L(b) Millennial Spending Flyer

MILLENNIAL SPENDING

Spending Patterns of Americans Born In or After 1981
2018 Consumer Expenditure Survey
Household Characteristics

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1.5

Average age of
household respondents.
Average number of earners
in millennial households.
of millennial households
rent rather than own a home.

58%

of millennial households
that purchased a vehicle
bought a used car or truck.

Average Income
Before Taxes

D

$52,874
45.3

41.7

34.7%

Transportation
$9,435

17.8%
Food

$7,061

13.4%

Health Care
5.4%

Entertainment
$2,391
4.5%

Total Average
Annual Expenditures

47.3

$18,329

$2,831

R

$67,076

Housing

AF
T

63%

Percent
of Household
Budget

Average
Annual
Expenditures

35.7

Apparel and Services
3.7%

$1,979
Other
$10,848

20.5%

Millennials spent a higher percentage
of their food budget on meals away
from home than Generation X,
Boomers, and the Silent Generation.

Millenials Generation X Boomers
Form No. CE-200(b) (2020)

Silent
Generation

Source: 2018 Consumer Expenditure Survey

Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

bls.gov/cex