Estimated Annual Expenditures on a Child by Husband-Wife Families, 2005

		Expenditure type
Family income and age of child	Total	Housing	Food	Transportation	Clothing	Health care	Child care and education	Miscellaneous¹
Before-tax income: Less than $43,200 (average = $26,900)
0–2	$7,300	$2,770	$1,000	$880	$350	$550	$1,080	$670
3–5	7,480	2,740	1,120	850	340	520	1,220	690
6–8	7,510	2,640	1,440	990	380	600	730	730
9–11	7,480	2,390	1,720	1,080	420	660	440	770
12–14	8,310	2,660	1,810	1,210	700	660	310	960
15–17	8,290	2,150	1,960	1,630	620	710	510	710
Total	$139,110	$46,050	$27,150	$19,920	$8,430	$11,100	$12,870	$13,590
Before-tax income: $43,200 to $72,600 (average = $57,400)
0–2	$10,220	$3,750	$1,200	$1,310	$410	$720	$1,780	$1,050
3–5	10,500	3,710	1,390	1,280	400	690	1,970	1,060
6–8	10,410	3,620	1,770	1,420	440	790	1,270	1,100
9–11	10,250	3,360	2,080	1,500	490	850	830	1,140
12–14	10,990	3,640	2,090	1,640	820	860	610	1,330
15–17	11,290	3,120	2,330	2,080	730	910	1,040	1,080
Total	$190,980	$63,600	$32,580	$27,690	$9,870	$14,460	$22,500	$20,280
Before-tax income: More than $72,600 (average = $108,700)
0–2	$15,190	$5,960	$1,590	$1,830	$540	$830	$2,690	$1,750
3–5	15,550	5,920	1,800	1,800	530	800	2,930	1,770
6–8	15,250	5,830	2,170	1,940	570	910	2,020	1,810
9–11	14,970	5,570	2,520	2,030	620	980	1,400	1,850
12–14	15,800	5,850	2,650	2,160	1,040	980	1,080	2,040
15–17	16,390	5,330	2,790	2,620	940	1,040	1,890	1,780
Total	$279,450	$103,380	$40,560	$37,140	$12,720	$16,620	$36,030	$33,000