Pet spending by size of place, 2024

In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By size of place, average spending ranged from $581 for Less than 100,000 to $1,426 for 1,000,000 to 2,499,999.

Outside urban area$1,102

Less than 100,000$581

100,000 to 249,999$599

250,000 to 999,999$743

1,000,000 to 2,499,999$1,426

2,500,000 to 4,999,999$1,021

5,000,000 and more$600

What households spent on, 2024

Group	All pet spending	Vet services	Pet food	Pets, supplies and medicine	Other pet services
Outside urban area	$1,102	$302	$461	$239	$100
All urban consumer units (all)	$828	$309	$257	$161	$101
Less than 100,000	$581	$156	$237	$146	$42
100,000 to 249,999	$599	$58	$332	$140	$69
250,000 to 999,999	$743	$198	$295	$163	$88
1,000,000 to 2,499,999	$1,426	$853	$271	$157	$145
2,500,000 to 4,999,999	$1,021	$464	$223	$176	$157
5,000,000 and more	$600	$128	$209	$171	$92

All pet spending, 2019 to 2024

Group	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Outside urban area	$784	$1,132	$1,052	$1,033	$1,141	$1,102
All urban consumer units (all)	$657	$585	$706	$672	$814	$828
Less than 100,000	$566	$511	$748	$634	$675	$581
100,000 to 249,999	$769	$462	$527	$566	$806	$599
250,000 to 999,999	$652	$573	$531	$700	$750	$743
1,000,000 to 2,499,999	$682	$726	$839	$714	$821	$1,426
2,500,000 to 4,999,999	$734	$597	$927	$723	$890	$1,021
5,000,000 and more	$610	$584	$697	$622	$935	$600

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

Checked 29 October 2026.