Pet spending by household size, 2024
In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By household size, average spending ranged from $502 for One person consumer unit to $1,219 for Three people in consumer unit.
What households spent on, 2024
| Group | All pet spending | Vet services | Pet food | Pets, supplies and medicine | Other pet services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One person consumer unit | $502 | $155 | $185 | $106 | $55 |
| Two or more people in consumer unit (all) | $1,043 | $373 | $344 | $206 | $120 |
| Two people in consumer unit | $1,021 | $334 | $376 | $188 | $123 |
| Three people in consumer unit | $1,219 | $553 | $356 | $215 | $96 |
| Four people in consumer unit | $983 | $341 | $253 | $227 | $161 |
| Five or more people in consumer unit | $923 | $267 | $331 | $230 | $95 |
All pet spending, 2019 to 2024
| Group | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One person consumer unit | $443 | $453 | $505 | $441 | $719 | $502 |
| Two or more people in consumer unit (all) | $783 | $790 | $886 | $874 | $943 | $1,043 |
| Two people in consumer unit | $862 | $733 | $950 | $905 | $973 | $1,021 |
| Three people in consumer unit | $846 | $732 | $693 | $900 | $1,081 | $1,219 |
| Four people in consumer unit | $596 | $1,149 | $881 | $793 | $831 | $983 |
| Five or more people in consumer unit | $666 | $617 | $964 | $841 | $783 | $923 |
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.