Pet spending by type of area (urban or rural), 2024
In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By type of area (urban or rural), average spending ranged from $685 for Urban: Principal City to $1,102 for Rural.
What households spent on, 2024
| Group | All pet spending | Vet services | Pet food | Pets, supplies and medicine | Other pet services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (all) | $828 | $309 | $257 | $161 | $101 |
| Urban: Principal City | $685 | $226 | $232 | $132 | $96 |
| Urban: Other urban | $935 | $371 | $276 | $184 | $104 |
| Rural | $1,102 | $302 | $461 | $239 | $100 |
All pet spending, 2019 to 2024
| Group | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (all) | Not available | Not available | $706 | $672 | $814 | $828 |
| Urban: Principal City | Not available | Not available | $628 | $594 | $711 | $685 |
| Urban: Other urban | Not available | Not available | $765 | $730 | $885 | $935 |
| Rural | Not available | Not available | $1,052 | $1,033 | $1,141 | $1,102 |
How to read this. Figures are BLS mean annual spending per "consumer unit", which is close to a household. Averages include households with no pets, so a pet owner typically spends more than these numbers. Groups with few survey households can swing from year to year. Rows in italics marked "(all)" combine the groups listed with them and are left out of the chart and the range.
Sources
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, calendar-year tables (mean annual spending per consumer unit)
- BLS Consumer Expenditure database, series files (download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx)
Checked 29 October 2026.