Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

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) ....... 12,593 521 2,969 4,564 3,126 886 528 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $78,511 $48,206 $56,148 $82,415 $96,739 $91,248 $71,109 

Income after taxes ........................................ 77,543 48,957 56,911 81,671 93,971 88,568 70,304 

Age of reference person ................................ 41.7 21.3 30.6 39.5 48.8 58.6 72.0 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 

Children under 18 ........................................ 2.7 2.2 3.3 3.0 2.2 1.8 1.7 

Persons 65 and older ................................... .2 1.1 2 ( ) .1 .1 .2 1.4 

Earners ........................................................ 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.0 

Vehicles ....................................................... 2.4 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 45 38 36 44 53 50 57 

Female ......................................................... 55 62 64 56 47 50 43 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 67 32 48 69 81 82 81 

With mortgage ............................................ 54 23 41 59 66 57 43 

Without mortgage ....................................... 13 8 7 10 15 25 38 

Renter .......................................................... 33 68 52 31 19 18 19 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 14 14 15 14 13 18 22 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 86 86 85 86 87 82 78 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 29 48 34 29 27 20 21 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 71 52 66 71 73 80 79 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 10 6 10 9 11 7 18 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 39 70 47 35 32 41 40 

College ......................................................... 50 24 43 55 56 51 41 

Never attended and other ............................ 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 1 1 

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 93 84 90 94 95 95 94 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $61,759 $41,147 $49,320 $64,369 $71,509 $68,683 $60,319 

Food ............................................................... 9,409 7,865 7,308 9,534 10,905 11,165 9,954 

Food at home ............................................... 6,068 5,364 4,931 5,992 6,978 6,989 7,290 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 863 709 702 877 994 903 997 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 311 234 261 317 349 341 364 

Bakery products ....................................... 552 476 441 560 644 562 633 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,391 1,342 1,129 1,348 1,586 1,590 2,043 

Beef .......................................................... 392 373 319 369 440 466 770 

Pork .......................................................... 266 262 198 270 299 297 415 

Other meats ............................................. 197 158 155 188 257 183 219 

Poultry ...................................................... 273 274 241 267 301 314 268 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 178 178 137 176 191 251 268 

Eggs ......................................................... 85 97 79 78 97 78 102 

Dairy products ............................................ 650 486 557 643 739 759 714 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 266 195 242 259 297 330 255 

Other dairy products ................................ 383 291 314 385 442 429 459 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,110 979 849 1,089 1,278 1,519 1,226 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 370 278 284 385 418 470 365 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 326 347 253 311 379 423 376 

Processed fruits ....................................... 191 159 141 181 223 294 253 

Processed vegetables .............................. 222 196 170 212 258 333 233 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other food at home .................................... $2,054 $1,848 $1,694 $2,035 $2,382 $2,217 $2,311 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 235 138 177 248 281 256 248 

Fats and oils ............................................. 171 154 131 172 193 218 197 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 1,075 1,071 924 1,049 1,239 1,091 1,162 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 527 465 437 509 608 620 677 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 46 120 25 58 61 132 127 

Food away from home ................................. 3,341 2,500 2,377 3,542 3,926 4,176 2,663 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 302 1146 158 271 355 860 283 

Housing .......................................................... 20,706 15,030 18,026 22,231 22,266 20,753 18,989 

Shelter .......................................................... 11,909 9,570 10,186 12,836 12,983 11,702 9,892 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,960 3,390 5,310 8,643 10,050 9,195 7,032 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 4,882 2,086 3,618 5,377 5,861 5,535 3,576 

Property taxes .......................................... 2,095 803 1,150 2,139 2,975 2,568 2,305 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 983 500 542 1,126 1,213 1,091 1,151 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,457 6,108 4,693 3,626 2,221 1,966 2,260 

Other lodging ............................................. 492 172 183 567 712 540 600 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 4,983 3,648 4,377 5,004 5,431 5,690 5,690 

Natural gas ................................................. 584 382 457 591 690 660 689 

Electricity .................................................... 1,932 1,366 1,796 1,927 2,019 2,297 2,178 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 132 119 104 134 131 234 1207 

Telephone services .................................... 1,641 1,382 1,449 1,650 1,835 1,664 1,721 

Water and other public services ................. 694 499 571 703 756 835 895 

Household operations .................................. 1,281 563 1,294 1,516 1,118 1,216 979 

Personal services ....................................... 601 1151 769 788 374 1364 1213 

Other household expenses ........................ 681 412 525 727 743 852 766 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 786 360 562 874 896 825 1,159 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 225 130 178 245 240 233 359 

Other household products .......................... 419 196 305 476 451 442 663 

Postage and stationery .............................. 143 135 79 153 205 151 1138 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,745 889 1,607 2,002 1,838 1,320 1,269 

Household textiles ...................................... 127 131 92 149 137 133 192 

Furniture ..................................................... 424 234 422 503 399 329 249 

Floor coverings .......................................... 30 19 38 33 26 110 132 

Major appliances ........................................ 217 119 172 277 179 299 135 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 90 21 74 91 126 52 123 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 857 475 809 949 971 497 537 

Apparel and services ..................................... 2,712 2,150 2,331 2,766 3,144 2,702 2,186 

Men and boys .............................................. 693 451 502 729 851 805 474 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 443 289 254 432 645 615 1115 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 250 163 248 297 206 189 360 

Women and girls .......................................... 1,029 452 801 1,071 1,276 1,072 974 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 708 293 482 682 1,011 760 793 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 321 160 319 389 266 312 181 

Children under 2 .......................................... 191 495 288 172 113 85 183 

Footwear ...................................................... 565 427 518 567 644 529 519 

Other apparel products and services ........... 235 324 221 227 259 211 136 

Transportation ................................................ 10,586 7,087 8,863 11,175 11,394 12,328 11,108 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,617 1,962 3,261 4,222 3,039 4,285 4,321 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 1,502 4 ( ) 1,140 1,669 1,292 2,535 13,076 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,048 1,962 1,976 2,500 1,741 1,579 1,245 

Other vehicles ............................................ 67 4 ( ) 1146 153 15 1171 4 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,495 3,063 3,037 3,640 3,853 3,493 3,133 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $3,005 $1,806 $2,291 $2,883 $3,779 $3,975 $3,234 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 333 136 285 376 345 384 280 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 950 598 735 1,037 1,092 876 1,017 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,271 1815 989 1,045 1,666 12,213 11,550 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 450 257 282 425 676 501 387 

Public and other transportation .................... 469 255 273 430 725 576 420 

Health care ..................................................... 3,093 1,061 1,961 3,110 3,884 4,425 4,393 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,748 542 1,137 1,712 2,147 2,461 3,138 

Medical services .......................................... 787 242 516 821 1,075 1,024 445 

Drugs ........................................................... 432 209 232 442 506 779 670 

Medical supplies .......................................... 126 169 76 136 155 161 140 

Entertainment ................................................. 3,121 1,579 2,493 3,358 3,894 2,590 2,429 

Fees and admissions ................................... 792 247 517 910 1,110 519 399 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,086 746 927 1,170 1,214 990 999 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 695 405 562 779 703 787 855 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 548 1181 487 499 867 294 175 

Personal care products and services ............. 715 541 534 728 845 779 977 

Reading .......................................................... 80 118 40 77 110 112 165 

Education ....................................................... 1,417 448 555 1,226 2,677 1,742 847 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 454 525 506 354 411 859 542 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 829 521 542 814 958 978 1,862 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,571 393 1,396 1,591 1,830 1,714 1,783 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,763 3,784 4,607 7,133 8,838 7,675 4,801 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 339 177 162 349 486 557 269 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 6,424 3,707 4,445 6,784 8,352 7,118 4,532 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 78,511 48,206 56,148 82,415 96,739 91,248 71,109 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 68,584 42,261 48,946 73,018 86,987 75,450 46,177 

Self-employment income ............................. 4,167 11,858 2,702 5,022 4,830 4,950 12,040 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,581 1862 942 1,520 1,838 7,605 18,632 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 540 1159 301 526 876 280 817 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 848 1633 993 640 1,079 593 11,115 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 1,143 1,934 1,508 941 671 1,974 1,446 

Regular contributions for support ................. 444 1276 506 523 303 1290 1679 

Other income ............................................... 204 1223 250 224 156 1106 1203 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 968 -750 -763 743 2,769 2,679 806 

Federal income taxes ................................... 352 -881 -1,011 173 1,790 1,564 237 

State and local income taxes ....................... 480 119 168 460 841 688 278 

Other taxes .................................................. 136 112 80 110 138 428 291 

Income after taxes ......................................... 77,543 48,957 56,911 81,671 93,971 88,568 70,304 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,803 - $6,566 $258 - $6,611 - $2,062 $10,873 - $10,733 

Net change in total assets ............................ 6,968 5,480 6,784 6,739 7,402 11,687 960 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 9,771 12,046 6,526 13,350 9,463 814 11,693 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 348 182 298 251 673 1136 1158 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,550 -668 -1,365 -2,709 -3,581 -3,336 -2,269 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 164,158 64,901 87,085 160,168 233,324 224,816 218,668 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 943 442 577 945 1,259 1,241 1,114 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 637 318 400 726 764 768 565 

Food ............................................................. 42 4 ( ) 27 32 70 78 117 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 4 ( ) 3 ( ) 16 33 11 13 

Housing ........................................................ 114 1116 130 97 127 113 177 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 18 4 ( ) 127 16 15 119 19 

Household textiles ...................................... 6 3 ( ) 119 13 13 4 ( ) 11 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 12 3 ( ) 115 110 111 124 11 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 4 ( ) 11 16 12 120 11 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 7 3 ( ) 114 14 19 14 11 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 29 185 20 23 41 115 119 

Other housing ............................................ 49 131 48 45 58 156 146 

Apparel and services ................................... 178 132 130 190 160 314 308 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 47 130 30 44 60 172 184 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 46 130 110 42 48 154 1126 

Children under 2 ........................................ 47 141 60 46 36 153 164 

Other apparel products and services ......... 38 131 130 59 116 135 134 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 9 11 13 119 13 19 4 ( )

All other apparel products and services ... 29 131 126 40 113 126 134 

Transportation .............................................. 26 113 15 29 27 22 62 

Health care ................................................... 9 12 17 12 119 133 4 ( )

Entertainment ............................................... 87 110 71 90 105 1122 142 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 55 17 147 67 139 1119 130 

Other entertainment ................................... 31 14 24 23 66 12 112 

Personal care products and services ........... 7 4 ( ) 15 15 7 131 4 ( )

Reading ........................................................ 11 4 ( ) 4 ( ) 11 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 4 ( )

Education ..................................................... 123 4 ( ) 19 1218 151 139 140 

All other gifts ................................................ 41 144 6 54 65 14 117 

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 2 Value is less than or equal to 0.05. 3 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 4 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012