Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 7,590 21,282 21,101 23,580 24,713 31,734 18,535 13,199 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 5.8 16.4 16.2 18.1 19.0 24.4 14.3 10.2 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes................................................................ $73,573 $31,750 $69,062 $86,782 $100,213 $85,037 $49,097 $58,040 $36,537 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 29,960 61,145 75,609 83,939 71,520 44,051 50,721 34,684 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 21.4 29.8 39.3 49.7 59.4 74.2 69.0 81.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.9 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................6 .3 1.0 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 .5 .7 .2 

 Vehicles................................................................ 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 41 48 47 49 50 46 48 42 

 Women ................................................................ 53 59 52 53 51 50 54 52 58 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 13 41 54 69 78 80 80 79 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 8 33 45 51 43 23 30 14 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 5 8 9 18 34 57 50 65 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 87 59 46 31 22 20 20 21 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 14 16 15 14 13 10 11 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 86 84 85 86 87 90 89 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 19 18 20 16 9 6 7 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 81 82 80 84 91 94 93 95 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 1 2 3 3 3 5 4 6 

 High school (9-12)................................................................ 30 33 23 26 28 32 35 30 42 

 College ................................................................ 67 66 75 71 69 64 60 66 52 

 Never attended and other ................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 66 89 91 92 90 88 90 84 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................$7,805,368 3.3 15.1 18.6 22.3 20.6 20.1 13.1 7.0 

 Food ................................................................................................ 1,003,471 3.7 15.9 19.5 21.6 19.5 19.8 12.6 7.2 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 3.3 15.1 18.8 21.1 20.4 21.2 13.3 7.9 

 Cereals and bakery products................................73,262 3.5 15.2 19.3 20.1 20.3 21.7 13.2 8.6 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 22,914 4.1 17.7 20.6 20.5 18.2 18.9 11.7 7.2 

 Bakery products................................................................ 50,348 3.2 14.0 18.7 19.9 21.2 23.0 13.9 9.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 122,516 3.4 14.0 18.7 21.7 21.7 20.5 13.0 7.6 

 Beef ................................................................ 32,897 3.7 13.6 19.2 20.7 21.6 21.2 13.7 7.4 

 Pork ................................................................ 23,512 2.9 12.6 18.2 22.0 22.6 21.8 13.0 8.7 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 2.7 13.8 18.2 20.9 23.4 21.0 13.2 7.8 

 Poultry................................................................24,148 4.1 16.6 18.9 23.2 20.0 17.3 10.9 6.3 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 18,167 2.9 12.6 18.5 21.4 22.4 22.2 14.2 8.0 

 Eggs ................................................................ 7,148 4.3 16.2 19.2 22.2 18.7 19.3 12.2 7.1 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 3.3 14.7 19.3 21.1 19.6 22.0 13.4 8.6 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 19,072 3.9 15.3 19.9 21.5 18.6 20.8 12.8 8.0 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 3.0 14.4 19.0 20.8 20.1 22.6 13.7 8.9 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 108,616 3.3 16.1 18.8 20.6 19.3 21.9 13.7 8.2 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 40,770 3.4 15.7 18.3 21.7 18.8 22.1 14.0 8.1 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 35,629 3.0 16.1 19.2 20.3 19.3 22.1 14.1 8.0 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 3.4 16.5 19.6 19.7 19.4 21.5 12.5 9.0 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 17,672 3.5 16.7 18.6 19.4 20.4 21.4 13.2 8.1 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 203,638 3.2 15.4 18.6 21.5 20.5 20.8 13.3 7.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 19,415 2.6 13.2 17.4 22.6 20.5 23.7 14.6 9.1 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 3.2 15.0 18.5 20.4 21.5 21.5 13.5 8.0 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 106,935 3.4 16.4 19.1 21.4 19.7 19.9 12.9 7.0 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 54,863 3.1 14.9 18.2 21.3 21.8 20.7 12.8 8.0 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips................................................................ 7,263 1.5 10.7 17.7 24.1 20.7 25.2 19.4 5.9 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 436,999 4.2 16.8 20.3 22.3 18.3 18.1 11.8 6.3 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 3.4 17.0 17.9 20.5 21.2 20.0 13.9 6.0 

 Housing ................................................................ 2,584,719 3.3 16.4 19.4 21.2 19.2 20.4 13.0 7.5 

 Shelter ................................................................ 1,546,404 3.7 17.5 19.5 21.7 18.6 19.0 12.0 7.0 

 Owned dwellings................................................................ 903,065 .8 12.1 18.5 24.7 22.9 20.9 14.4 6.5 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 424,449 .9 14.7 23.8 28.7 20.1 11.8 9.3 2.4 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 .8 8.8 14.5 23.6 24.8 27.4 17.6 9.7 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 210,101 .6 10.9 13.1 18.2 26.1 31.1 20.8 10.4 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 8.8 28.1 22.4 15.9 10.0 14.8 6.9 8.0 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 2.3 8.7 12.5 26.0 25.9 24.7 18.1 6.6 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 2.8 13.8 17.9 21.7 21.0 22.7 14.2 8.5 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 49,470 1.8 12.7 17.4 21.0 22.1 25.1 15.4 9.8 

 Electricity................................................................ 184,552 3.0 14.0 17.3 20.8 20.9 23.9 14.7 9.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 12,613 2

.9 8.5 11.5 19.4 26.1 33.7 19.6 14.1 

 Telephone services................................................................ 176,234 3.3 14.8 19.2 23.1 20.5 19.1 12.7 6.4 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards................................................................ 30,904 1.1 6.1 11.0 17.8 23.8 40.1 21.6 18.6 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 145,329 3.8 16.7 20.9 24.2 19.7 14.7 10.8 3.8 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 2.1 12.8 17.8 21.7 20.9 24.8 15.0 9.8 

 Household operations ................................................................ 183,521 2.2 18.8 24.1 17.9 15.7 21.4 12.6 8.8 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 2.1 33.9 41.7 11.5 4.7 6.1 22.1 24.0 

 Other household expenses................................ 126,427 2.2 11.9 16.2 20.7 20.7 28.2 17.3 10.9 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 97,973 2.5 11.9 17.3 18.7 21.9 27.7 18.2 9.5 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 3.3 13.4 21.1 19.9 20.1 22.3 13.1 9.2 

 Other household products ................................ 55,503 2.1 12.3 16.5 18.2 22.4 28.5 19.5 9.0 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 19,456 2.9 9.2 15.1 18.7 22.5 31.6 20.6 11.0 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 258,176 3.0 15.2 19.3 19.9 21.5 21.2 14.4 6.8 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 14,814 2.9 17.3 16.8 19.3 16.7 26.9 18.6 8.3 

 Furniture................................................................67,010 3.6 17.1 20.9 18.2 20.0 20.2 14.3 5.9 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 1.8 9.0 39.9 13.9 22.4 13.1 7.9 5.1 

 Major appliances................................................................ 36,440 2.3 14.2 16.7 24.0 19.5 23.3 16.5 6.8 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 3.3 14.1 15.5 25.4 22.0 19.7 13.3 6.4 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 118,986 2.8 14.5 19.3 19.1 23.5 20.8 13.6 7.2 

 Apparel and services................................................................ 237,997 4.3 18.5 20.8 22.7 17.9 15.8 11.1 4.7 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 57,442 4.1 18.0 21.1 25.7 17.0 14.2 10.5 3.6 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 5.0 16.4 16.0 26.1 20.1 16.5 12.3 4.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 1.2 23.3 38.7 24.3 6.2 6.3 4.3 2.0 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 4.0 15.4 20.6 23.4 19.3 17.1 12.0 5.1 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 75,243 4.4 14.7 17.2 22.7 21.8 19.2 13.4 5.8 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 14,822 2.3 18.9 38.0 27.4 7.0 6.5 4.7 1.8 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 9,948 3.9 40.6 22.9 14.5 7.7 10.4 7.8 22.6 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 5.2 16.7 23.4 22.8 18.4 13.5 9.1 4.4 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 31,340 3.9 23.8 16.3 17.8 17.9 20.2 13.6 6.6 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 4.1 15.6 18.7 22.3 20.2 19.1 13.3 5.8 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................527,018 4.8 15.9 19.2 22.9 19.9 17.2 13.2 4.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 246,965 4.0 12.5 18.1 21.1 22.6 21.8 17.3 4.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 273,142 5.7 19.0 20.0 24.7 17.6 13.0 9.5 3.5 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 22.6 17.9 31.1 215.5 212.8 220.1 215.5 24.6 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 255,856 4.2 16.7 20.1 22.8 20.2 16.0 11.3 4.7 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 369,202 3.0 14.5 16.9 21.3 20.5 23.7 14.5 9.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 28,642 3.5 19.6 21.8 24.4 18.2 12.4 10.4 1.9 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 124,022 2.9 12.0 15.6 21.2 21.6 26.7 12.6 14.1 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 23.1 14.8 15.9 21.6 19.4 25.2 17.0 8.1 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 91,057 3.0 16.1 18.4 19.9 21.2 21.3 15.1 6.2 

 Public and other transportation ................................92,563 3.3 14.8 19.3 21.0 21.1 20.4 14.8 5.6 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 640,626 1.8 10.5 14.3 18.3 22.3 32.8 19.5 13.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 1.7 10.8 14.3 18.2 21.2 33.7 19.9 13.8 

 Medical services ................................................................ 113,348 2.6 11.0 15.5 19.3 26.1 25.5 15.6 9.9 

 Drugs ................................................................ 63,096 1.2 7.6 12.5 16.6 22.9 39.3 23.7 15.6 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 20,321 1.9 9.7 13.8 19.1 22.2 33.3 18.2 15.1 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 2.7 13.6 20.2 23.0 20.5 20.1 14.8 5.2 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 97,482 2.6 13.5 23.5 25.5 16.6 18.2 13.0 5.2 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................128,094 3.2 13.7 17.0 21.4 21.1 23.6 15.4 8.2 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 112,809 2.5 12.0 20.4 23.9 23.0 18.2 14.1 4.1 

 Pets ................................................................ 92,176 2.0 10.5 19.3 25.0 24.4 18.8 14.4 4.4 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 4.7 18.6 25.0 19.4 16.6 15.6 12.7 2.9 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 77,791 2.5 15.6 21.1 21.0 20.7 19.2 17.2 1.9 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 99,005 3.7 13.9 20.3 22.0 18.7 21.4 13.6 7.8 

 Reading ................................................................ 14,285 2.2 9.2 16.9 18.4 20.7 32.6 17.7 14.9 

 Education ................................................................ 193,813 9.1 13.6 10.9 39.1 21.0 6.3 4.6 1.8 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 43,201 3.9 15.9 17.9 22.4 23.9 16.1 12.2 3.8 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 131,260 2.1 10.9 17.4 21.6 22.9 25.2 16.5 8.7 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 .9 8.3 13.7 21.5 23.9 31.7 17.3 14.4 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 880,250 2.2 15.9 20.0 25.8 24.4 11.6 8.6 3.0 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 .6 7.5 14.4 21.6 28.5 27.3 18.0 9.3 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................825,960 2.3 16.5 20.4 26.0 24.2 10.6 8.0 2.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $9,564,613 2.5 15.4 19.1 24.7 22.0 16.3 11.2 5.0 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 2.9 18.3 22.2 27.5 22.0 7.2 6.1 1.1 

 Self-employment income ................................ 585,794 1.0 10.6 17.6 30.7 24.6 15.5 11.3 4.2 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 1,078,984 2

.1 .9 2.4 5.2 18.7 72.6 41.9 30.7 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................................................ 248,242 .2 2.2 5.6 14.9 30.9 46.2 31.2 15.0 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 59,818 5.9 17.9 23.7 18.8 19.8 13.9 9.8 4.1 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support................................ 59,437 4.1 12.1 18.1 17.7 18.9 29.0 18.7 10.3 

 Other income ................................................................ 45,618 28.7 12.8 11.4 20.6 12.9 13.7 10.3 3.3 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................1,295,773 1.0 13.0 18.2 29.6 25.8 12.4 10.5 1.9 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 1,016,467 1.0 12.3 17.8 29.9 26.2 12.8 10.8 2.0 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 272,722 1.3 15.6 19.8 28.6 24.2 10.5 9.2 1.3 

 Other taxes ................................................................6,583 21.9 12.0 15.7 20.6 30.8 19.1 13.5 5.5 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 2.8 15.7 19.3 23.9 21.4 16.9 11.4 5.5 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018