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Average annual household spending on housing in United States

Average annual household spending on housing in the United States was $26,266 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2023.

2024, USD26,266
Change on 2023+3.3%
Series high26,2662024
Series low6,6741984

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Average annual household spending on housing in United States, 1984 to 2024

5,00010K15K20K25K30K19841990199620022008201420241984: 6,674 USD1985: 7,087 USD1986: 7,292 USD1987: 7,569 USD1988: 8,079 USD1989: 8,609 USD1990: 8,703 USD1991: 9,252 USD1992: 9,477 USD1993: 9,636 USD1994: 10,106 USD1995: 10,458 USD1996: 10,747 USD1997: 11,272 USD1998: 11,713 USD1999: 12,057 USD2000: 12,319 USD2001: 13,011 USD2002: 13,283 USD2003: 13,432 USD2004: 13,918 USD2005: 15,167 USD2006: 16,366 USD2007: 16,920 USD2008: 17,109 USD2009: 16,895 USD2010: 16,557 USD2011: 16,803 USD2012: 16,887 USD2013: 17,148 USD2014: 17,798 USD2015: 18,409 USD2016: 18,886 USD2017: 19,884 USD2018: 20,091 USD2019: 20,679 USD2020: 21,417 USD2021: 22,624 USD2022: 24,298 USD2023: 25,436 USD2024: 26,266 USD5,00010K15K20K25K30K19841998201220241984: 6,674 USD1985: 7,087 USD1986: 7,292 USD1987: 7,569 USD1988: 8,079 USD1989: 8,609 USD1990: 8,703 USD1991: 9,252 USD1992: 9,477 USD1993: 9,636 USD1994: 10,106 USD1995: 10,458 USD1996: 10,747 USD1997: 11,272 USD1998: 11,713 USD1999: 12,057 USD2000: 12,319 USD2001: 13,011 USD2002: 13,283 USD2003: 13,432 USD2004: 13,918 USD2005: 15,167 USD2006: 16,366 USD2007: 16,920 USD2008: 17,109 USD2009: 16,895 USD2010: 16,557 USD2011: 16,803 USD2012: 16,887 USD2013: 17,148 USD2014: 17,798 USD2015: 18,409 USD2016: 18,886 USD2017: 19,884 USD2018: 20,091 USD2019: 20,679 USD2020: 21,417 USD2021: 22,624 USD2022: 24,298 USD2023: 25,436 USD2024: 26,266 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
202426,266
202325,436
202224,298
202122,624
202021,417
201920,679
201820,091
201719,884
201618,886
201518,409
201417,798
201317,148
201216,887
201116,803
201016,557
200916,895
200817,109
200716,920
200616,366
200515,167
200413,918
200313,432
200213,283
200113,011
200012,319
199912,057
199811,713
199711,272
199610,747
199510,458
199410,106
19939,636
19929,477
19919,252
19908,703
19898,609
19888,079
19877,569
19867,292
19857,087
19846,674

Definition

Average annual spending on housing per consumer unit in the United States, in current US dollars, from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series CXUHOUSINGLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Shelter, utilities, fuels and public services, household operations, housekeeping supplies, and household furnishings and equipment.
  • A consumer unit is a family, a financially independent person living alone or sharing a home, or two or more people living together who share major expenses; it is close to a household.
  • Spending includes sales taxes and gifts and excludes purchases for business; a purchase counts in full when it is made, even if it is paid in installments.

An average per consumer unit, not per person: consumer units had 2.4 people on average in 2024. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. United States only. It measures what households pay themselves, so it is lower than personal consumption expenditures in the national accounts, which also count spending on behalf of households, such as employer-paid health insurance.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on housing, United States, 1984 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData

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Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M), Average annual household spending on housing, United States, 1984 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19 Dec. 2025, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-housing/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M). Average annual household spending on housing, United States, 1984 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-housing/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M), Average annual household spending on housing, United States, 1984 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-housing/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on housing in United States?

Average annual household spending on housing in the United States was $26,266 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.3% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on housing, all consumer units (CXUHOUSINGLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on housing in United States?

$26,266 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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