Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2005-2006

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 15,811 2,215 2,665 2,775 2,813 2,372 2,971 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $35,722 $15,043 $38,425 $45,869 $45,003 $40,420 $26,698 

Income after taxes ........................................ 33,840 14,650 36,231 43,341 42,426 38,000 25,680 

Age of reference person ................................ 46.8 21.2 29.1 39.6 49.5 59.1 75.9 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

Persons 65 and over .................................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .7 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .6 .2 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.3 .8 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 46 10 29 49 54 61 66 

With mortgage ............................................ 25 5 24 39 36 32 12 

Without mortgage ....................................... 21 5 5 10 17 28 54 

Renter .......................................................... 54 90 71 51 46 39 34 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 11 6 12 11 12 12 10 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 89 94 88 89 88 88 90 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 8 10 14 11 6 4 4 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 90 86 89 94 96 96 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 6 1 2 5 3 4 16 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 27 27 31 36 36 43 

College ......................................................... 61 71 71 65 61 60 40 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 79 65 82 81 81 80 84 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $30,149 $17,905 $32,689 $35,789 $33,462 $31,507 $27,344 

Food ............................................................... 3,502 2,308 3,956 3,958 3,774 3,671 3,054 

Food at home ............................................... 1,621 820 1,527 1,810 1,846 1,788 1,710 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 204 112 188 217 225 226 228 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 62 42 65 66 75 62 58 

Bakery products ....................................... 142 69 124 151 150 164 170 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 365 167 320 465 446 383 359 

Beef .......................................................... 101 57 80 126 138 113 84 

Pork .......................................................... 71 27 53 88 79 77 87 

Other meats ............................................. 53 26 46 67 62 55 53 

Poultry ...................................................... 63 28 71 90 66 64 50 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 59 21 50 72 81 56 64 

Eggs ......................................................... 19 7 21 22 19 17 21 

Dairy products ............................................ 172 92 162 178 197 185 191 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 67 36 59 69 75 72 78 

Other dairy products ................................ 105 56 103 108 121 113 113 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 264 115 236 264 285 326 314 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 88 30 72 83 90 126 111 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 79 40 81 79 90 87 84 

Processed fruits ....................................... 57 28 49 57 62 67 67 

Processed vegetables .............................. 41 17 33 45 44 45 52 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2005-2006 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other food at home .................................... $616 $334 $621 $686 $693 $667 $618 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 56 29 43 65 58 60 70 

Fats and oils ............................................. 41 16 35 41 57 48 43 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 318 182 342 342 327 356 325 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 176 96 180 210 218 184 152 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 24 10 22 29 33 19 28 

Food away from home ................................. 1,880 1,488 2,429 2,148 1,929 1,884 1,344 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 552 518 971 643 474 448 260 

Housing .......................................................... 10,422 5,768 11,675 13,094 11,717 10,590 8,903 

Shelter .......................................................... 6,907 4,167 8,180 8,929 7,676 6,662 5,385 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,165 511 2,746 4,688 4,334 3,850 2,446 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,747 298 1,905 3,044 2,617 1,880 544 

Property taxes .......................................... 863 163 557 1,073 1,088 1,071 1,087 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 555 50 285 570 629 899 816 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,464 3,480 5,252 3,909 3,014 2,458 2,661 

Other lodging ............................................. 277 176 182 331 328 354 278 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 1,958 898 1,920 2,161 2,224 2,203 2,143 

Natural gas ................................................. 303 94 227 329 397 343 384 

Electricity .................................................... 706 342 700 767 782 807 771 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 90 310 335 108 94 134 145 

Telephone services .................................... 653 390 792 751 690 687 569 

Water and other public services ................. 205 62 166 205 260 232 274 

Household operations .................................. 339 111 312 362 338 416 451 

Personal services ....................................... 37 31 326 341 312 330 397 

Other household expenses ........................ 303 110 286 321 326 386 354 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 247 79 207 305 284 289 274 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 55 20 46 65 63 68 59 

Other household products .......................... 123 33 119 141 164 135 118 

Postage and stationery .............................. 69 27 42 99 57 87 97 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 972 513 1,056 1,338 1,194 1,019 650 

Household textiles ...................................... 51 34 97 64 49 36 37 

Furniture ..................................................... 286 136 326 319 453 299 165 

Floor coverings .......................................... 20 322 11 16 15 51 11 

Major appliances ........................................ 98 36 59 102 151 157 78 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 57 18 126 41 58 30 47 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 460 297 438 795 469 446 313 

Apparel and services ..................................... 858 701 1,099 1,239 876 828 428 

Men and boys .............................................. 417 373 522 618 398 406 210 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 407 370 507 599 388 395 205 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 33 14 19 10 11 34 

Women and girls .......................................... 37 322 68 55 31 40 9 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 25 321 50 329 315 329 38 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 12 32 18 26 16 310 31 

Children under 2 .......................................... 10 35 20 36 36 319 33 

Footwear ...................................................... 149 3130 205 213 140 399 102 

Other apparel products and services ........... 246 171 285 347 301 264 104 

Transportation ................................................ 5,011 3,162 6,224 5,532 5,095 5,293 4,502 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,806 1,093 2,387 2,060 1,662 1,786 1,732 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 861 3348 955 987 3606 3943 1,219 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 882 704 1,371 989 1,034 679 496 

Other vehicles ............................................ 62 341 361 383 322 3165 317 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,373 1,033 1,549 1,523 1,491 1,547 1,076 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2005-2006 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,519 $850 $1,894 $1,574 $1,611 $1,673 $1,411 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 144 86 246 156 144 153 76 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 515 270 632 517 585 562 481 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 559 315 640 599 602 547 599 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 301 180 377 302 279 411 255 

Public transportation .................................... 314 185 394 376 332 287 282 

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,399 275 647 1,087 1,126 1,878 3,067 

Health insurance .......................................... 750 161 397 674 597 940 1,567 

Medical services .......................................... 340 73 152 219 254 518 759 

Drugs ........................................................... 264 23 87 158 234 364 640 

Medical supplies .......................................... 46 318 11 36 41 56 102 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,626 1,214 1,724 1,717 1,708 2,003 1,375 

Fees and admissions ................................... 417 303 451 475 524 319 396 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 701 590 826 754 789 646 583 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 169 40 202 208 182 201 153 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 339 282 246 280 214 838 244 

Personal care products and services ............. 193 130 206 231 234 195 152 

Reading .......................................................... 87 40 80 79 103 99 110 

Education ....................................................... 569 1,907 802 212 319 261 179 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 320 229 313 376 414 375 208 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 767 176 539 631 1,021 1,007 1,082 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,759 358 896 2,280 1,986 1,414 3,148 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,085 1,118 3,556 4,709 4,614 3,444 876 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 155 13 83 148 172 311 191 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,930 1,105 3,472 4,561 4,442 3,133 685 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 35,722 15,043 38,425 45,869 45,003 40,420 26,698 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 26,950 12,451 35,202 41,113 38,968 27,959 4,950 

Self-employment income ............................. 2,077 3372 1,828 2,933 2,872 3,175 1,143 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 4,874 342 280 625 1,598 6,598 18,287 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 911 176 260 435 716 1,804 1,957 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 174 323 84 221 332 261 3103 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 226 335 77 315 364 414 141 

Regular contributions for support ................. 258 1,150 293 391 356 383 348 

Other income ............................................... 252 794 401 136 97 126 369 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,881 393 2,194 2,527 2,577 2,420 1,019 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,381 308 1,680 1,828 1,937 1,793 639 

State and local income taxes ....................... 369 83 480 546 555 385 130 

Other taxes .................................................. 132 2 35 153 86 243 249 

Income after taxes ......................................... 33,840 14,650 36,231 43,341 42,426 38,000 25,680 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2005-2006 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,888 - $1,443 - $3,410 - $8,722 - $883 - $2,071 - $599 

Net change in total assets ............................ 7,117 3,352 8,632 8,311 9,616 10,659 2,259 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 10,005 4,795 12,042 17,033 10,500 12,729 2,858 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 367 79 302 385 382 463 530 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,005 -105 -713 -1,474 -1,400 -1,819 -473 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 93,313 14,896 53,357 104,620 110,488 133,957 128,333 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 501 95 310 550 618 648 701 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 841 231 632 1,160 850 1,015 1,058 

Food ............................................................. 45 12 31 66 27 94 43 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 29 39 99 11 9 39 24 

Housing ........................................................ 177 50 97 443 179 144 145 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 16 313 9 10 323 21 321 

Household textiles ...................................... 31 2 ( ) 32 31 2 ( ) 32 33 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 19 35 319 312 332 327 317 

Major appliances ...................................... 11 34 1 ( ) 35 324 25 38 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 8 31 319 37 38 32 310 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 82 20 26 356 50 32 21 

Other housing ............................................ 58 12 41 65 74 63 83 

Apparel and services ................................... 164 119 242 275 114 200 42 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 20 310 30 33 23 13 37 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 37 322 68 55 31 40 9 

Children under 2 ........................................ 10 35 20 36 36 319 33 

Other apparel products and services ......... 97 81 123 181 54 129 323 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 85 79 102 161 46 3122 38 

All other apparel products and services ... 13 32 321 320 38 37 315 

Transportation .............................................. 53 5 30 29 153 52 41 

Health care ................................................... 104 1 ( ) 38 33 39 127 409 

Entertainment ............................................... 51 317 50 87 69 58 22 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 15 35 20 17 19 21 39 

Other entertainment ................................... 36 12 31 70 50 37 13 

Personal care products and services ........... 4 31 32 10 34 34 3 

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

Education ..................................................... 104 31 22 72 150 210 3159 

All other gifts ................................................ 108 18 52 136 134 116 170 

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

n.a. Not applicable.