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Walker: Consumers of color outspend all demographics in health and beauty

Tristan Walker · Live Episode! Walker & Company: Tristan Walker · Sep 30, 2019 · at 31:19

Tristan Walker, founder of Walker & Company, explains the core market data behind his pitch to venture capitalists for his grooming brand Bevel.

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“Folks of color spend more money in every single health and beauty category than anyone else.”

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The claim, plainly

Consumers of color spend more money in every health and beauty category than any other demographic group.

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Assessment

The assertion that consumers of color spend more money in 'every single health and beauty category than anyone else' is contradicted by comprehensive consumer expenditure and market research data. While market studies from Nielsen indicate that Black and Hispanic consumers over-index and spend disproportionately higher amounts in specific subcategories (such as ethnic hair and beauty aids, women's fragrances, and hair styling products), data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Expenditure Surveys (2017–2019) and McKinsey demonstrate that White consumer units had significantly higher average annual spending across overall healthcare, total personal care products and services, skincare, and general hair care categories than non-white demographic groups.

BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys (2017–2019) show annual mean expenditures on personal care products and services were $917–$1,040 for White consumer units, compared to $323–$390 for Black consumer units and $435–$462 for Asian consumer units.
BLS data shows healthcare spending for White consumer units averaged $5,757–$6,724 annually, compared to $2,533–$2,601 for Black consumer units and $3,547–$3,785 for Asian consumer units.
Nielsen (2018) and McKinsey (2022) reports show Black consumers accounted for roughly 11.1% to 15.5% of overall spending in general categories like total hair care, skincare, and total beauty, below majority demographic spending totals.

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Nielsen Black consumer spending health beauty category "Healthcare" "Personal care products and services" "Black or African-American" "Asian" "White" "Consumer Expenditure Survey" site:bls.gov "Consumer Expenditure Survey" "Personal care products and services" "Black or African-American" "White" 2018 OR 2017 OR 2019 "Personal care products and services" "White and all other races" "Black or African-American" "Asian" "768" OR "786" OR "646" site:bls.gov "Race of reference person: Average annual expenditures" "Personal care products and services" "Black or African-American" "Asian" "White" Nielsen African American spending personal care beauty categories "Table 2100" "Personal care products and services" site:bls.gov Nielsen multicultural beauty spending ethnic hair grooming

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