Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 17,055 1,470 1,407 2,036 1,670 2,710 2,131 5,632

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $39,906 - $3,356 $7,938 $12,575 $17,355 $24,683 $34,394 $85,156

Income after taxes .......................................... 37,899 -2,573 7,908 12,364 17,277 24,317 33,344 79,553

Age of reference person ................................. 48.9 41.1 44.6 51.8 56.2 51.2 47.3 48.2

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 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.

Persons 65 and older ................................... .2 .1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1

Earners ......................................................... .7 .5 .4 .4 .4 .6 .8 .9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.2 .7 .7 .9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 44 24 21 30 48 42 47 58

With mortgage ............................................ 22 6 5 7 13 16 25 40

Without mortgage ....................................... 22 17 16 23 35 26 22 19

Renter ........................................................... 56 76 79 70 52 58 53 42

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 16 20 16 13 12 11 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 84 80 84 87 88 89 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 9 15 8 11 9 9 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 91 85 92 89 91 91 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 4 13 8 8 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 37 30 42 42 40 38 20

College ......................................................... 63 58 55 49 49 56 60 79

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 78 54 55 66 78 82 88 90

Average annual expenditures ........................... $31,861 $20,107 $16,118 $16,932 $23,086 $26,124 $30,552 $49,284

Food ............................................................... 3,832 2,811 2,504 2,558 2,755 3,128 3,828 5,172

Food at home ............................................... 1,908 1,339 1,496 1,661 1,746 1,666 1,963 2,261

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 260 196 193 233 271 230 264 298

Cereals and cereal products .................... 85 56 63 75 88 68 79 105

Bakery products ....................................... 175 141 130 158 182 162 185 192

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 411 273 341 383 324 349 438 490

Beef .......................................................... 94 63 71 96 67 92 93 111

Pork .......................................................... 81 55 95 74 61 76 84 91

Other meats .............................................. 66 44 62 56 62 46 83 77

Poultry ...................................................... 80 59 54 73 67 55 76 104

Fish and seafood ...................................... 61 31 31 55 43 48 72 78

Eggs ......................................................... 29 20 28 28 25 33 31 29

Dairy products ............................................ 193 129 154 150 193 169 197 231

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 76 65 73 68 79 77 69 81

Other dairy products ................................. 118 64 81 82 114 93 128 150

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 350 223 275 293 311 307 328 433

Fresh fruits ............................................... 121 60 81 96 106 106 109 159

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 101 73 83 87 79 93 83 128

Processed fruits ........................................ 64 45 53 49 58 49 75 76

Processed vegetables .............................. 64 45 58 60 67 60 60 70

Other food at home .................................... 694 518 532 602 648 610 736 810

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 64 50 46 60 56 56 62 76

Fats and oils ............................................. 55 25 49 53 65 50 47 62

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 350 251 267 286 346 305 375 409

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 202 176 150 195 173 174 230 226

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 315 320 37

38 25 22 36

Food away from home .................................. 1,924 1,472 1,008 897 1,009 1,462 1,865 2,910

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 508 277 386 256 248 301 572 774

Housing .......................................................... 11,198 6,942 6,181 6,712 8,316 10,109 11,351 16,426

Shelter .......................................................... 7,383 4,835 4,335 4,389 5,160 6,478 7,330 11,005

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,091 1,001 740 802 1,866 2,175 2,936 5,915

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,454 424 3239 257 660 794 1,435 3,019

Property taxes .......................................... 1,014 419 335 344 667 821 814 1,852

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 624 157 166 201 539 559 687 1,044

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,959 3,320 3,395 3,497 3,107 4,129 4,230 4,501

Other lodging .............................................. 333 514 199 90 187 174 165 589

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,187 1,273 1,235 1,587 2,048 2,172 2,304 2,885

Natural gas ................................................. 223 125 130 127 186 210 252 314

Electricity .................................................... 872 558 545 714 845 908 902 1,073

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 84 342 348 332 111 74 53 132

Telephone services .................................... 719 421 392 520 594 719 779 965

Water and other public services ................. 288 127 120 194 313 261 318 401

Household operations .................................. 543 244 179 230 275 450 559 942

Personal services ....................................... 67 2 ( ) 311 31

327 349 3130 120

Other household expenses ........................ 476 244 168 230 248 401 429 823

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 254 163 126 147 237 231 239 338

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 63 40 38 45 52 65 55 81

Other household products .......................... 138 84 76 79 144 88 125 196

Postage and stationery ............................... 53 40 312 22 40 78 59 61

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 832 427 307 360 596 779 919 1,256

Household textiles ...................................... 54 321 313 15 12 35 84 87

Furniture ..................................................... 225 114 85 78 141 206 192 390

Floor coverings ........................................... 12 31

3635314 9 36 21

Major appliances ........................................ 85 41 25 68 88 72 105 116

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 52 26 26 33 16 63 89 61

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 404 224 152 160 325 393 444 582

Apparel and services ...................................... 817 521 463 293 713 442 944 1,244

Men and boys ............................................... 418 244 309 105 382 156 415 676

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 406 242 309 104 374 152 402 655

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 11 31

313138 4 12 22

Women and girls .......................................... 74 318 32

325 325 87 136 96

Women, 16 and over .................................. 56 317 2 ( ) 319 319 378 94 71

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 18 32

323637310 341 26

Children under 2 ........................................... 10 315 35

37315 35313 311

Footwear ...................................................... 143 3180 350 372 157 373 239 164

Other apparel products and services ........... 172 64 95 84 134 120 141 296

Transportation ................................................ 5,136 3,405 2,204 2,665 4,124 4,275 4,848 7,908

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,592 31,314 567 559 1,361 1,155 1,368 2,656

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 713 3809 374 3259 3626 3555 3321 1,263

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 856 454 456 300 735 572 1,042 1,364

Other vehicles ............................................ 22 351 337 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 328 34

328

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,644 1,021 904 1,062 1,257 1,672 1,782 2,252

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,573 757 571 882 1,329 1,227 1,468 2,436

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 110 330 323 31 41 115 109 198

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 600 314 291 359 368 556 649 895

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 610 3260 3147 3391 3723 3356 3525 903

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 253 153 110 101 197 200 185 439

Public and other transportation .................... 327 313 162 161 176 221 230 564

Health care ..................................................... 1,794 694 654 1,057 1,938 1,967 1,840 2,482

Health insurance .......................................... 999 318 360 620 1,010 1,097 1,099 1,385

Medical services ........................................... 488 174 96 214 622 510 445 731

Drugs ............................................................ 240 183 176 179 230 286 257 262

Medical supplies ........................................... 68 318 322 44 75 73 39 104

Entertainment ................................................. 1,576 725 785 957 1,099 1,326 1,712 2,366

Fees and admissions ................................... 327 196 132 87 172 192 296 606

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 713 356 393 490 582 594 804 1,020

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 302 115 197 169 228 241 447 394

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 233 59 63 212 3116 299 164 346

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Personal care products and services ............. 205 121 126 123 111 161 183 318

Reading .......................................................... 73 37 44 36 50 64 74 115

Education ....................................................... 873 1,996 1,492 511 638 665 503 865

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 344 276 373 378 314 421 376 302

Miscellaneous ................................................. 631 697 209 342 354 669 496 940

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,769 1,448 407 597 1,717 1,154 1,150 3,161

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,105 157 290 447 709 1,443 2,675 7,210

Life and other personal insurance ................ 139 67 320 85 76 163 129 217

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,966 90 270 362 633 1,280 2,546 6,993

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $39,906 - $3,356 $7,938 $12,575 $17,355 $24,683 $34,394 $85,156

Wages and salaries ...................................... 27,116 1,806 3,027 3,720 5,713 13,669 24,751 61,903

Self-employment income .............................. 3,749 -7,096 3-10 3168 693 874 1,099 12,106

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,215 623 2,169 6,080 9,132 8,201 6,872 6,667

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,438 187 54 119 217 393 584 3,776

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 381 3126 3289 354 572 628 444 282

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 394 264 1,480 1,139 382 249 3205 332

Regular contributions for support ................. 270 173 486 536 3261 427 3162 3113

Other income ................................................ 342 562 444 459 386 241 278 277

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,008 -783 30 211 78 366 1,050 5,603

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,516 -839 17 150 -20 229 743 4,365

State and local income taxes ....................... 428 -4 8 44 16 89 263 1,132

Other taxes ................................................... 64 61 35 17 82 48 45 106

Income after taxes .......................................... 37,899 -2,573 7,908 12,364 17,277 24,317 33,344 79,553

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,193 - $3,309 - $3,608 - $1,141 - $574 - $2,311 - $4,230 - $1,581

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,958 -525 621 414 421 -81 3,489 7,383

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 5,151 2,784 4,230 1,555 995 2,229 7,719 8,964

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,255 7,362 381 358 3342 242 385 1,367

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -876 -195 3-127 -231 -415 -472 -737 -1,859

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 85,824 41,354 24,365 34,365 68,063 67,174 67,398 152,592

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 485 243 175 246 412 424 446 779

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 847 723 150 283 582 421 788 1,535

Food ............................................................. 42 116 37

313 35 14 74 56

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 32

361 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 6 18

Housing ........................................................ 126 95 49 78 72 93 108 206

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 37

310 353635310 26

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

2 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 311 ( ) 34

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 6 1 ( ) 35

314 363232 7

Major appliances ...................................... 3 2 ( ) 35

32351 ( ) 31 4

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 3 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 313 31

323133

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 27 336 33 11 39 12 25 41

Other housing ............................................. 77 350 331 47 321 72 70 128

Apparel and services .................................... 182 346 350 63 104 132 278 285

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 17 34

313537 6 14 35

Females, 2 and over ................................... 73 316 32

324 325 87 136 94

Children under 2 ......................................... 10 315 35

37315 35313 311

Other apparel products and services ......... 83 313 342 327 357 334 3115 146

Jewelry and watches ................................ 59 34

324 316 347 332 327 124

All other apparel products and services ... 24 39

318 311 310 32389 22

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Transportation .............................................. 79 21 11 73 28 27 124 135

Health care ................................................... 64 31

2 ( ) 323117 348 32 133

Entertainment ............................................... 52 349 37

325 345 323 78 79

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 36

312 ( ) 323536316 35

Other entertainment ................................... 47 349 37 23 340 17 62 74

Personal care products and services ........... 6 31

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 37 13

Reading ........................................................ 2 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 31

31 4

Education ..................................................... 217 3345 31

313 318 336 390 504

All other gifts ................................................. 70 46 18 15 192 46 20 102

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

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, September, 2013