In 2023, the average consumer unit in the United States spent about 9,985 U.S. dollars on food. Americans spent the most on housing, at 25,436 U.S. dollars, reflecting around one third of annual expenditure. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 77,280 U.S. dollars.

Media and entertainment spending patterns in the United States reveal intriguing age-related disparities. A late-2024 study found that Americans spent an average of ***** U.S. dollars annually on digital media and entertainment, a slight decrease from two years prior. Notably, consumers aged 35 to 54 outspent other age groups, allocating ***** U.S. dollars per year to digital media consumption. Generational differences in media spending The rise of digital platforms has transformed how different age groups consume media. While ** percent of the general population spent less than 1,000 U.S. dollars on media and entertainment annually, this figure rose to ** percent for those aged 55 and older. Interestingly, it is not the youngest age group that was ready to spend more on media subscriptions, services and products, but millennials - their annual expenses were more likely to reach up to ***** U.S. dollars. This disparity suggests that younger and older generations may be more frugal with their entertainment choices. Consumption follows similar age patterns The spending behavior is a direct result of how different generations consume media. Data on time spent with media types in the United States clearly suggest that millennials favor the more expensive ones - they devote more of their weekly hours to TV connected devices and video on a computer, as well as apps on tablets and internet on a computer. These media are the ones hosting the majority of subscription services - hence the increased spending outcomes. Younger and older generations in this case seem to spend more of their time with free entertainment sources.

In 2023, the average annual expenditures of households in the United States amounted to about 77,280 U.S. dollars per year. This was an increase from the previous year, reflecting an increase of around six percent between 2022 and 2023.

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Consumer Spending in the United States increased to 16291.80 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 16273.20 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about United States Household Expenditure per Capita

• United States Annual Household Expenditure per Capita reached 30,912.000 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the last update number of 30,402.917 USD in Dec 2022.
• US Annual Household Expenditure per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 16,842.400 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 30,912.000 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 8,451.923 USD in Dec 1984.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of US grew 0.967 % YoY in May 2023.

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Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Income Before Taxes: $30,000 to $39,999 (CXUTOTALEXPLB0207M) from 1984 to 2023 about tax, average, expenditures, income, and USA.

This statistic depicts the average household food expenditure in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity. In that year, Asian households spent ****** U.S. dollars on food on average.

United States US: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data was reported at 0.781 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.856 % for 2012. United States US: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 0.880 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2013, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.078 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.724 % in 2008. United States US: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Poverty. Proportion of population spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed as a percentage of a total population of a country; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on catastrophic health spending: results for 133 countries. A retrospective observational study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted Average;

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This web map displays a ratio of the average annual household expenditure on "food at home" to "food away from home." Some of the patterns are quite interesting.Red area households spend noticeably more at home, blue area households spend noticeably more away from home. Households in an "average" area tend to spend $1.38 on food at home for every $1.00 on food away from home. Red areas are above this average, and blue areas are below this average. Yellow areas are average.Data is shown at the county, tract and block group levels using consistent colors and classifications. Put this map in your web browser or Esri iPhone/iPad app.There's a very nice visual of consumer expenditures data here.These are just two of the hundreds of variables available in the Esri Consumer Spending database. Esri combined the 2005-2006 Consumer Expenditure Surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate current spending patterns. The continuing surveys include a Diary Survey for daily purchases and an Interview Survey for general purchases. The Diary Survey represents record keeping by consumer units for two consecutive weeklong periods. This component collects data on small daily purchases that could be overlooked by the quarterly Interview Survey. The Interview Survey collects expenditure data from consumers in five interviews conducted every three months. Esri integrates data from both surveys to provide a comprehensive database on all consumer expenditures. To compensate for the relatively small survey bases and the variability of single-year data, expenditures are averaged from the 2005–2006 surveys.Esri's 2010 Consumer Spending database details which products and services area consumers buy. Updated annually, the Consumer Spending database contains more than 760 items in 15 categories such as apparel, food, and financial. The database includes information about total dollars spent, the average amount spent by household, and a Spending Potential Index that compares local average product expenditures to the national average.

The statistic shows the expenditure of affluent households, or the so-called highest 20 percent quintile, in the United States on furniture from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, affluent Americans spent some 1,297 U.S. dollars on average on furniture.

The average annual spending on major household appliances in the United States has grown from *** U.S. dollars in 2013 to *** U.S. dollars in 2022. Average spending per U.S. household recorded a peak of *** U.S. dollars in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the U.S. home appliances market size also recorded a peak in the same year.

Adults in the United States planned on spending an average of almost 92 U.S. dollars on Super Bowl Sunday in 2025, with food and beverage purchases being the most common among those planning on watching the game. NFL fans spend billions The fact that American football and the NFL (National Football League) are a big deal in the United States is not a surprising statement to anyone. To cement this fact, one needs only look at the annual sales generated by the Super Bowl. Total planned Super Bowl spending in the United States was estimated to be almost 19 billion U.S. dollars in 2025. Compared to just the year before, total spending was expected to increase by nearly one billion U.S. dollars. Gambling in the United States The Super Bowl also attracts interest from those wishing to make some money – sportsbooks in the state of Nevada took over 150 million U.S. dollars in Super Bowl wagers in 2025. Until recently, Nevada was the only state to permit a wide variety of legal sports betting, but the Supreme Court overturned a federal law in 2018, and sports betting is now legal in many states.

This statistic shows the average food away-from-home household expenditure in the United States in 20223, by income. In that year, households with an income range of 30,000 to 39,999 U.S. dollars spent on average 2,235 U.S. dollars for food away-from-home.

The statistic illustrates the average annual expenditure on eggs per consumer unit in the United States in 2023, broken down by region. In that year, households in the Western part of the U.S. had the highest average expenditure with 109 U.S. dollars per consumer unit for that category.

Annual average net outlays for vehicle purchases came to above ***** U.S. dollars for all U.S. consumers in 2023, ranging between around ***** U.S. dollars for those in the lowest income bracket to nearly ****** U.S. dollars for consumers in the highest income group.

In 2023, the average U.S. consumer unit residing in the northeast U.S. spent about 87,445 U.S. dollars, almost twenty thousand dollars more than those living in the south. The average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 77,280 U.S. dollars.

This statistic represents the average vehicle purchase expenditure by Americans in 2016, with a breakdown by type of expenditure and age of consumer. Americans aged between 25 and 34 spent, on average, ***** U.S. dollars on gasoline and motor oil in 2016.