Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011

Item

Total

one

person

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) ....... 35,794 3,890 4,692 3,790 5,545 6,470 11,406 4,852 6,554 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $33,767 $14,165 $42,114 $45,858 $39,936 $42,554 $25,014 $30,027 $21,303 

Income after taxes ........................................ 32,518 14,005 40,439 43,485 37,871 40,942 24,546 29,181 21,114 

Age of reference person ................................ 53.3 21.3 29.0 39.7 49.8 59.4 76.9 69.2 82.5 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 

Children under 18 ........................................ n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .6 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2 .3 .1 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.1 .6 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 .9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 46 53 62 61 54 44 30 35 27 

Female ......................................................... 54 47 38 39 46 56 70 65 73 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 50 4 27 43 51 63 70 69 71 

With mortgage ............................................ 23 3 24 36 35 33 15 22 9 

Without mortgage ....................................... 27 2 3 7 16 30 55 47 62 

Renter .......................................................... 50 96 73 57 49 37 30 31 29 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 13 10 14 17 16 15 9 12 8 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 87 90 86 83 84 85 91 88 92 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 7 6 10 10 8 5 6 8 4 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 94 90 90 92 95 94 92 96 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 4 1 ( ) 2 1 2 4 9 8 10 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 18 18 29 38 35 46 39 51 

College ......................................................... 61 82 80 70 59 61 45 53 38 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 76 53 81 80 81 82 76 83 71 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $29,893 $18,639 $34,289 $36,554 $32,311 $33,499 $26,368 $29,224 $24,172 

Food ............................................................... 3,544 2,677 4,192 4,178 3,691 3,806 3,086 3,460 2,779 

Food at home ............................................... 1,974 1,126 1,746 2,054 2,101 2,238 2,065 2,267 1,896 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 271 176 217 254 287 296 302 310 295 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 86 62 83 87 92 88 91 95 87 

Bakery products ....................................... 184 115 134 167 195 208 212 215 209 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 389 202 379 417 430 457 378 429 334 

Beef .......................................................... 91 50 97 96 112 104 81 97 68 

Pork .......................................................... 75 33 59 79 82 90 79 87 73 

Other meats ............................................. 60 38 52 64 73 67 58 63 54 

Poultry ...................................................... 69 39 83 73 73 79 63 73 55 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 66 24 62 76 64 85 66 80 55 

Eggs ......................................................... 27 18 25 29 26 31 29 30 28 

Dairy products ............................................ 207 119 181 199 218 241 220 240 203 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 75 47 65 76 81 82 80 85 76 

Other dairy products ................................ 132 72 116 122 138 159 140 155 128 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 383 206 330 371 397 418 432 464 405 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 136 73 112 131 135 156 155 162 150 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 120 62 112 113 124 133 132 144 122 

Processed fruits ....................................... 63 36 50 67 64 63 74 79 69 

Processed vegetables .............................. 64 36 57 59 74 66 71 78 65 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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

Other food at home .................................... $724 $422 $641 $813 $769 $826 $733 $824 $657 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 74 32 55 77 74 84 87 95 80 

Fats and oils ............................................. 57 27 49 57 64 61 63 71 57 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 378 226 343 428 380 420 393 426 365 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 192 124 171 225 227 230 168 194 145 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 23 12 23 26 24 29 22 37 10 

Food away from home ................................. 1,570 1,550 2,445 2,124 1,590 1,569 1,022 1,193 883 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 346 489 601 531 325 311 170 223 127 

Housing .......................................................... 11,345 6,364 12,898 13,632 12,125 12,072 10,830 11,326 10,448 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,211 4,586 9,075 9,312 7,926 7,452 6,157 6,392 5,983 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,457 294 2,698 4,332 4,192 4,501 3,608 4,121 3,229 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,515 178 1,759 2,776 2,267 2,019 800 1,267 455 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,096 73 590 998 1,169 1,393 1,480 1,556 1,424 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 847 43 349 558 756 1,089 1,328 1,298 1,350 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,424 3,959 5,966 4,656 3,463 2,558 2,259 1,930 2,502 

Other lodging ............................................. 330 333 411 324 270 392 290 342 251 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,356 837 2,048 2,536 2,609 2,654 2,648 2,736 2,583 

Natural gas ................................................. 288 75 220 301 280 314 373 356 385 

Electricity .................................................... 917 341 772 983 1,053 1,036 1,016 1,068 977 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 109 23 37 55 94 102 204 182 221 

Telephone services .................................... 733 352 806 886 866 835 659 739 599 

Water and other public services ................. 309 66 213 311 315 367 396 391 400 

Household operations .................................. 612 192 429 619 493 693 841 739 917 

Personal services ....................................... 114 26 232 138 231 250 252 2120 350 

Other household expenses ........................ 499 186 397 482 462 643 590 620 567 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 348 125 219 296 328 401 463 529 407 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 80 45 62 73 78 91 95 100 91 

Other household products .......................... 186 58 106 163 169 223 250 304 206 

Postage and stationery .............................. 82 22 51 60 81 87 117 125 110 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 817 624 1,127 869 768 872 722 930 559 

Household textiles ...................................... 61 21 46 47 43 64 92 129 61 

Furniture ..................................................... 212 176 402 277 132 242 147 208 102 

Floor coverings .......................................... 22 4 62 17 23 14 17 25 11 

Major appliances ........................................ 97 40 98 98 91 113 108 124 96 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 54 59 64 46 59 54 49 68 34 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 371 323 455 385 420 386 308 376 254 

Apparel and services ..................................... 913 850 1,274 1,139 836 1,009 692 757 642 

Men and boys .............................................. 217 216 397 345 172 249 107 138 81 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 205 215 385 324 159 235 94 124 69 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 13 22 12 21 13 15 13 14 12 

Women and girls .......................................... 381 338 457 333 352 424 367 372 364 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 358 336 446 300 324 386 346 335 355 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 24 22 12 33 28 38 21 36 9 

Children under 2 .......................................... 16 6 19 6 35 14 11 15 8 

Footwear ...................................................... 156 173 192 268 122 183 102 82 118 

Other apparel products and services ........... 142 117 210 187 154 139 104 150 70 

Transportation ................................................ 4,191 2,778 5,531 5,027 4,785 4,987 3,075 4,003 2,374 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,136 749 1,869 1,363 1,221 1,562 609 808 461 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 532 2156 809 587 583 874 309 455 2202 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 573 573 1,014 756 571 633 297 354 256 

Other vehicles ............................................ 31 220 246 220 268 254 22 3 ( ) 23 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,283 1,061 1,582 1,674 1,592 1,393 892 1,217 651 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,456 $714 $1,577 $1,610 $1,688 $1,689 $1,334 $1,654 $1,083 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 99 58 164 159 126 120 41 65 24 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 492 324 541 587 601 565 401 532 301 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 621 2210 507 552 697 770 681 797 583 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 245 122 365 313 265 234 211 259 175 

Public and other transportation .................... 316 254 503 379 284 344 240 323 180 

Health care ..................................................... 2,070 320 1,042 1,539 1,658 2,323 3,317 3,224 3,388 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,204 156 623 896 920 1,195 2,047 1,916 2,143 

Medical services .......................................... 451 87 252 385 403 616 608 705 536 

Drugs ........................................................... 327 54 120 189 250 432 523 485 553 

Medical supplies .......................................... 88 22 48 69 85 80 139 118 155 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,484 907 1,651 1,893 1,613 1,623 1,325 1,685 1,044 

Fees and admissions ................................... 278 232 370 437 311 257 196 271 140 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 671 446 724 838 677 734 636 697 590 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 380 142 327 424 476 486 352 479 246 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 155 87 230 194 149 146 142 238 68 

Personal care products and services ............. 374 222 420 445 347 377 392 424 365 

Reading .......................................................... 85 40 64 81 76 89 113 105 120 

Education ....................................................... 692 2,600 1,421 453 362 381 156 130 175 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 261 161 265 329 434 362 131 213 69 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 665 124 460 1,054 800 982 554 563 546 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,345 146 807 1,834 1,335 1,414 1,778 1,801 1,760 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,579 961 3,661 4,421 3,922 3,762 750 1,310 335 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 161 28 60 109 171 327 174 232 131 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,418 953 3,601 4,311 3,751 3,435 576 1,078 205 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 33,767 14,165 42,114 45,858 39,936 42,554 25,014 30,027 21,303 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 22,240 10,974 39,374 41,915 34,967 26,306 4,000 7,247 1,595 

Self-employment income ............................. 1,693 312 818 1,247 584 6,459 507 973 162 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,275 299 264 793 1,912 6,571 17,766 18,428 17,276 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,194 105 380 439 821 1,692 2,049 2,416 1,778 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 347 127 380 486 623 568 104 176 252 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 329 148 128 288 616 515 242 279 215 

Regular contributions for support ................. 416 1,587 371 461 251 254 193 302 113 

Other income ............................................... 273 814 398 230 162 188 152 206 112 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,249 160 1,675 2,373 2,065 1,612 468 845 188 

Federal income taxes ................................... 865 77 1,142 1,748 1,538 1,117 256 507 70 

State and local income taxes ....................... 292 80 484 580 440 385 64 115 27 

Other taxes .................................................. 92 4 49 44 87 110 148 224 92 

Income after taxes ......................................... 32,518 14,005 40,439 43,485 37,871 40,942 24,546 29,181 21,114 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,338 $1,177 - $1,213 - $482 - $1,180 - $3,202 - $1,550 - $2,451 - $883 

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,808 3,452 7,386 8,380 3,786 367 -238 502 -786 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 4,145 2,275 8,600 8,863 4,966 3,568 1,311 2,952 96 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 827 283 195 235 1,645 1,414 739 857 652 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -940 -78 -803 -1,238 -1,378 -1,545 -635 -987 -375 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 94,517 5,153 43,018 74,750 95,855 123,068 135,898 142,778 130,804 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 546 44 309 485 543 711 742 762 727 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 820 237 607 834 1,047 1,103 822 994 692 

Food ............................................................. 60 10 27 60 83 106 53 57 50 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 25 9 10 12 16 11 8 213 

Housing ........................................................ 161 50 129 185 161 224 165 215 127 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 23 28 16 27 36 21 23 26 21 

Household textiles ...................................... 5 21 22 24 22 9 8 14 24 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 13 23 28 28 22 18 13 13 13 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 3 ( ) 21 23 7 7 3 25 22 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 23 27 24 14 11 10 8 211 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 35 24 35 40 26 52 33 47 22 

Other housing ............................................ 84 13 68 106 75 124 88 116 67 

Apparel and services ................................... 188 101 196 284 205 192 167 175 162 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 49 223 49 51 42 60 53 52 55 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 67 213 51 107 79 77 66 72 62 

Children under 2 ........................................ 16 6 19 6 35 14 11 15 8 

Other apparel products and services ......... 55 59 78 120 49 41 36 36 37 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 25 22 53 51 23 15 14 18 11 

All other apparel products and services ... 30 237 224 68 26 26 22 218 226 

Transportation .............................................. 73 17 101 62 115 75 64 119 24 

Health care ................................................... 38 23 24 21 18 51 72 99 252 

Entertainment ............................................... 67 21 61 83 72 83 66 92 43 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 14 1 ( ) 211 221 210 224 13 226 22 

Other entertainment ................................... 53 21 50 63 62 59 53 67 41 

Personal care products and services ........... 7 24 27 12 11 7 5 7 23 

Reading ........................................................ 2 1 ( ) 22 22 2 2 2 2 1 

Education ..................................................... 139 216 19 64 263 264 123 93 145 

All other gifts ................................................ 74 9 52 50 106 82 94 127 71 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012