Statistic,Value,Unit,Geography,Segment,Basis,Period,Source,Evidence tier,Series ID or note,Primary source URL,Note
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),81.027,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2015,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),91.872,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2019,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),81.417,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2020,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),105.758,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2021,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),110.365,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2022,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),114.021,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2023,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),116.061,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2024,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
Household spending on footwear (personal consumption expenditures),121.150,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"BEA national accounts, current dollars",2025,BEA via FRED,B,"FRED series DFTWRC1A027NBEA (updated Sept 30, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFTWRC1A027NBEA,
"Household spending on footwear, growth",4.4,percent,United States,All footwear,"2025 against 2024, current dollars",2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BEA figures.
"Household spending on footwear, growth since 2019",31.9,percent,United States,All footwear,"2025 against 2019, current dollars",2019 to 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BEA figures.
"Inflation-adjusted footwear spending, growth since 2019",23.4,percent,United States,All footwear,"Chained 2017 dollars, 2025 against 2019",2019 to 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BEA real spending: 113.333 against 91.843.
Footwear price index growth since 2019,6.9,percent,United States,All footwear,"BEA chain-type price index, 2025 against 2019",2019 to 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation: 106.898 against 100.032.
"Inflation-adjusted footwear spending per person, growth since 2019",19.3,percent,United States,All footwear,Chained 2017 dollars divided by BEA population,2019 to 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Footwear spending per person (BEA divided by population),354,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,$121.150 billion divided by 341.944 million people; includes children and every kind of seller,2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,"UrbanStyle calculation, not a published statistic."
Footwear spending per person (BEA divided by population),341,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,$116.061 billion divided by 340.095 million people,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,"UrbanStyle calculation, not a published statistic."
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),354,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2015,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),388,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2016,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),379,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2017,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),392,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2018,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),419,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2019,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),314,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2020,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),336,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),399,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),444,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Average footwear spending per household (consumer unit),461,US dollars per household,United States,All households,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0101M,
Share of average household spending going to footwear,0.59,percent,United States,All households,"$461 divided by $78,535 average annual expenditures",2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS figures.
"Average annual expenditures per household, all categories",78535,US dollars per household,United States,All households,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,2024,BLS CE news release,B,"Released Dec 19, 2025",https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm,Up 1.8% on 2023 as stated by BLS.
Average spending on apparel and services per household,2001,US dollars per household,United States,All households,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,2024,BLS CE news release,B,"Released Dec 19, 2025",https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm,"2.5% of total expenditures; down 2.0% on 2023, not marked as statistically significant."
Consumer units in the survey universe,135760,thousand consumer units,United States,All households,BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey,2024,BLS CE news release,B,"Released Dec 19, 2025",https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm,
"Footwear spending growth per household since 2019, current dollars",10.0,percent,United States,All households,$461 against $419,2019 to 2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS figures.
"Footwear spending growth per household since 2019, after footwear prices",3.1,percent,United States,All households,Each year divided by the BEA footwear price index (2017=100),2019 to 2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. Mixes a survey with a national-accounts price index.
Change in average household footwear spending in 2020,-25.1,percent,United States,All households,$314 against $419,2019 to 2020,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS figures.
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,335,US dollars per household,United States,Under 25,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,224,US dollars per household,United States,Under 25,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,325,US dollars per household,United States,Under 25,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,256,US dollars per household,United States,Under 25,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,348,US dollars per household,United States,25 to 34,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,462,US dollars per household,United States,25 to 34,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,478,US dollars per household,United States,25 to 34,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,534,US dollars per household,United States,25 to 34,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,454,US dollars per household,United States,35 to 44,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,598,US dollars per household,United States,35 to 44,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,626,US dollars per household,United States,35 to 44,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,648,US dollars per household,United States,35 to 44,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,470,US dollars per household,United States,45 to 54,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,452,US dollars per household,United States,45 to 54,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,632,US dollars per household,United States,45 to 54,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,617,US dollars per household,United States,45 to 54,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,320,US dollars per household,United States,55 to 64,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,395,US dollars per household,United States,55 to 64,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,374,US dollars per household,United States,55 to 64,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,483,US dollars per household,United States,55 to 64,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,217,US dollars per household,United States,65 to 74,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,266,US dollars per household,United States,65 to 74,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,302,US dollars per household,United States,65 to 74,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,276,US dollars per household,United States,65 to 74,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,126,US dollars per household,United States,75 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,181,US dollars per household,United States,75 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,201,US dollars per household,United States,75 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,159,US dollars per household,United States,75 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,"Per household, not per person."
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,180,US dollars per household,United States,65 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2021,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,Combines the 65 to 74 and 75 and over groups; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,231,US dollars per household,United States,65 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,Combines the 65 to 74 and 75 and over groups; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,261,US dollars per household,United States,65 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,Combines the 65 to 74 and 75 and over groups; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by age of reference person,227,US dollars per household,United States,65 and over,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by age,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0402M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0409M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0404M,Combines the 65 to 74 and 75 and over groups; per household.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,-44,percent,United States,Under 25,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,16,percent,United States,25 to 34,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,41,percent,United States,35 to 44,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,34,percent,United States,45 to 54,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,5,percent,United States,55 to 64,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,-40,percent,United States,65 to 74,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Household footwear spending against the all-household average,-66,percent,United States,75 and over,2024 age-group figure divided by $461,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Highest age group against lowest age group,4.1,times,United States,35 to 44 against 75 and over,$648 divided by $159,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,130,US dollars per household,United States,Lowest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,214,US dollars per household,United States,Lowest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,302,US dollars per household,United States,Lowest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,304,US dollars per household,United States,Second fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,289,US dollars per household,United States,Second fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,299,US dollars per household,United States,Second fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,416,US dollars per household,United States,Middle fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,368,US dollars per household,United States,Middle fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,415,US dollars per household,United States,Middle fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,517,US dollars per household,United States,Fourth fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,575,US dollars per household,United States,Fourth fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,450,US dollars per household,United States,Fourth fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,625,US dollars per household,United States,Highest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2022,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,771,US dollars per household,United States,Highest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2023,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Average footwear spending per household by income before taxes,840,US dollars per household,United States,Highest fifth,"BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, calendar year",2024,BLS CE footwear by income,B,"FRED series CXUFOOTWEARLB0102M to CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M (updated Dec 19, 2025)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXUFOOTWEARLB0106M,Fifths of households ranked by income before taxes; per household.
Highest income fifth against lowest income fifth,2.8,times,United States,Highest fifth against lowest fifth,$840 divided by $302,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,"UrbanStyle calculation. The lowest fifth was $130 in 2022, so the ratio moves a lot."
BLS household average scaled to all consumer units,62.6,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,$461 multiplied by 135.760 million consumer units,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. Not a figure BLS publishes.
"BLS household average scaled to all consumer units, per person",184,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,$62.6 billion divided by 340.095 million people,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. Population coverage differs slightly between BLS and BEA.
BEA household footwear spending against BLS-implied total,1.85,times,United States,All footwear,$116.061 billion divided by $62.6 billion,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. I found no published footwear-specific reconciliation.
Gap between BEA and BLS-implied footwear spending,53.5,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,$116.061 billion less $62.6 billion,2024,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
"US footwear market size, claimed",97.16,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,IMARC report page; estimation method not shown on the public page,2025,"IMARC Group, 2026",C,n/a,https://www.imarcgroup.com/united-states-footwear-market,
"US footwear dollar sales, tracked",90.0,billion US dollars,United States,All footwear,"Circana Consumer Tracking Service as reported by MR Magazine (""held steady ... at $90 billion"")",2025,Circana 2025 via MR Magazine,D,n/a,https://mr-mag.com/circana-issues-q4-2025-footwear-industry-pulse-report/,Rounded in the report. Circana tracking may not cover every channel.
"US footwear units, tracked",down low single digits,description,United States,All footwear,Circana as reported by MR Magazine,2025,Circana 2025 via MR Magazine,D,n/a,https://mr-mag.com/circana-issues-q4-2025-footwear-industry-pulse-report/,
"US footwear dollar sales, change in Q4",2,percent,United States,All footwear,Circana as reported by MR Magazine; average prices up 8% and units down,Q4 2025,Circana 2025 via MR Magazine,D,n/a,https://mr-mag.com/circana-issues-q4-2025-footwear-industry-pulse-report/,
"US footwear dollar sales, change",1,percent,United States,All footwear,"Circana, first half against first half; units down and average prices up",H1 2026,"Circana, first half 2026",C,n/a,https://www.circana.com/post/performance-shoe-sales-pick-up-the-pace-amid-selective-us-consumer-spending-in-the-footwear-market,No percentages given for units or average price.
"Running footwear dollar sales, change",13,percent,United States,Running,"Circana, first half against first half",H1 2026,"Circana, first half 2026",C,n/a,https://www.circana.com/post/performance-shoe-sales-pick-up-the-pace-amid-selective-us-consumer-spending-in-the-footwear-market,
"Performance footwear dollar sales, change",6,percent,United States,Performance,"Circana, first half against first half",H1 2026,"Circana, first half 2026",C,n/a,https://www.circana.com/post/performance-shoe-sales-pick-up-the-pace-amid-selective-us-consumer-spending-in-the-footwear-market,
Shoe-store sales by month,2.150,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Jan 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,2.468,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Feb 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,3.222,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Mar 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,2.967,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Apr 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,3.336,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",May 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,2.993,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Jun 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,3.569,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Jul 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,4.343,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Aug 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,2.707,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Sep 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,2.956,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Oct 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,3.417,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Nov 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
Shoe-store sales by month,4.593,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,"Census Monthly Retail Trade (NAICS 4482), not seasonally adjusted",Dec 2025,Census shoe-store sales,B,"FRED series MRTSSM4482USN (updated Sept 16, 2026)",https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM4482USN,"Excludes online sales of companies that also run stores, and shoes sold by other retailers."
"Shoe-store sales, full year",38.72,billion US dollars,United States,Shoe stores,Sum of 12 months,2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle sum.
December share of annual shoe-store sales,11.9,percent,United States,Shoe stores,$4.593 billion divided by $38.72 billion,Dec 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
August share of annual shoe-store sales,11.2,percent,United States,Shoe stores,$4.343 billion divided by $38.72 billion,Aug 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
January share of annual shoe-store sales,5.6,percent,United States,Shoe stores,$2.150 billion divided by $38.72 billion,Jan 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation.
"Shoe-store sales, January to July, growth",2.9,percent,United States,Shoe stores,"$21.298 billion in 2026 against $20.705 billion in 2025, current dollars",Jan to Jul 2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,"UrbanStyle calculation, not seasonally adjusted, same months in both years."
"Footwear consumer price index, change from a year earlier",3.4,percent,United States,All footwear,"BLS CPI footwear, 150.520 against 145.534",Jul 2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS index values.
"Footwear consumer price index, change from a year earlier",3.6,percent,United States,All footwear,"BLS CPI footwear, 151.979 against 146.675",Aug 2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS index values.
"All-items consumer price index, change from a year earlier",3.4,percent,United States,All items,"BLS CPI all items, 334.980 against 323.976",Aug 2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation from BLS index values.
"Footwear consumer price index, change since December 2019",7.0,percent,United States,All footwear,"BLS CPI footwear, December 2025 against December 2019",Dec 2019 to Dec 2025,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. All items rose 26.1% over the same period.
"K-12 back-to-school spending, average per family",863.86,US dollars per family,United States,K-12,"NRF and Prosper survey of 7,677 consumers",2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,"Planned spending, not a count of purchases."
"K-12 back-to-school spending, total",43.3,billion US dollars,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Up from $39.4 billion in 2025 as stated by NRF.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on electronics, average per shopper",293.11,US dollars per shopper,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on electronics, total",14.7,billion US dollars,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on clothing and accessories, average per shopper",250.29,US dollars per shopper,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on clothing and accessories, total",12.5,billion US dollars,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on shoes, average per shopper",174.01,US dollars per shopper,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on shoes, total",8.7,billion US dollars,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on school supplies, average per shopper",146.45,US dollars per shopper,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
"K-12 back-to-school spending on school supplies, total",7.3,billion US dollars,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Planned spending.
Shoes as a share of K-12 back-to-school spending,20.1,percent,United States,K-12,$174.01 divided by $863.86,2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation. The four categories sum to the $863.86 average.
Shoppers behind the K-12 shoe average (implied),50,million shoppers,United States,K-12,$8.7 billion divided by $174.01,2026,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,"UrbanStyle inference: the same base as the $43.3 billion total, so the average appears to include every K-12 shopper, not only those buying shoes."
K-12 shoppers who plan to shop online,50,percent,United States,K-12,NRF and Prosper survey,2026,"NRF and Prosper, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/majority-of-back-to-school-shoppers-get-a-head-start-on-the-season,Down from 55% in 2025. Not shoe specific.
Expected rise in athletic and athleisure spending,11,percent,United States,Athletic footwear,"AlixPartners and FDRA back-to-school survey, June 2026",2026,"AlixPartners and FDRA, back-to-school 2026",C,n/a,https://www.alixpartners.com/newsroom/2026-back-to-school-footwear-survey-press-release/,Net expected spending against last year.
Spenders who will buy the same amount but pay more per pair,39,percent of those planning to spend more,United States,All footwear,AlixPartners and FDRA spring 2026 survey,2026,"AlixPartners and FDRA, spring 2026",C,n/a,https://www.alixpartners.com/media/hanprhvg/2026-apxfdra_spring-footwear-survey-report.pdf,Up from 35% in 2025.
Those planning to spend less who say it is because they do not need shoes,about 30,percent of those planning to spend less,United States,All footwear,"AlixPartners and FDRA spring 2026 survey; report says ""3 in 10""",2026,"AlixPartners and FDRA, spring 2026",C,n/a,https://www.alixpartners.com/media/hanprhvg/2026-apxfdra_spring-footwear-survey-report.pdf,Down from over half in 2025.
Annual footwear spending reported in a brand survey,240,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,"KURU Footwear survey of 1,000 Americans aged 16 and older, margin of error 4%",August 2023,"KURU Footwear survey, 2023",C,n/a,https://www.kurufootwear.com/blogs/articles/footwear-survey-2023,Self-reported; the survey was run by a shoe brand.
Pairs of shoes bought per year in a brand survey,4,pairs per person,United States,All footwear,KURU Footwear survey,August 2023,"KURU Footwear survey, 2023",C,n/a,https://www.kurufootwear.com/blogs/articles/footwear-survey-2023,
Implied price per pair in a brand survey,60,US dollars per pair,United States,All footwear,$240 divided by 4 pairs,August 2023,UrbanStyle calculation,E,n/a,https://urbanstylefootwear.com/footwear-spending-statistics/#usf-method,UrbanStyle calculation; KURU does not state a per-pair price.
Average annual shoe spending claimed in an online guide,735,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,RunRepeat guide; no year or source named,2023 (page date),"RunRepeat, 2023",D,n/a,https://runrepeat.com/shoe-consumption-statistics,"A 2026 Packlane article repeats it and also says about $350, without sources."
Average annual shoe spending claimed in an online article,350,US dollars per person,United States,All footwear,Packlane key takeaways; no source or year named,2026 (page date),"Packlane, 2026",D,n/a,https://packlane.com/blog/step-into-the-stats-how-many-shoes-do-americans-buy-each-year/,Conflicts with the $735 figure in the same article.