Maintenance and repairs Spending
How much American households spend on maintenance and repairs — 2024 data from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey
Spending Insight: Maintenance and repairs
American households spent an average of $984 on maintenance and repairs in 2024, representing 1.3% of total consumer expenditures. Year-over-year change was +0.9% (from $975 in 2023), roughly in line with broader consumer spending trends.
Since 2020, maintenance and repairs spending has risen by 11.9% (from $879 to $984), broadly tracking with inflation-adjusted cost changes.
Income is the strongest predictor of maintenance and repairs spending: the top income quintile spends $1,707/year versus $394 for the lowest quintile — a 4.3x gap. Regionally, the West spends the most ($1,222/year) while the South spends the least ($822/year). Use the cross-cuts below — by income, region, age, household size, and housing tenure — to see which demographic factors drive this category hardest for your situation.
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $984 |
| 2023 | $975 |
| 2022 | $1,160 |
| 2021 | $975 |
| 2020 | $879 |
By Income Level (2024)
How maintenance and repairs spending varies across income quintiles
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $394 |
| Second 20% | $693 |
| Middle 20% | $950 |
| Fourth 20% | $1,174 |
| Highest 20% | $1,707 |
By Region (2024)
Geographic variation in maintenance and repairs spending
By Age Group (2024)
How maintenance and repairs spending changes across the lifecycle
By Household Size (2024)
| Size | Annual |
|---|---|
| 1 Person | $619 |
| 2 People | $1,141 |
| 3 People | $1,036 |
| 4 People | $1,018 |
| 5 or More | $1,358 |
By Housing Tenure (2024)
| Tenure | Annual |
|---|---|
| Homeowner (with mortgage) | $1,140 |
| Homeowner (no mortgage) | $1,292 |
| Renter | $939 |
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