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Average annual household spending on shelter in United States

Average annual household spending on shelter in the United States was $16,317 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2023.

2024, USD16,317
Change on 2023+5.3%
Series high16,3172024
Series low3,4891984

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

05,00010K15K20K19841990199620022008201420241984: 3,489 USD1985: 3,833 USD1986: 3,979 USD1987: 4,154 USD1988: 4,493 USD1989: 4,835 USD1990: 4,836 USD1991: 5,191 USD1992: 5,411 USD1993: 5,415 USD1994: 5,686 USD1995: 5,928 USD1996: 6,064 USD1997: 6,344 USD1998: 6,680 USD1999: 7,016 USD2000: 7,114 USD2001: 7,602 USD2002: 7,829 USD2003: 7,887 USD2004: 7,998 USD2005: 8,805 USD2006: 9,673 USD2007: 10,023 USD2008: 10,183 USD2009: 10,075 USD2010: 9,812 USD2011: 9,825 USD2012: 9,891 USD2013: 10,080 USD2014: 10,491 USD2015: 10,742 USD2016: 11,128 USD2017: 11,895 USD2018: 11,747 USD2019: 12,190 USD2020: 12,604 USD2021: 13,258 USD2022: 14,507 USD2023: 15,499 USD2024: 16,317 USD05,00010K15K20K19841998201220241984: 3,489 USD1985: 3,833 USD1986: 3,979 USD1987: 4,154 USD1988: 4,493 USD1989: 4,835 USD1990: 4,836 USD1991: 5,191 USD1992: 5,411 USD1993: 5,415 USD1994: 5,686 USD1995: 5,928 USD1996: 6,064 USD1997: 6,344 USD1998: 6,680 USD1999: 7,016 USD2000: 7,114 USD2001: 7,602 USD2002: 7,829 USD2003: 7,887 USD2004: 7,998 USD2005: 8,805 USD2006: 9,673 USD2007: 10,023 USD2008: 10,183 USD2009: 10,075 USD2010: 9,812 USD2011: 9,825 USD2012: 9,891 USD2013: 10,080 USD2014: 10,491 USD2015: 10,742 USD2016: 11,128 USD2017: 11,895 USD2018: 11,747 USD2019: 12,190 USD2020: 12,604 USD2021: 13,258 USD2022: 14,507 USD2023: 15,499 USD2024: 16,317 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
202416,317
202315,499
202214,507
202113,258
202012,604
201912,190
201811,747
201711,895
201611,128
201510,742
201410,491
201310,080
20129,891
20119,825
20109,812
200910,075
200810,183
200710,023
20069,673
20058,805
20047,998
20037,887
20027,829
20017,602
20007,114
19997,016
19986,680
19976,344
19966,064
19955,928
19945,686
19935,415
19925,411
19915,191
19904,836
19894,835
19884,493
19874,154
19863,979
19853,833
19843,489

Definition

Average annual spending on shelter 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 CXUSHELTERLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Owned dwellings (mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs; mortgage principal repayments are excluded), rented dwellings, and other lodging such as vacation homes and hotels on trips.
  • 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 shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M). 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 shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on shelter, 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 shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M), Average annual household spending on shelter, 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-shelter/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M). Average annual household spending on shelter, 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-shelter/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M), Average annual household spending on shelter, 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-shelter/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Average annual household spending on shelter in the United States was $16,317 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on shelter, all consumer units (CXUSHELTERLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$16,317 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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