Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 17,887 2,197 3,188 2,180 2,776 3,283 4,264

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $39,383 $17,659 $44,043 $53,632 $52,510 $41,317 $29,774

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,442 15,894 37,018 44,192 43,254 33,657 27,758

Age of reference person ................................. 49.1 21.3 29.1 39.4 49.9 59.3 74.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 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.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .7 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.2 .6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 43 3 26 37 47 57 67

With mortgage ............................................ 20 1 20 26 31 26 14

Without mortgage ....................................... 23 2 6 11 16 31 53

Renter ........................................................... 57 97 74 63 53 43 33

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 9 13 18 19 14 12

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 91 87 82 81 86 88

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 12 11 12 10 6 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 88 89 88 90 94 94

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 31 17 18 28 40 42 37

College ......................................................... 66 82 80 70 57 55 57

Never attended and other ............................. 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 75 49 79 76 78 79 80

Average annual expenditures ........................... $33,479 $21,521 $36,803 $40,264 $38,078 $35,057 $29,484

Food ............................................................... 4,059 3,097 4,563 4,697 4,047 4,187 3,765

Food at home ............................................... 2,023 1,311 1,809 2,160 2,160 2,271 2,161

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 257 181 206 260 250 284 309

Cereals and cereal products .................... 84 69 80 90 86 87 89

Bakery products ....................................... 173 112 127 170 164 197 220

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 451 307 375 510 479 530 464

Beef .......................................................... 110 84 96 128 120 112 114

Pork .......................................................... 85 53 51 91 84 113 99

Other meats .............................................. 70 39 57 71 82 90 69

Poultry ...................................................... 83 73 88 105 83 100 62

Fish and seafood ...................................... 71 35 52 76 81 78 87

Eggs ......................................................... 32 24 32 37 29 37 33

Dairy products ............................................ 203 132 192 192 215 227 221

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 76 51 74 70 81 86 81

Other dairy products ................................. 127 81 118 121 133 141 140

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 372 227 347 384 382 406 417

Fresh fruits ............................................... 133 73 130 131 122 152 156

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 106 72 115 118 107 101 112

Processed fruits ........................................ 63 39 55 53 74 67 73

Processed vegetables .............................. 70 43 47 82 79 85 76

Other food at home .................................... 741 463 689 815 834 824 750

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 72 38 67 55 69 93 84

Fats and oils ............................................. 56 34 45 63 63 67 58

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 378 267 354 380 446 416 371

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 212 118 198 289 229 223 209

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 24 37 25 27 27 25 28

Food away from home .................................. 2,035 1,786 2,754 2,537 1,887 1,916 1,604

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 515 278 817 909 445 550 252

Housing .......................................................... 12,092 7,288 13,324 14,468 13,908 11,914 11,367

Shelter .......................................................... 8,154 5,530 9,324 10,237 9,773 7,368 7,117

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,292 315 2,518 3,769 4,956 3,972 3,555

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,375 343 1,519 2,272 2,261 1,588 752

Property taxes .......................................... 1,149 248 625 925 1,859 1,386 1,476

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 768 324 373 572 836 998 1,327

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,502 4,948 6,462 6,053 4,348 3,090 3,203

Other lodging .............................................. 359 267 344 415 470 306 359

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,287 900 2,056 2,456 2,648 2,617 2,597

Natural gas ................................................. 257 91 211 291 298 301 299

Electricity .................................................... 931 379 835 1,012 1,071 1,071 1,049

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 71 310 316 331 53 92 161

Telephone services .................................... 728 347 756 830 891 769 714

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 191 21 59 120 188 242 377

Cellular phone service .............................. 537 326 697 710 703 526 336

Water and other public services ................. 299 72 238 293 335 385 375

Household operations .................................. 516 197 594 601 530 443 625

Personal services ....................................... 50 34

3129 385 361 324 37

Other household expenses ........................ 466 193 464 515 468 420 618

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 282 75 245 291 256 390 334

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 68 26 73 53 76 107 56

Other household products .......................... 164 38 110 221 153 207 208

Postage and stationery ............................... 50 311 61 17 27 77 71

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 853 585 1,106 883 700 1,095 694

Household textiles ...................................... 34 5 52 27 33 32 40

Furniture ..................................................... 265 172 327 379 178 422 144

Floor coverings ........................................... 12 32 10 35 12 11 324

Major appliances ........................................ 90 52 99 100 79 117 87

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 55 43 67 58 60 48 53

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 397 311 552 314 338 466 345

Apparel and services ...................................... 730 681 869 961 750 732 537

Men and boys ............................................... 331 292 468 357 364 303 239

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 324 292 456 346 353 300 236

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 7 1 ( ) 12 12 311 33

33

Women and girls .......................................... 47 331 50 71 46 36 51

Women, 16 and over .................................. 38 331 37 361 332 330 41

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 9 1 ( ) 314 310 314 36

39

Children under 2 ........................................... 315 38

311 312 ( ) 359 33

Footwear ...................................................... 159 232 185 218 131 150 105

Other apparel products and services ........... 178 118 154 313 209 184 138

Transportation ................................................ 5,170 3,342 6,594 6,430 4,853 5,679 4,190

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,855 1,502 2,957 2,462 1,382 1,974 1,119

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 855 3454 1,226 1,471 3413 3904 718

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 941 1,008 1,639 972 910 959 376

Other vehicles ............................................ 59 340 392 318 359 3111 325

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,414 968 1,604 1,726 1,661 1,452 1,155

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,559 670 1,552 1,811 1,475 1,959 1,611

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 103 51 127 125 159 108 61

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 566 333 473 681 606 704 559

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 540 3121 3475 3488 3435 807 668

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 350 164 477 517 276 340 322

Public and other transportation .................... 342 202 482 431 335 295 306

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,249 346 1,477 1,716 2,562 2,689 3,529

Health insurance .......................................... 1,510 189 1,049 1,292 1,714 1,753 2,325

Medical services ........................................... 412 62 283 212 539 485 654

Drugs ............................................................ 253 60 103 158 242 368 426

Medical supplies ........................................... 74 35 43 54 67 83 124

Entertainment ................................................. 1,652 982 1,911 1,818 1,685 1,815 1,585

Fees and admissions ................................... 352 259 477 474 288 353 287

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 848 549 965 917 840 832 908

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 226 93 210 322 255 260 212

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Pets ............................................................ 193 53 176 266 228 240 178

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 33 340 334 355 327 320 334

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 226 80 259 105 301 370 178

Personal care products and services ............. 230 145 284 309 217 233 199

Reading .......................................................... 82 30 72 59 56 83 139

Education ....................................................... 933 3,663 1,157 526 707 374 147

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 331 129 322 377 525 440 209

Miscellaneous ................................................. 639 70 478 1,029 699 673 793

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,551 199 815 2,102 2,775 1,522 1,743

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,245 1,272 4,118 4,863 4,848 4,168 1,029

Life and other personal insurance ................ 123 35 63 84 136 245 146

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 3,122 1,266 4,055 4,779 4,712 3,923 883

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $39,383 $17,659 $44,043 $53,632 $52,510 $41,317 $29,774

Wages and salaries ...................................... 28,381 13,332 40,463 48,821 44,540 28,631 5,940

Self-employment income .............................. 2,263 991 1,775 2,685 4,085 3,584 866

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,192 3310 3336 744 1,555 5,706 19,776

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,134 141 184 427 1,097 1,766 2,257

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 379 249 146 401 524 791 197

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 460 515 292 3204 417 619 594

Other income ................................................ 574 2,121 848 351 292 219 143

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 5,942 1,765 7,025 9,440 9,255 7,659 2,016

Federal income taxes ................................... 4,729 1,451 5,567 7,774 7,445 5,764 1,668

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,085 312 1,449 1,650 1,789 1,267 323

Other taxes ................................................... 128 32

39315 321 3628 24

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,442 15,894 37,018 44,192 43,254 33,657 27,758

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $1,314 - $1,329 $1,748 $11,295 $10,162 - $53,930 $34,011

Net change in total assets ............................ 4,464 1,424 9,784 16,336 11,028 -50,998 34,402

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,150 2,753 8,036 5,041 866 2,932 392

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 558 297 129 3193 395 1,957 422

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -811 3-17 -564 -1,090 -1,402 -1,095 -657

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 83,997 32,065 40,687 69,752 95,674 111,707 136,922

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 539 133 311 476 614 671 801

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 815 297 637 716 1,131 1,151 804

Food ............................................................. 38 315 28 48 46 56 34

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 9 311 19 1 ( ) 5 10 8

Housing ........................................................ 153 42 196 168 182 232 91

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 10 32

393337311 317

Household textiles ...................................... 32

2 ( ) 322 ( ) 313533

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 11 32

311 3434323 313

Major appliances ...................................... 6 1 ( ) 37

323239312

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 31

353232314 31

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 34 9 65 19 45 24 32

Other housing ............................................. 97 29 108 141 125 170 26

Apparel and services .................................... 136 3112 132 133 126 187 121

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 13 32 29 26 20 35

34

Females, 2 and over ................................... 46 331 50 70 44 33 50

Children under 2 ......................................... 315 38

311 312 ( ) 359 33

Other apparel products and services ......... 61 372 343 336 61 389 363

Jewelry and watches ................................ 41 328 318 36

346 382 348

All other apparel products and services ... 21 344 325 330 316 37

316

Transportation .............................................. 137 36 52 80 167 268 160

Healthcare .................................................... 75 37

34341 346 341 3227

Entertainment ............................................... 54 330 98 82 60 40 28

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 311 314 39

334 311 3138

Other entertainment ................................... 43 16 89 48 48 39 19

Personal care products and services ........... 9 2 ( ) 310 7 317 312 35

Reading ........................................................ 4 1 ( ) 35 5 8 34

31

Education ..................................................... 140 332 340 87 401 225 62

All other gifts ................................................. 60 9 54 64 74 76 68

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016