U.S. Annual Expenditure Per Child, 2006

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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The following table shows husband-wife family expenditures for each child in the United States during 2006, according to family income and expenditure type, including housing, food, transportation, clothing, health care, education, and more.

		Expenditure type
Family income and age of child	Total	Housing	Food	Transportation	Clothing	Health care	Child care and education	Miscellaneous¹
Income: less than $44,500
Less than 2 yrs. old	$7,580	$2,880	$1,030	$910	$350	$570	$1,150	$690
3 to 5 yrs. old	7,750	2,840	1,140	880	340	540	1,300	710
6 to 8 yrs. old	7,780	2,750	1,470	1,030	380	630	770	750
9 to 11 yrs. old	7,710	2,480	1,760	1,120	420	680	470	780
12 to 14 yrs. old	8,570	2,760	1,850	1,260	700	690	330	980
15 to 17 yrs. old	8,540	2,230	2,000	1,690	620	730	550	720
Income: $44,500–$74,900
Less than 2 yrs. old	10,600	3,890	1,230	1,360	410	750	1,890	1,070
3 to 5 yrs. old	10,910	3,860	1,420	1,330	400	720	2,090	1,090
6 to 8 yrs. old	10,780	3,760	1,810	1,480	440	820	1,340	1,130
9 to 11 yrs. old	10,610	3,490	2,130	1,570	490	890	880	1,160
12 to 14 yrs. old	11,340	3,780	2,140	1,710	820	890	640	1,360
15 to 17 yrs. old	11,660	3,240	2,380	2,160	730	940	1,110	1,100
Income: more than $74,900
Less than 2 yrs. old	15,760	6,180	1,630	1,910	540	860	2,850	1,790
3 to 5 yrs. old	16,140	6,150	1,840	1,870	530	830	3,110	1,810
6 to 8 yrs. old	15,790	6,050	2,220	2,020	570	940	2,140	1,850
9 to 11 yrs. old	15,490	5,790	2,580	2,110	620	1,020	1,490	1,880
12 to 14 yrs. old	16,310	6,070	2,710	2,250	1,040	1,020	1,140	2,080
15 to 17 yrs. old	16,970	5,540	2,850	2,730	940	1,080	2,010	1,820

1. Expenses include personal care items, entertainment, and reading materials.

Source: Dept. of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Expenditures on Children by Families, 2006 Annual Report. From: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007–2008.

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