In 2021, the lowest 20 percent of income consumer units spent about 41.6 percent of their total expenditure on housing. Consumer units belonging to the highest 20 percent of income spent only 30 percent on housing. Additionally, those in the highest income quintile spent 17.2 percent of their total expenditure on personal insurance and pensions, while the lowest 20 percent spent only 1.7 percent.
Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 8, 2022). Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles." Chart. September 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Average Annual Consumer Expenditure on Major Categories in The United States in 2021, by Income Quintiles." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Share of average annual consumer expenditure on major categories in the United States in 2021, by income quintiles [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/