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 2013, 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 $61,530 | ||||||||
| 0 to 2 yrs.old | $9,480 | $3,100 | $1,210 | $1,200 | $670 | $670 | $2,200 | $430 |
| 3 to 5 yrs. old | 9,520 | 3,100 | 1,310 | 1,250 | 530 | 630 | 2,070 | 630 |
| 6 to 8 yrs. old | 9,130 | 3,100 | 1,780 | 1,380 | 600 | 700 | 920 | 650 |
| 9 to 11 yrs. old | 9,950 | 3,100 | 2,050 | 1,390 | 610 | 760 | 1,400 | 640 |
| 12 to 14 yrs. old | 10,370 | 3,100 | 2,220 | 1,510 | 720 | 1,150 | 950 | 720 |
| 15 to 17 yrs. old | 10,400 | 3,100 | 2,210 | 1,670 | 760 | 1,080 | 980 | 600 |
| Income: $61,530–$106,540 | ||||||||
| 0 to 2 yrs. old | $12,940 | $4,070 | $1,450 | $1,730 | $790 | $900 | $3,090 | $910 |
| 3 to 5 yrs. old | 12,970 | 4,070 | 1,550 | 1,780 | 640 | 850 | 2,960 | 1,120 |
| 6 to 8 yrs. old | 12,800 | 4,070 | 2,180 | 1,910 | 710 | 990 | 1,810 | 1,130 |
| 9 to 11 yrs. old | 13,680 | 4,070 | 2,490 | 1,910 | 740 | 1,060 | 2,280 | 1,130 |
| 12 to 14 yrs. old | 14,420 | 4,070 | 2,680 | 2,040 | 870 | 1,500 | 2,060 | 1,200 |
| 15 to 17 yrs. old | 14,970 | 4,070 | 2,670 | 2,200 | 940 | 1,410 | 2,600 | 1,080 |
| Income: more than $106,540 | ||||||||
| 0 to 2 yrs. old | $21,430 | $7,370 | $1,960 | $2,610 | $1,100 | $1,040 | $5,500 | $1,830 |
| 3 to 5 yrs. old | 21,440 | 7,370 | 2,080 | 2,670 | 920 | 990 | 5,370 | 2,040 |
| 6 to 8 yrs. old | 21,330 | 7,370 | 2,740 | 2,800 | 1,010 | 1,140 | 4,220 | 2,050 |
| 9 to 11 yrs. old | 22,290 | 7,370 | 3,100 | 2,800 | 1,050 | 1,220 | 4,700 | 2,050 |
| 12 to 14 yrs. old | 23,750 | 7,370 | 3,320 | 2,930 | 1,220 | 1,710 | 5,080 | 2,120 |
| 15 to 17 yrs. old | 25,700 | 7,370 | 3,310 | 3,090 | 1,330 | 1,620 | 6,980 | 2,000 |
1. Expenses include personal care items, entertainment, and reading materials.
Source: Dept. of Agriculture, Expenditures on Children by Families, 2013.
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