Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022

 (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)1......................... 134,090 6,272 20,901 22,813 22,687 24,433 36,983 21,728 15,255 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 4.7 15.6 17.0 16.9 18.2 27.6 16.2 11.4 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $94,003 $48,233 $89,514 $118,149 $128,980 $105,498 $60,359 $68,059 $49,392 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 83,195 46,439 80,911 103,476 110,254 90,334 56,893 63,187 47,928 

 Age of reference person................................................... 52.1 21.9 29.8 39.5 49.5 59.6 74.2 69.3 81.0 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.4 2.9 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.6 

 Children under 18.......................................................... .6 .3 .9 1.4 .7 .2 ( 2 ) .1 ( 2 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.3 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 .5 .7 .3 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men................................................................................ 49 53 51 51 49 48 46 48 44 

 Women .......................................................................... 51 47 49 49 51 52 54 52 56 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 18 43 62 71 76 77 77 77 

 With mortgage............................................................ 38 10 35 50 52 42 25 30 19 

 Without mortgage....................................................... 27 8 7 11 19 34 51 47 58 

 Renter............................................................................ 35 82 57 38 29 24 23 23 23 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 11 15 15 14 14 10 12 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 89 85 85 86 86 90 88 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 15 22 21 19 17 12 7 8 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................... 85 78 79 81 83 88 93 92 94 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12)......................................................... 28 40 23 25 23 31 31 29 35 

 College .......................................................................... 69 60 75 72 73 66 66 68 62 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 89 73 88 92 92 90 88 90 85 

Annual aggregate expenditures........................................... $9,782,862 3.0 14.6 20.2 21.0 19.4 21.7 13.4 8.3 

 Food.................................................................................. 1,251,954 3.2 15.2 20.9 21.1 18.7 20.9 13.9 7.1 

 Food at home ................................................................ 764,242 3.0 14.5 21.0 20.3 18.7 22.4 14.5 7.9 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 95,405 2.9 14.3 21.1 21.0 18.1 22.7 14.2 8.4 

 Cereals and cereal products................................... 28,807 3.3 15.6 23.1 21.6 16.9 19.5 12.9 6.6 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 66,598 2.7 13.7 20.2 20.7 18.6 24.0 14.8 9.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 162,883 3.5 13.8 21.0 19.3 20.0 22.4 14.8 7.5 

 Beef......................................................................... 42,539 2.7 13.2 20.4 19.3 21.5 22.9 15.6 7.3 

 Pork......................................................................... 33,024 ( 3 ) 12.6 21.3 19.5 18.4 22.9 15.7 7.2 

 Other meats ............................................................ 22,444 2.7 13.8 19.5 21.0 21.6 21.4 14.1 7.3 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 28,755 3.5 15.8 22.2 19.9 18.7 19.9 13.2 6.6 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 24,469 2.8 13.4 21.2 16.8 20.6 25.2 15.6 9.6 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 11,652 3.9 16.1 22.1 19.7 17.5 20.7 13.0 7.7 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 71,295 3.0 14.3 20.8 20.0 17.8 24.1 15.5 8.7 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 22,541 3.4 14.8 21.2 20.9 17.3 22.4 14.2 8.2 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 48,754 2.8 14.0 20.6 19.7 18.0 24.9 16.0 8.9 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 147,321 3.0 14.8 21.8 19.7 17.8 22.9 14.8 8.1 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 54,448 2.9 15.2 20.9 19.5 18.3 23.2 14.6 8.6 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 47,210 3.1 14.6 22.9 19.0 17.3 23.1 15.5 7.6 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 19,288 3.0 14.3 22.5 20.1 17.1 23.0 13.8 9.3 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 26,375 3.1 14.9 21.4 20.9 17.9 21.8 14.5 7.3 

 Other food at home .................................................... 287,338 2.9 14.8 20.7 21.0 18.9 21.8 14.1 7.7 

 Sugar and other sweets.......................................... 26,427 2.1 14.8 19.2 20.2 19.2 24.4 14.9 9.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — 

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

 Fats and oils............................................................ 21,038 2.7 15.4 21.8 21.0 17.5 21.5 13.9 7.6 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 149,686 3.1 14.9 21.0 21.2 18.2 21.6 13.8 7.8 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 78,246 2.8 14.9 20.3 20.6 20.1 21.2 14.2 7.0 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips ...................................................................... 11,941 1.8 11.7 20.4 21.7 22.3 22.1 15.1 7.0 

 Food away from home................................................... 487,712 3.6 16.3 20.6 22.3 18.8 18.5 12.8 5.7 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 78,159 3.2 16.8 20.5 17.4 20.4 21.7 15.6 6.1 

 Housing............................................................................. 3,258,013 3.3 15.6 20.3 19.7 18.1 23.1 14.0 9.0 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,945,236 3.8 16.6 20.3 19.6 17.5 22.2 13.5 8.8 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 1,103,524 .9 11.0 20.9 21.7 20.3 25.2 16.0 9.3 

 Mortgage interest and charges............................... 415,786 1.0 14.5 26.4 24.8 18.9 14.4 10.4 4.0 

 Property taxes......................................................... 344,551 .9 9.2 18.6 21.1 21.8 28.4 17.7 10.7 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses.............................................................. 343,187 ( 3 ) 8.4 16.8 18.4 20.4 35.2 21.0 14.2 

 Rented dwellings........................................................ 669,166 8.8 27.6 20.5 15.2 11.3 16.7 8.6 8.1 

 Other lodging.............................................................. 172,546 ( 3 ) 9.8 15.4 24.0 23.4 24.5 16.4 8.1 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 609,999 2.6 13.0 18.5 20.2 20.0 25.7 15.6 10.1 

 Natural gas................................................................. 71,739 2.1 12.1 17.4 20.1 20.8 27.5 16.6 10.9 

 Electricity .................................................................... 225,710 2.9 13.4 18.5 19.4 19.8 26.0 15.8 10.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels............................................... 21,506 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 12.7 15.5 21.2 36.2 20.2 16.0 

 Telephone services .................................................... 191,929 3.0 13.3 19.5 21.7 20.3 22.3 14.0 8.3 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards .................................................................... 19,716 ( 3 ) 4.4 8.5 13.6 21.0 51.9 25.9 26.0 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 172,214 3.2 14.3 20.8 22.6 20.2 18.9 12.7 6.2 

 Water and other public services ................................ 99,115 2.3 12.0 18.3 20.0 19.4 28.0 16.3 11.7 

 Household operations ................................................... 247,981 2.1 17.0 26.3 15.9 15.1 23.5 13.3 10.2 

 Personal services....................................................... 65,450 ( 3 ) 31.5 49.4 7.3 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 182,531 2.3 11.8 18.1 19.0 19.3 29.5 17.1 12.4 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 105,461 2.1 14.6 17.8 18.9 20.0 26.7 16.6 10.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 22,757 1.5 13.8 18.8 21.5 19.5 24.9 15.4 9.6 

 Other household products.......................................... 65,552 ( 3 ) 15.0 17.8 18.5 20.3 26.5 17.1 9.5 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 17,151 ( 3 ) 14.3 16.2 16.9 ( 3 ) 29.5 16.7 12.8 

 Household furnishings and equipment.......................... 349,336 2.5 14.1 20.3 21.9 19.6 21.6 14.3 7.3 

 Household textiles...................................................... 18,516 ( 3 ) 13.3 13.4 26.8 23.6 20.6 11.1 ( 3 ) 

 Furniture..................................................................... 100,050 2.6 14.3 20.2 24.5 18.2 20.2 11.5 ( 3 ) 

 Floor coverings........................................................... 4,504 2.8 10.9 19.0 ( 3 ) 21.5 20.5 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 54,687 2.1 10.9 24.2 19.1 20.4 23.4 16.4 7.0 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares............................................................. 19,045 3.3 16.6 18.8 17.5 17.8 26.1 19.9 6.2 

 Miscellaneous household equipment......................... 152,534 2.5 14.9 20.1 21.0 19.9 21.5 15.1 6.4 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 260,599 3.1 18.4 23.8 22.3 16.8 15.6 11.0 4.5 

 Men and boys................................................................ 60,825 ( 3 ) 14.1 26.7 26.5 16.7 12.8 9.7 3.1 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 46,479 ( 3 ) 13.7 22.0 24.9 19.6 15.6 11.6 3.9 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 14,346 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 41.8 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 98,514 2.3 ( 3 ) 20.6 21.9 17.6 18.9 13.7 5.3 

 Women, 16 and over.................................................. 86,260 2.5 ( 3 ) 17.3 21.2 19.3 20.9 15.0 5.9 

 Girls, 2 to 15............................................................... 12,255 ( 3 ) 18.7 43.3 26.8 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Children under 2............................................................ 9,903 ( 3 ) 45.9 31.4 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Footwear........................................................................ 53,423 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 26.6 18.8 17.7 15.5 10.5 5.0 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 37,934 ( 3 ) 17.0 21.9 24.5 17.4 14.7 9.5 5.2 

 Transportation .................................................................. 1,648,616 3.6 15.3 21.1 21.5 20.1 18.3 12.6 5.7 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 602,859 4.3 15.6 22.3 20.8 20.7 16.3 11.5 4.8 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 294,368 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 23.8 15.9 22.8 19.1 13.6 ( 3 ) 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 300,222 5.1 16.2 20.9 25.0 18.9 13.9 9.7 4.2 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,269 516.7 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 418,327 3.7 15.6 20.8 22.0 20.1 17.7 12.4 5.3 

 Other vehicle expenses................................................. 514,121 2.9 14.7 19.7 21.6 20.0 21.1 14.0 7.1 

 Vehicle finance charges............................................. 39,501 3.6 19.2 23.3 22.4 19.1 12.4 8.9 3.5 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 155,554 2.1 13.4 18.6 21.4 21.6 22.9 15.3 7.6 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges ................................................................... 105,564 2.5 14.1 21.9 21.4 18.9 21.3 15.1 6.2 

 Vehicle insurance....................................................... 213,503 3.6 15.2 18.7 21.7 19.6 21.3 13.4 7.9 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 113,309 3.0 15.5 21.6 22.9 18.1 18.9 12.9 6.0 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 784,461 1.1 9.5 15.5 17.6 20.8 35.5 20.5 14.9 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 515,341 1.0 9.4 15.6 16.8 19.3 37.9 22.4 15.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — 

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

 Medical services............................................................ 158,696 1.3 11.1 18.0 20.7 22.2 26.6 14.6 12.0 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 82,408 .9 7.8 11.6 15.2 ( 3 ) 37.3 20.6 16.6 

 Medical supplies............................................................ 28,016 ( 3 ) 6.6 12.4 20.6 22.4 36.4 19.8 16.6 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 463,625 2.9 13.1 21.7 21.8 19.4 21.1 14.8 6.3 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 111,620 2.1 13.4 25.9 25.5 15.6 17.5 11.9 5.6 

 Audio and visual equipment and services..................... 136,793 2.7 11.8 17.6 18.5 21.4 28.0 17.1 10.9 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment........... 121,681 ( 3 ) 14.2 21.7 19.0 20.8 21.1 15.8 5.3 

 Pets ............................................................................ 99,286 ( 3 ) 13.5 20.6 19.4 21.8 21.5 16.3 5.2 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................ 22,395 ( 3 ) 17.6 27.0 17.3 16.3 19.3 13.5 ( 3 ) 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services ...................................................................... 93,530 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 25.9 19.0 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 1.9 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 116,121 3.0 16.0 19.7 20.3 18.7 22.1 14.6 7.6 

 Reading ............................................................................ 15,644 ( 3 ) 13.5 15.9 15.1 16.6 35.1 20.0 15.0 

 Education.......................................................................... 179,063 10.4 11.5 15.8 33.7 21.0 7.7 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 49,790 2.8 11.6 20.2 19.5 26.5 19.4 14.6 4.8 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 135,227 ( 3 ) 13.9 17.2 20.3 20.9 25.7 14.9 10.8 

 Cash contributions............................................................ 369,374 ( 3 ) 5.7 10.7 17.7 20.4 44.5 16.5 ( 3 ) 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,172,216 2.3 16.3 23.9 25.6 21.5 10.4 7.5 2.9 

 Life and other personal insurance................................. 69,620 ( 3 ) 6.7 17.9 19.7 26.7 28.3 17.7 10.6 

 Pensions and Social Security........................................ 1,102,596 2.4 16.9 24.3 26.0 21.2 9.2 6.9 2.4 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $12,604,933 2.4 14.8 21.4 23.2 20.4 17.7 11.7 6.0 

 Wages and salaries....................................................... 9,818,116 2.7 17.5 24.9 26.1 20.6 8.2 6.4 1.7 

 Self-employment income............................................... 863,769 ( 3 ) 11.1 19.6 27.0 26.6 14.1 10.6 3.6 

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement ................................................................... 1,396,199 ( 3 ) 1.0 1.5 3.7 13.9 79.7 46.1 33.6 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income ......................................................... 307,597 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 7.6 12.2 27.6 47.7 27.1 20.6 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 83,294 4.8 18.1 22.7 13.7 22.5 18.3 12.4 5.9 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support ....................................................................... 89,571 ( 3 ) 7.7 20.2 22.7 22.5 25.5 13.3 12.2 

 Other income................................................................. 46,387 ( 3 ) 20.6 8.8 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 16.2 11.3 ( 3 ) 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 1,449,337 .8 12.4 23.1 29.3 25.6 8.8 7.3 ( 3 ) 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 1,068,402 ( 3 ) 11.2 22.6 30.4 26.8 8.5 7.2 ( 3 ) 

 Stimulus payment (through Q20221)............................ ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 369,717 1.8 15.8 24.5 26.4 22.3 9.1 7.3 1.8 

 Other taxes.................................................................... 11,217 ( 3 ) 11.7 ( 3 ) 18.0 16.7 28.8 19.1 9.7 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 11,155,596 2.6 15.2 21.2 22.4 19.8 18.9 12.3 6.6 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Value is too small to display.

3

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

4

 No data reported.

5

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023