Pet spending by household type, 2024
In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By household type, average spending ranged from $356 for One parent, at least one child under 18 to $1,681 for Married couple with children, oldest child 6 to 17.
What households spent on, 2024
| Group | All pet spending | Vet services | Pet food | Pets, supplies and medicine | Other pet services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total married couple consumer units (all) | $1,222 | $475 | $381 | $221 | $145 |
| Married couple only consumer units | $1,184 | $434 | $414 | $187 | $149 |
| Total married couple with children consumer units (all) | $1,322 | $573 | $336 | $266 | $148 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child under 6 | $608 | $122 | $210 | $175 | $102 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child 6 to 17 | $1,681 | $913 | $335 | $271 | $162 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child 18 or over | $1,174 | $326 | $404 | $297 | $148 |
| Other married couple consumer units | $873 | $158 | $447 | $162 | $106 |
| One parent, at least one child under 18 | $356 | $56 | $152 | $109 | $39 |
| Single person and other consumer units | $566 | $149 | $218 | $137 | $62 |
All pet spending, 2019 to 2024
| Group | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total married couple consumer units (all) | $877 | $946 | $1,023 | $965 | $1,059 | $1,222 |
| Married couple only consumer units | $931 | $831 | $1,052 | $1,010 | $1,084 | $1,184 |
| Total married couple with children consumer units (all) | $847 | $1,154 | $983 | $949 | $1,059 | $1,322 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child under 6 | $778 | $498 | $575 | $1,037 | $978 | $608 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child 6 to 17 | $826 | $773 | $1,301 | $934 | $1,007 | $1,681 |
| Married couple with children, oldest child 18 or over | $917 | $1,980 | $711 | $917 | $1,188 | $1,174 |
| Other married couple consumer units | $745 | $441 | $1,065 | $807 | $936 | $873 |
| One parent, at least one child under 18 | $206 | $553 | $321 | $523 | $390 | $356 |
| Single person and other consumer units | $525 | $438 | $560 | $536 | $737 | $566 |
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.