Consumer spending by household composition U.S. 2021

In 2021, married couple without children households spent 76,046 U.S. dollars on average. Married couples with an eldest child between the ages of 6 and 17 had the highest average expenditure, at 103,139 U.S. dollars.

Average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in the United States in 2021, by composition of consumer units (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Expenditure in U.S. dollars
All consumer units	66,928
Married couple (no children)	76,046
Married couple with children	98,056
Married couple, oldest child under 6	87,996
Married couple, oldest child 6 to 17	103,139
Married couple, oldest child 18 or older	95,779
Other married couple households	84,482
Single parent, at least one child under 18	54,227
Single person and other households	48,108

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September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

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Consumer units include families, single persons living alone or sharing a household with others but who are financially independent, or two or more persons living together who share expenses.

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