Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1.................................................... 21,831 1,217 2,367 1,474 2,034 4,033 10,707 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $41,119 $23,831 $53,680 $61,369 $59,706 $46,509 $31,958 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 36,770 22,430 46,472 51,705 47,998 40,076 30,820 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 60.0 21.5 29.4 39.4 50.2 60.0 75.9 

 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.................................................................................. .5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

 Earners..................................................................................................... .5 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... .9 .5 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 .9 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Women..................................................................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner.............................................................................................. 54 ( 2 ) 21 40 52 63 66 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 22 ( 2 ) 16 30 35 32 19 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 32 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10 17 32 47 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 46 95 79 60 48 37 34 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 16 15 21 22 21 21 11 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or

 African-American .................................................................................. 84 85 79 78 79 79 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 9 ( 2 ) 12 16 10 10 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 91 92 88 84 90 90 94 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 27 22 12 18 24 29 32 

 College..................................................................................................... 70 78 87 81 75 68 64 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 77 48 76 76 85 82 78 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $42,174 $29,768 $50,366 $51,222 $49,941 $42,872 $38,732 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,899 4,517 5,524 6,582 6,032 5,052 4,269 

 Food at home........................................................................................... 3,259 2,259 3,034 4,132 3,569 3,640 3,092 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 398 306 377 430 420 423 396 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 110 102 114 150 126 120 98 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 288 203 263 280 294 303 298 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 639 ( 2 ) 517 816 738 748 598 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 156 ( 2 ) 116 ( 2 ) 133 ( 2 ) 140 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 124 ( 2 ) 95 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 135 110 

 Other meats....................................................................................... 86 76 76 110 ( 2 ) 98 77 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 115 84 106 143 126 126 111 

 Fish and seafood............................................................................... 113 ( 2 ) 88 ( 2 ) 128 125 118 

 Eggs................................................................................................... 44 45 36 62 41 49 42 

 Dairy products....................................................................................... 313 193 278 340 326 322 326 

 Fresh milk and cream........................................................................ 96 65 86 96 ( 2 ) 100 97 

 Other dairy products.......................................................................... 217 128 192 245 213 222 228 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 662 377 619 992 748 682 633 

 Fresh fruits......................................................................................... 247 117 221 261 260 273 253 

 Fresh vegetables............................................................................... 232 104 199 ( 2 ) 269 227 211 

 Processed fruits................................................................................. 75 ( 2 ) 76 110 85 68 71 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 108 ( 2 ) 123 116 134 114 99 

 Other food at home............................................................................... 1,247 889 1,243 1,553 1,337 1,464 1,140 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 124 83 90 140 104 133 137 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 88 ( 2 ) 84 103 87 104 82 

 Miscellaneous foods.......................................................................... 669 508 680 830 776 761 602 

 Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................... 322 187 317 399 337 412 287 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 43 ( 2 ) 72 ( 2 ) 34 54 31 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 1,641 2,259 2,490 2,450 2,463 1,411 1,177 

 Alcoholic beverages.................................................................................... 365 289 729 665 442 316 252 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 17,093 10,903 20,041 19,783 18,597 16,728 16,630 

 Shelter...................................................................................................... 10,933 8,029 14,760 13,684 12,180 10,120 10,108 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 5,103 ( 2 ) 2,789 4,809 5,743 6,277 5,633 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,411 ( 2 ) 1,434 2,278 2,393 1,941 1,043 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,666 ( 2 ) 874 1,437 1,684 1,861 1,970 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses ..................... 2,026 ( 2 ) 481 1,093 1,666 2,475 2,620 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 5,240 6,846 11,180 8,263 5,836 3,309 3,941 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 590 ( 2 ) 790 612 ( 2 ) 534 533 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services........................................................... 2,861 1,037 2,218 2,787 3,203 3,173 3,039 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 356 102 210 316 336 426 401 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,105 480 958 1,055 1,199 1,239 1,147 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 78 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 112 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 829 328 713 978 1,085 946 799 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 176 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 97 132 280 

 Cellular phone service....................................................................... 654 324 695 937 988 814 519 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 493 ( 2 ) 295 398 521 512 579 

 Household operations.............................................................................. 1,184 391 888 858 1,169 1,072 1,433 

 Personal services ................................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 1,086 314 806 796 1,168 1,027 1,285 

 Housekeeping supplies............................................................................ 587 ( 2 ) 476 663 511 625 635 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies............................................................. 133 ( 2 ) 114 ( 2 ) 167 131 131 

 Other household products .................................................................... 348 ( 2 ) 269 398 268 382 383 

 Postage and stationery......................................................................... 105 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 76 ( 2 ) 121 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,527 1,133 1,699 1,792 1,533 1,738 1,415 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 113 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 98 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 405 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 559 529 343 337 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 19 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 19 ( 2 ) 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 226 ( 2 ) 148 233 203 274 244 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares............................... 116 94 125 159 96 121 112 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 649 486 651 664 585 838 604 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,123 1,325 1,591 1,739 1,786 1,081 780 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 30 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Men, 16 and over.................................................................................. 17 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Boys, 2 to 15......................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 741 ( 2 ) 1,026 1,398 1,206 657 513 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 729 ( 2 ) 1,010 1,384 1,191 637 505 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 215 ( 2 ) 314 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 232 137 

 Other apparel products and services....................................................... 123 105 196 138 150 144 95 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 5,170 4,218 7,629 7,423 6,418 6,006 3,873 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 1,594 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 965 

 Cars and trucks, new............................................................................ 706 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Cars and trucks, used........................................................................... 886 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other vehicles....................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil......................................................... 1,141 909 1,675 1,349 1,561 1,423 835 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,020 1,191 2,342 2,442 2,490 2,317 1,785 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 109 ( 2 ) 178 128 153 159 69 

 Maintenance and repairs...................................................................... 556 ( 2 ) 621 669 713 701 470 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges............................. 479 ( 2 ) 572 653 454 472 451 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 876 410 972 992 1,170 985 795 

 Public and other transportation................................................................ 414 577 839 687 465 327 287 

 Healthcare................................................................................................... 4,131 918 2,359 3,206 3,095 3,634 5,405 

 Health insurance...................................................................................... 2,605 378 1,434 1,535 1,924 2,248 3,529 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 950 ( 2 ) 646 ( 2 ) 756 894 1,114 

 Drugs........................................................................................................ 411 131 192 365 281 334 556 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 165 96 86 117 134 158 206 

 Entertainment.............................................................................................. 1,899 1,211 1,938 2,197 2,152 2,325 1,718 

 Fees and admissions............................................................................... 275 287 495 452 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 175 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 707 219 492 700 649 693 828 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 741 ( 2 ) 644 ( 2 ) 937 949 632 

 Pets....................................................................................................... 647 ( 2 ) 542 ( 2 ) 807 891 536 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 94 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 58 96 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 176 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 80 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Personal care products and services.......................................................... 690 609 1,114 795 734 676 573 

 Reading....................................................................................................... 109 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 87 77 133 

 Education .................................................................................................... 654 2,857 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 188 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 218 345 309 104 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 733 ( 2 ) 749 480 789 830 770 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,925 ( 2 ) 510 733 ( 2 ) 1,184 2,865 

 Personal insurance and pensions............................................................... 3,195 2,104 5,731 6,647 6,667 4,391 1,172 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 231 ( 2 ) 168 217 252 242 264 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 2,963 2,087 5,564 6,430 6,415 4,149 909 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $41,119 $23,831 $53,680 $61,369 $59,706 $46,509 $31,958 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 25,023 19,239 49,968 56,920 53,313 34,497 6,833 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 1,621 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 11,133 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,331 3,961 20,798 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... 1,916 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,536 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).................................................. 458 ( 2 ) 300 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 844 355 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits,

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 538 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 954 418 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 430 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 184 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)........................................ 4,349 1,401 7,207 9,664 ( 2 ) 6,434 ( 2 ) 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 3,945 1,255 5,942 7,860 ( 2 ) 5,652 1,442 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -645 4

-411 -712 -549 -738 -620 -661 

 State and local income taxes................................................................... 1,003 555 1,950 2,320 2,213 1,352 301 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 47 ( 2 ) 427 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 50 ( 2 ) 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 36,770 22,430 46,472 51,705 47,998 40,076 30,820 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities..................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 11,697 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 6,104 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,355 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) -1,450 -2,087 -1,639 -1,332 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 181,716 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 142,620 175,640 194,349 225,831 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 956 ( 2 ) 389 704 888 1,089 1,176 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 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.

3

 No data reported.

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation.

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