Pet spending by income group (tenths), 2024

In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By income group (tenths), average spending ranged from $345 for Lowest 10 percent to $2,076 for Ninth 10 percent.

Lowest 10 percent$345

Second 10 percent$392

Third 10 percent$457

Fourth 10 percent$601

Fifth 10 percent$663

Sixth 10 percent$684

Seventh 10 percent$914

Eighth 10 percent$1,019

Ninth 10 percent$2,076

Highest 10 percent$1,646

What households spent on, 2024

Group	All pet spending	Vet services	Pet food	Pets, supplies and medicine	Other pet services
Lowest 10 percent	$345	$114	$162	$56	$12
Second 10 percent	$392	$114	$165	$86	$26
Third 10 percent	$457	$93	$239	$96	$28
Fourth 10 percent	$601	$181	$256	$110	$53
Fifth 10 percent	$663	$171	$282	$155	$54
Sixth 10 percent	$684	$104	$339	$175	$66
Seventh 10 percent	$914	$317	$263	$214	$120
Eighth 10 percent	$1,019	$197	$432	$247	$144
Ninth 10 percent	$2,076	$1,206	$400	$275	$196
Highest 10 percent	$1,646	$577	$420	$345	$305

All pet spending, 2019 to 2024

Group	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Lowest 10 percent	$254	$271	$316	$359	$589	$345
Second 10 percent	$249	$266	$310	$316	$446	$392
Third 10 percent	$599	$765	$394	$521	$592	$457
Fourth 10 percent	$446	$582	$526	$502	$517	$601
Fifth 10 percent	$410	$376	$608	$570	$712	$663
Sixth 10 percent	$750	$398	$687	$743	$732	$684
Seventh 10 percent	$839	$648	$1,137	$923	$806	$914
Eighth 10 percent	$740	$1,495	$805	$804	$1,216	$1,019
Ninth 10 percent	$1,256	$1,009	$1,000	$1,214	$1,528	$2,076
Highest 10 percent	$1,262	$1,089	$1,916	$1,454	$1,614	$1,646

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.