*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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Expenditure of affluent U.S. households on college tuition 2013-2016
The statistic shows the average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on college tuition from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, affluent American households spent about 2,300 U.S. dollars on college tuition on average.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 12, 2018). Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on college tuition from 2013 to 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/242063/expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-on-tuition/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on college tuition from 2013 to 2016." Chart. June 12, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/242063/expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-on-tuition/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018). Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on college tuition from 2013 to 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/242063/expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-on-tuition/
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Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on college tuition from 2013 to 2016 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/242063/expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-on-tuition/
