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Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in United States

Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in the United States was $4,736 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2023.

2024, USD4,736
Change on 2023+2.4%
Series high4,7362024
Series low1,6381984

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Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in United States, 1984 to 2024

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019841990199620022008201420241984: 1,638 USD1985: 1,648 USD1986: 1,645 USD1987: 1,671 USD1988: 1,747 USD1989: 1,835 USD1990: 1,890 USD1991: 1,990 USD1992: 1,984 USD1993: 2,112 USD1994: 2,189 USD1995: 2,191 USD1996: 2,347 USD1997: 2,412 USD1998: 2,405 USD1999: 2,377 USD2000: 2,489 USD2001: 2,767 USD2002: 2,684 USD2003: 2,811 USD2004: 2,927 USD2005: 3,183 USD2006: 3,397 USD2007: 3,477 USD2008: 3,649 USD2009: 3,645 USD2010: 3,660 USD2011: 3,727 USD2012: 3,648 USD2013: 3,737 USD2014: 3,921 USD2015: 3,885 USD2016: 3,884 USD2017: 3,836 USD2018: 4,049 USD2019: 4,055 USD2020: 4,166 USD2021: 4,223 USD2022: 4,549 USD2023: 4,625 USD2024: 4,736 USD1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019841998201220241984: 1,638 USD1985: 1,648 USD1986: 1,645 USD1987: 1,671 USD1988: 1,747 USD1989: 1,835 USD1990: 1,890 USD1991: 1,990 USD1992: 1,984 USD1993: 2,112 USD1994: 2,189 USD1995: 2,191 USD1996: 2,347 USD1997: 2,412 USD1998: 2,405 USD1999: 2,377 USD2000: 2,489 USD2001: 2,767 USD2002: 2,684 USD2003: 2,811 USD2004: 2,927 USD2005: 3,183 USD2006: 3,397 USD2007: 3,477 USD2008: 3,649 USD2009: 3,645 USD2010: 3,660 USD2011: 3,727 USD2012: 3,648 USD2013: 3,737 USD2014: 3,921 USD2015: 3,885 USD2016: 3,884 USD2017: 3,836 USD2018: 4,049 USD2019: 4,055 USD2020: 4,166 USD2021: 4,223 USD2022: 4,549 USD2023: 4,625 USD2024: 4,736 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
20244,736
20234,625
20224,549
20214,223
20204,166
20194,055
20184,049
20173,836
20163,884
20153,885
20143,921
20133,737
20123,648
20113,727
20103,660
20093,645
20083,649
20073,477
20063,397
20053,183
20042,927
20032,811
20022,684
20012,767
20002,489
19992,377
19982,405
19972,412
19962,347
19952,191
19942,189
19932,112
19921,984
19911,990
19901,890
19891,835
19881,747
19871,671
19861,645
19851,648
19841,638

Definition

Average annual spending on utilities, fuels and public services 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 CXUUTILSLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Natural gas, electricity, fuel oil and other household fuels, water, trash and sewer services, and telephone services.
  • 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 utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M). 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 utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services, 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 utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M), Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services, 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-utilities/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M). Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services, 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-utilities/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M), Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services, 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-utilities/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in United States?

Average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in the United States was $4,736 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.4% from 2023.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on utilities, fuels and public services, all consumer units (CXUUTILSLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on utilities, fuels and public services in United States?

$4,736 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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