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Food Table 6. Household Food Spending, by Select Characteristics: United States
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, Week 63.
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Note: These data are experimental. Users should take caution using estimates based on subpopulations of the data – sample sizes may be small and the standard errors may be large.**
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Total Population 18 Years and Older
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Select characteristicsMean amount spent on food prepared and eaten at home (dollars)Mean amount spent on food prepared elsewhere, including eating out and delivery (dollars)
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Total$270.21$109.21
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Age
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 18 - 24$269.80$114.38
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 25 - 39$286.07$120.25
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 40 - 54$310.21$127.38
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 55 - 64$259.70$103.57
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 65 and above$214.90$78.87
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Sex at birth
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 Male$276.04$118.53
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 Female$264.72$100.39
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Gender
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 Cisgender male$275.68$118.34
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 Cisgender female$265.54$101.03
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 Transgender$246.76$87.80
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 None of these$248.65$101.26
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 Did not report$283.29$114.50
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Sexual orientation
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 Gay or lesbian$251.51$118.18
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 Straight$272.60$109.12
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 Bisexual$246.73$104.36
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 Something else$249.46$112.02
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 I don’t know$281.86$118.52
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 Did not report$260.00$97.09
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
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 Yes$250.45$108.81
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 No$272.37$109.17
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 Other$267.73$117.84
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 Did not report$268.33$101.97
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Hispanic origin and Race
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 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race)$325.67$138.26
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 White alone, not Hispanic$250.82$96.40
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 Black alone, not Hispanic$272.87$121.06
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 Asian alone, not Hispanic$320.49$157.91
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 Two or more races + Other races, not Hispanic$277.08$101.72
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Education
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 Less than high school$320.00$131.57
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 High school or GED$274.96$100.06
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 Some college/associate’s degree$268.19$101.32
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 Bachelor’s degree or higher$258.42$119.11
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Marital status
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 Married$285.73$116.88
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 Widowed$206.42$72.47
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 Divorced/separated$245.82$88.59
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 Never married$259.18$109.41
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 Did not report$318.92$159.29
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Household size
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 1 person in the household$156.02$65.55
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 2 people in the household$220.82$97.18
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 3 people in the household$273.01$110.92
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 4 people in the household$315.22$126.63
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 5 people in the household$346.39$132.36
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 6 people in the household$371.50$141.46
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 7 or more people in the household$400.99$125.21
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Presence of children under 18 years old
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 Children in household$331.94$124.64
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 No children$234.57$100.32
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Respondent or household member experienced loss of employment income in last 4 weeks
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 Yes$298.54$107.24
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 No$266.28$109.53
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 Did not report$273.39$81.36
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Respondent employed in the last 7 days
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 Yes$282.25$119.95
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 No$250.56$92.21
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 Did not report$291.82$79.90
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Reason for not working
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 I did not want to be employed at this time$256.96$123.41
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 I am/was caring for children not in school or daycare$340.59$103.59
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 I am/was caring for an elderly person$289.08$120.60
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 I am/was sick or disabled$256.50$80.95
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 I am retired$216.10$80.53
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 I am/was laid off or furloughed$267.07$99.43
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 My employer closed temporarily or went out of business$334.40$148.30
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 I do/did not have transportation to work$251.99$85.92
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 Other reason$290.13$110.48
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 Did not report$282.89$119.91
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Household income
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 Less than $25,000$244.17$86.73
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 $25,000 - $34,999$255.92$86.62
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 $35,000 - $49,999$250.13$88.00
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 $50,000 - $74,999$264.74$95.74
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 $75,000 - $99,999$267.38$102.13
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 $100,000 - $149,999$274.78$117.82
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 $150,000 - $199,999$284.93$130.82
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 $200,000 and above$305.97$173.76
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 Did not report$302.47$128.56
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Used in the last 7 days to meet spending needs*
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 Regular income sources$268.21$109.34
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 Credit cards or loans$288.19$115.27
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 Money from savings or selling assets or possessions (including withdrawals from retirement accounts)$282.67$105.82
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 Borrowing from friends or family$300.30$109.18
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 Unemployment insurance (UI) benefit payments$269.00$98.11
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 Money saved from deferred or forgiven payments (to meet spending needs)$303.06$122.02
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 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)$310.50$88.36
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 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)$346.73$107.67
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 School meal debit/EBT cards$339.51$108.40