65 29.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 12.50 5.91 8.45 6.34 15.04 11.26 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,576 5,155 11,359 10,170 11,695 13,230 12,624 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 14.3 16.3 15.8 16.5 16.5 17.2 

 SE................................................................ 198.51 317.45 245.37 251.20 390.16 686.00 678.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 6.16 2.16 2.47 3.34 5.19 5.38 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,054 1,761 4,979 4,401 5,042 5,800 5,855 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 4.9 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.2 8.0 

 SE................................................................ 146.09 147.48 210.38 213.14 372.30 583.12 579.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 8.38 4.23 4.84 7.38 10.05 9.89 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,900 832 2,331 2,282 2,442 2,520 2,087 

 Share ................................................................ 3.2 2.3 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 109.72 104.55 142.20 181.59 284.66 425.45 431.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 12.57 6.10 7.96 11.66 16.88 20.68 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,101 896 2,587 2,050 2,541 3,207 3,746 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 2.5 3.7 3.2 3.6 4.0 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 112.42 96.03 159.50 179.17 269.01 326.31 389.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 10.72 6.17 8.74 10.59 10.18 10.40 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 33 61 69 59 73 23 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.62 14.38 12.75 18.75 29.26 38.22 10.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 43.34 20.82 27.36 49.26 52.11 47.04 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,968 999 2,359 1,979 2,399 2,839 3,014 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.5 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 25.67 22.70 28.67 26.00 49.22 64.62 71.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 2.27 1.22 1.31 2.05 2.28 2.39 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,842 1,961 3,197 2,955 3,517 3,656 2,982 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 5.5 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 90.56 279.11 67.78 96.75 188.41 230.50 196.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 14.23 2.12 3.27 5.36 6.31 6.59 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 83 276 228 277 350 347 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.64 4.79 7.57 8.64 13.17 23.68 21.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 5.80 2.74 3.80 4.75 6.76 6.13 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 954 794 1,018 938 1,103 1,116 1,048 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 82.24 276.68 26.08 31.16 50.97 50.12 67.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 34.86 2.56 3.32 4.62 4.49 6.42 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 967 695 1,077 981 1,246 1,266 927 

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

 SE................................................................ 51.16 84.64 59.66 86.35 168.45 198.21 152.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 12.18 5.54 8.80 13.52 15.65 16.46 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 700 390 826 809 892 924 659 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 .9 

 SE................................................................ 19.71 33.28 28.87 39.20 71.49 61.72 51.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 8.53 3.50 4.85 8.02 6.68 7.80 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 712 435 824 835 737 935 774 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.82 26.69 27.36 40.63 50.36 75.20 92.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 6.14 3.32 4.87 6.84 8.04 11.97 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,928 2,967 5,720 6,218 5,529 5,558 4,467 

 Share ................................................................ 8.2 8.2 8.2 9.6 7.8 6.9 6.1 

 SE................................................................ 72.31 58.10 99.77 120.70 154.62 181.66 243.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 1.96 1.74 1.94 2.80 3.27 5.44 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,414 2,051 3,964 4,277 3,921 3,871 3,052 

 Share ................................................................ 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.6 5.5 4.8 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 42.57 41.84 62.06 81.80 110.40 128.45 165.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 2.04 1.57 1.91 2.82 3.32 5.41 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 872 479 1,030 1,077 966 1,102 874 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 32.45 30.59 40.81 54.37 63.95 82.73 94.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 6.39 3.96 5.05 6.62 7.51 10.79 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 486 339 545 654 498 423 390 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .9 .8 1.0 .7 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 12.47 25.36 15.41 22.49 31.53 24.75 27.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 7.48 2.83 3.44 6.34 5.85 7.09 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 156 98 180 211 144 163 151 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.69 8.70 9.43 16.75 11.98 12.04 17.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 8.88 5.24 7.96 8.32 7.40 11.70 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,203 1,660 3,827 3,750 3,378 4,465 3,962 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.6 5.5 5.8 4.8 5.6 5.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Entertainment 

 SE................................................................ 108.24 51.77 146.27 194.06 202.51 280.93 328.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 3.12 3.82 5.17 5.99 6.29 8.30 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 750 354 910 787 836 1,251 1,020 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 32.66 20.83 43.01 42.72 62.34 87.98 120.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 5.89 4.73 5.43 7.46 7.03 11.81 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 985 667 1,114 1,086 1,117 1,157 1,152 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 20.54 17.83 24.83 34.03 48.51 52.92 49.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 2.67 2.23 3.13 4.34 4.57 4.32 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 869 450 1,039 1,159 885 976 935 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 66.18 30.91 93.49 165.33 96.39 122.35 103.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 6.88 9.00 14.26 10.89 12.53 11.08 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 710 369 848 1,018 729 688 639 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.0 .9 .9 

 SE................................................................ 64.97 31.17 91.17 165.45 93.57 108.65 95.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 8.44 10.75 16.25 12.84 15.78 14.98 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 159 80 191 141 156 288 296 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.28 12.26 12.13 13.17 21.57 39.39 43.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 15.25 6.36 9.32 13.81 13.67 14.64 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 599 190 764 718 541 1,080 855 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .5 1.1 1.1 .8 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 62.75 22.67 88.02 145.20 124.25 172.48 274.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 11.94 11.53 20.23 22.99 15.97 32.07 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 762 496 870 806 870 1,041 882 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.24 26.35 16.22 24.31 40.04 56.76 37.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 5.31 1.87 3.02 4.60 5.45 4.24 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 110 80 122 127 127 133 86 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.45 8.59 6.45 8.17 23.53 14.02 9.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 10.79 5.27 6.44 18.56 10.52 11.35 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,491 743 1,793 1,329 2,290 2,307 2,010 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 92.85 115.61 126.85 133.26 249.39 300.26 300.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 15.57 7.08 10.03 10.89 13.01 14.97 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 332 240 370 331 447 362 398 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.61 15.72 12.57 15.83 32.66 25.46 31.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 6.55 3.40 4.78 7.31 7.02 7.99 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,010 773 1,105 1,109 1,282 1,096 832 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 67.75 104.59 78.02 112.43 240.53 142.30 115.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 13.53 7.06 10.14 18.76 12.99 13.88 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,873 1,403 2,062 2,491 1,589 1,704 1,737 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.9 3.0 3.9 2.2 2.1 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 95.94 100.33 120.36 171.27 115.84 131.19 233.92 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Cash contributions 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 7.15 5.84 6.88 7.29 7.70 13.47 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,771 3,093 8,254 7,404 8,865 9,845 8,265 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 8.6 11.8 11.5 12.5 12.3 11.3 

 SE................................................................ 144.47 225.11 164.69 190.59 299.66 314.88 433.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 7.28 2.00 2.57 3.38 3.20 5.24 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 418 187 511 527 502 549 417 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.72 9.03 15.45 25.51 31.71 37.39 28.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 4.83 3.03 4.84 6.32 6.81 6.83 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,353 2,906 7,744 6,877 8,364 9,297 7,848 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 8.1 11.1 10.7 11.8 11.6 10.7 

 SE................................................................ 139.67 222.95 158.01 182.65 288.21 298.87 427.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 7.67 2.04 2.66 3.45 3.21 5.45 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $73,573 $35,889 $88,774 $81,237 $91,836 $105,088 $89,585 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 769.48 1,421.50 1,652.13 2,364.70 3,027.43 2,854.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.14 1.60 2.03 2.57 2.88 3.19 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 57,590 23,517 71,333 58,867 77,993 92,340 77,952 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 65.5 80.4 72.5 84.9 87.9 87.0 

 SE................................................................ 980.51 745.87 1,264.62 1,222.10 2,314.11 2,713.42 2,692.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 3.17 1.77 2.08 2.97 2.94 3.45 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,506 1,507 5,716 4,966 5,510 7,450 6,428 

 Share ................................................................ 6.1 4.2 6.4 6.1 6.0 7.1 7.2 

 SE................................................................ 245.12 203.27 348.35 420.40 578.96 1,354.42 694.28 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 13.49 6.09 8.47 10.51 18.18 10.80 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,300 8,290 8,304 13,186 5,660 2,424 2,740 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 23.1 9.4 16.2 6.2 2.3 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 179.20 230.07 228.34 384.93 317.90 233.77 400.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 2.78 2.75 2.92 5.62 9.64 14.62 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,910 1,354 2,134 3,278 1,177 1,511 368 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 3.8 2.4 4.0 1.3 1.4 .4 

 SE................................................................ 258.29 150.95 357.72 708.57 242.68 291.18 111.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 11.15 16.77 21.62 20.63 19.27 30.18 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 460 324 515 284 532 539 1,268 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .9 .6 .3 .6 .5 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 23.13 32.46 27.82 26.31 49.69 57.48 121.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 10.01 5.40 9.26 9.35 10.66 9.60 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, and 

 regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 457 387 485 461 521 535 453 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.1 .5 .6 .6 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 38.03 53.90 46.83 62.13 81.73 109.93 74.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 13.92 9.65 13.47 15.69 20.54 16.44 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 351 509 287 194 444 287 375 

 Share ................................................................ .5 1.4 .3 .2 .5 .3 .4 

 SE................................................................ 37.46 71.43 43.14 38.99 183.00 40.39 80.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 14.03 15.03 20.08 41.24 14.07 21.57 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,967 4,793 12,054 12,669 12,528 13,976 6,704 

 Share ................................................................ 13.5 13.4 13.6 15.6 13.6 13.3 7.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 SE................................................................ 483.84 215.20 654.31 1,131.49 671.66 910.72 727.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 4.49 5.43 8.93 5.36 6.52 10.85 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,819 3,884 9,406 10,139 9,737 10,807 4,527 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 10.8 10.6 12.5 10.6 10.3 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 370.92 177.12 507.80 899.10 593.48 782.62 582.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 4.56 5.40 8.87 6.10 7.24 12.88 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,098 886 2,587 2,465 2,717 3,106 2,145 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 126.95 54.65 163.01 243.25 137.01 191.51 166.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 6.17 6.30 9.87 5.04 6.17 7.77 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 51 23 62 64 74 64 33 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.40 3.85 9.40 11.48 18.04 12.20 11.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 16.96 15.19 17.84 24.48 19.01 34.72 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 31,095 76,719 68,568 79,308 91,111 82,881 

 Share ................................................................ 86.5 86.6 86.4 84.4 86.4 86.7 92.5 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 597.39 992.87 1,020.61 1,759.25 2,182.38 2,243.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.92 1.29 1.49 2.22 2.40 2.71 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $14,049 $7,665 $16,624 $22,766 $11,592 $14,932 $4,868 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 1,846.04 2,136.67 2,882.23 4,304.17 3,960.31 6,657.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 24.09 12.85 12.66 37.13 26.52 136.77 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 23,805 11,521 28,759 33,329 23,605 25,266 25,026 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 1,610.48 2,068.32 2,885.72 4,219.75 3,737.55 4,034.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 13.98 7.19 8.66 17.88 14.79 16.12 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,756 3,856 12,135 10,563 12,014 10,334 20,158 

 SE................................................................ 960.64 889.04 1,202.04 1,421.20 2,557.80 2,475.52 5,698.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 23.05 9.91 13.45 21.29 23.96 28.27 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,156 873 1,270 2,098 418 756 314 

 SE................................................................ 463.53 280.67 642.64 1,323.06 145.05 196.47 184.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 32.15 50.60 63.05 34.67 25.98 58.67 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................................................ -1,839 -833 -2,245 -1,914 -2,521 -2,991 -2,030 

 SE................................................................ 42.83 46.10 58.99 77.31 153.57 261.13 149.13 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -5.54 -2.63 -4.04 -6.09 -8.73 -7.35 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 186,064 111,065 216,315 218,014 200,645 247,633 193,785 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 5,152.17 4,310.59 5,383.66 7,824.45 16,037.55 16,176.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 4.64 1.99 2.47 3.90 6.48 8.35 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,017 644 1,167 1,190 1,110 1,298 1,005 

 SE................................................................ 11.48 16.44 15.01 19.67 25.38 58.18 50.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 2.55 1.29 1.65 2.29 4.48 4.99 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,229 902 1,361 1,649 1,385 966 821 

 SE................................................................ 49.08 81.59 61.12 107.80 143.76 122.18 163.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 9.04 4.49 6.54 10.38 12.64 19.87 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 88 45 105 140 89 53 74 

 SE................................................................ 8.39 8.02 11.46 19.52 17.82 11.54 36.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 18.02 10.90 13.96 20.06 21.84 48.99 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 7 17 23 13 11 12 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 2.04 2.38 3.66 5.75 7.02 6.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 30.07 13.83 15.99 45.29 63.53 57.55 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 233 202 246 291 295 166 116 

 SE................................................................ 13.92 20.36 16.99 23.09 66.40 27.16 14.64 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 10.10 6.91 7.93 22.50 16.39 12.62 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 33 25 37 38 49 28 25 

 SE................................................................ 4.74 5.53 5.15 5.86 22.43 7.17 5.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 21.99 14.02 15.47 46.11 25.72 22.20 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 8 6 8 7 2 3 

 SE................................................................ 1.26 3.32 1.09 1.73 2.75 1.41 2.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 43.41 17.66 21.41 39.58 58.12 83.75 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 20 11 24 36 12 18 8 

 SE................................................................ 2.65 2.53 3.37 6.78 3.37 6.37 4.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 22.29 14.17 19.04 28.20 35.19 56.27 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 4 8 12 2 12 1 

 SE................................................................ 1.14 1.69 1.47 2.76 1.03 5.25 1.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 38.35 17.31 22.96 50.33 43.80 75.13 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 13 7 15 24 10 6 6 

 SE................................................................ 2.20 1.46 2.85 6.11 3.17 2.70 4.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 20.98 18.64 25.87 32.03 43.95 64.45 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 59 51 60 58 39 26 

 SE................................................................ 5.26 12.48 4.63 7.81 13.27 9.34 7.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 21.33 9.04 12.98 22.98 24.11 29.35 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 120 99 128 149 170 78 55 

 SE................................................................ 11.53 17.51 14.73 19.07 56.91 18.85 9.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 17.70 11.50 12.78 33.53 24.02 17.28 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 203 159 221 259 202 193 154 

 SE................................................................ 11.87 17.16 15.17 24.04 24.53 42.44 26.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 10.80 6.87 9.27 12.17 22.02 17.49 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 41 61 77 58 49 28 

 SE................................................................ 5.07 6.37 7.14 11.64 14.34 15.63 9.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 15.49 11.64 15.09 24.62 32.03 35.31 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 73 64 77 90 61 76 59 

 SE................................................................ 5.82 12.48 6.46 9.85 12.86 25.48 13.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 19.64 8.35 10.90 21.00 33.39 22.98 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 32 13 39 38 52 30 35 

 SE................................................................ 3.42 3.86 4.06 7.83 10.18 7.61 6.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 29.29 10.39 20.88 19.40 25.49 20.01 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 43 41 43 54 30 38 33 

 SE................................................................ 4.96 6.47 6.00 10.11 5.20 9.48 13.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 15.74 13.85 18.57 17.53 25.10 40.94 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 9 14 6 10 2 4 1 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 5.03 1.53 3.18 1.16 2.37 1.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 35.69 24.31 31.27 47.76 59.62 125.10 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................................................ 34 27 37 44 27 34 31 

 SE................................................................ 4.19 5.11 5.52 8.77 4.93 9.69 13.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 18.94 14.92 19.82 18.12 28.65 42.30 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 123 149 134 128 116 276 

 SE................................................................ 19.82 31.82 24.20 25.68 29.07 62.04 119.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 25.95 16.25 19.17 22.73 53.46 43.17 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 25 19 28 20 7 2 

 SE................................................................ 3.29 9.64 2.52 4.59 5.63 2.07 1.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 38.09 13.33 16.59 28.09 31.15 42.11 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 98 72 109 137 82 110 54 

 SE................................................................ 8.18 9.97 10.39 17.87 13.02 29.93 14.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 13.82 9.53 13.07 15.88 27.18 26.17 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 39 31 43 52 36 45 22 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 7.95 5.76 8.84 9.25 22.54 7.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 26.00 13.47 17.16 25.98 50.10 33.53 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 59 42 66 85 46 65 32 

 SE................................................................ 6.06 5.25 7.92 14.93 7.72 16.26 11.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 12.65 11.94 17.53 16.64 24.95 35.93 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 12 12 12 17 6 9 8 

 SE................................................................ 2.15 4.48 2.00 3.08 2.49 4.86 2.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 38.67 16.44 17.87 40.09 54.72 33.83 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 

 SE................................................................ .44 .75 .50 .75 1.16 .79 1.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 26.75 18.97 27.79 36.80 34.30 65.16 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 160 376 488 433 235 77 

 SE................................................................ 34.37 55.38 48.85 76.13 97.74 83.77 29.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 34.59 13.00 15.59 22.58 35.70 38.30 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 102 96 104 129 115 65 47 

 SE................................................................ 12.31 17.51 15.70 27.93 20.50 21.36 15.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 18.26 15.12 21.60 17.83 32.71 33.13 

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n.a. Not applicable. 

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