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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017

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)................................ 20,426 1,947 2,058 1,231 2,152 3,690 9,347 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $31,532 $13,284 $44,668 $48,366 $41,761 $36,752 $25,809 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 27,845 12,237 37,419 40,721 35,155 31,126 24,315 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 58.5 20.6 29.1 39.7 50.3 59.7 76.7 

 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 .6 .2 

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 52 2 20 39 48 59 69 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 19 1 17 29 29 30 16 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 33 ( 1 ) 3 11 19 29 53 

 Renter ................................................................ 48 98 80 61 52 41 31 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 16 14 19 28 21 18 11 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 84 86 81 72 79 82 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 8 11 12 10 12 8 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 92 89 88 90 88 92 95 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................32 21 10 19 28 32 42 

 College ................................................................ 65 79 90 80 70 65 54 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 73 43 80 76 78 79 75 

Average annual expenditures ................................................................ $34,884 $20,821 $39,351 $41,651 $37,676 $41,429 $32,557 

 Food ................................................................................................ 3,893 2,949 4,776 4,096 4,391 4,253 3,545 

 Food at home ................................................................ 2,299 1,183 2,153 2,217 2,525 2,672 2,345 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 287 147 242 263 287 313 320 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 85 58 91 87 85 90 88 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 202 89 151 176 202 223 233 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 432 158 386 409 456 578 430 

 Beef ................................................................ 104 39 83 94 118 147 99 

 Pork ................................................................ 77 29 56 79 72 111 78 

 Other meats ................................................................ 62 21 62 45 54 100 59 

 Poultry ................................................................ 90 45 93 94 128 96 83 

 Fish and seafood................................................................ 69 310 62 69 49 94 78 

 Eggs ................................................................ 30 14 31 27 35 30 32 

 Dairy products ................................................................244 129 215 232 245 265 268 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 74 40 55 73 69 76 87 

 Other dairy products ................................................................ 170 90 160 159 176 188 181 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 472 244 479 468 484 526 491 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 182 91 191 176 184 202 191 

 Fresh vegetables................................................................ 156 76 164 154 164 178 159 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 62 36 56 65 58 69 66 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................ 72 41 68 74 78 77 76 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 863 505 831 844 1,053 990 836 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 91 69 62 81 94 101 98 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 65 32 53 56 64 78 70 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................ 442 277 438 419 572 506 413 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 240 110 248 264 287 277 232 

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 Survey, 2016-2017 — 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 ................................................................ 25 17 30 24 36 28 22 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 1,594 1,766 2,623 1,879 1,866 1,581 1,200 

 Alcoholic beverages................................................................267 246 532 379 317 305 160 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 13,372 6,000 14,751 16,874 14,298 14,425 13,496 

 Shelter ................................................................ 8,397 4,429 10,713 11,457 9,264 8,494 8,074 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 3,659 398 2,201 4,299 4,280 4,768 4,056 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................1,166 361 1,309 2,379 1,821 1,736 830 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 1,271 320 518 1,115 1,197 1,624 1,596 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ................................................................1,221 318 373 804 1,262 1,408 1,630 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 4,322 3,834 8,143 6,835 4,668 3,223 3,606 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 417 497 369 323 315 503 412 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 2,446 681 1,929 2,785 2,655 2,896 2,658 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 263 56 160 288 303 296 303 

 Electricity ................................................................ 955 280 728 1,031 985 1,112 1,066 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ 74 31 310 315 350 79 115 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 786 285 787 1,066 963 973 738 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards ................................................................ 270 38 60 132 191 286 400 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 516 278 728 933 771 687 339 

 Water and other public services ................................ 369 59 243 384 354 436 436 

 Household operations ................................................................ 872 171 545 812 685 851 1,147 

 Personal services ................................................................ 125 ( 2 ) 339 344 319 340 238 

 Other household expenses ................................ 747 171 506 768 666 811 909 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 501 138 397 631 402 565 585 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 114 43 104 105 112 132 126 

 Other household products ................................ 258 61 199 259 210 300 309 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................ 129 33 94 267 80 132 150 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 1,155 582 1,167 1,189 1,293 1,620 1,032 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 86 15 81 102 131 88 87 

 Furniture ................................................................ 264 170 364 272 346 282 234 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 19 9 14 318 21 48 11 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 163 37 112 162 177 176 191 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 90 64 153 57 95 100 81 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 533 287 443 578 524 925 428 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 1,130 882 1,924 1,369 1,318 1,382 795 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 49 317 90 44 36 77 38 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 34 38 374 336 328 349 24 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 16 39 316 39 38 27 15 

 Women and girls ................................................................673 581 1,191 865 754 812 457 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 653 577 1,152 810 747 792 438 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 20 34 338 355 37 20 19 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 13 ( 1 ) 325 327 312 323 37 

 Footwear ................................................................ 239 3209 443 3212 303 290 158 

 Other apparel products and services ................................156 74 176 221 213 180 135 

 Transportation ................................................................ 4,217 2,858 5,184 5,254 5,175 4,864 3,672 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 1,384 1,261 31,263 31,838 1,787 1,629 1,187 

 Cars and trucks, new................................................................ 747 3588 3516 3741 3892 671 828 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 618 673 623 31,008 895 952 359 

 Other vehicles ................................................................

319 ( 2

 ) 3124 389 ( 2 ) 36 ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 824 633 1,132 1,255 1,098 966 621 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 1,597 559 2,111 1,463 1,789 1,900 1,549 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 77 39 138 138 131 91 46 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 451 210 484 485 554 625 393 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 730 366 31,031 3535 3677 773 822 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................339 245 459 305 428 411 288 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 412 405 678 699 501 369 314 

 Healthcare................................................................ 3,193 620 1,857 2,681 2,550 3,157 4,255 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 2,150 380 1,235 1,689 1,626 2,016 2,954 

 Medical services ................................................................547 139 420 697 493 662 609 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 375 73 133 210 327 324 546 

 Medical supplies ................................................................121 28 69 86 104 155 147 

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 Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 1,649 780 1,836 2,153 1,705 2,109 1,517 

 Fees and admissions................................................................ 330 233 567 618 355 365 241 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................................ 686 243 572 686 733 823 737 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 526 181 513 798 524 742 473 

 Pets ................................................................ 450 120 437 662 467 645 406 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment................................................................ 76 361 376 3136 357 96 66 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 107 123 184 351 94 179 67 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 643 524 814 914 718 648 565 

 Reading ................................................................................................ 102 48 73 72 80 99 134 

 Education ................................................................ 852 4,585 1,536 526 1,032 260 159 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 168 62 142 196 312 270 119 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 737 192 673 641 844 795 831 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 2,131 182 972 1,710 838 4,290 2,293 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 2,528 892 4,281 4,787 4,095 4,573 1,018 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 166 37 73 187 114 254 193 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 2,363 885 4,208 4,599 3,981 4,319 825 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................ $31,532 $13,284 $44,668 $48,366 $41,761 $36,752 $25,809 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 18,189 9,984 42,451 44,575 35,259 25,392 4,308 

 Self-employment income ................................................................ 922 3147 887 31,245 2,463 1,502 464 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................ 9,740 352 3138 773 2,210 6,468 18,079 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ................................................................ 1,440 370 101 934 477 1,847 2,148 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 380 199 225 270 814 629 268 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, and 

 regular contributions for support ................................ 364 3136 3182 3266 227 708 360 

 Other income ................................................................ 497 2,695 685 3303 312 205 182 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................ 3,687 1,047 7,250 7,644 6,606 5,626 1,494 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 2,975 791 5,822 6,063 5,275 4,395 1,306 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 686 253 1,409 1,562 1,277 1,206 160 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 26 33 318 319 353 325 27 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 27,845 12,237 37,419 40,721 35,155 31,126 24,315 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................ $5,737 -$1,405 $10,284 $6,724 $3,339 $4,650 $7,075 

 Net change in total assets ................................................................ 8,301 2,072 12,710 16,760 8,054 5,829 8,546 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................ 2,564 3,477 2,426 10,036 4,715 1,179 1,471 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................ 1,439 3540 3608 3112 3458 4,665 936 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property ................................................................ -798 3

-18 -373 -866 -1,121 -1,209 -808 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................ 114,181 31,393 39,675 88,565 94,312 135,905 153,453 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home ................................................................ 691 318 266 561 645 826 898 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................ 942 263 803 1,095 1,728 1,143 822 

 Food ................................................................................................ 72 71 46 96 100 83 63 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 13 ( 1 ) 38 327 24 16 3 

 Housing ................................................................ 256 54 208 304 217 399 251 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 31 317 344 331 21 37 30 

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 Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Household textiles ................................................................8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 31 334 316 32 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 24 31 342 317 321 41 20 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 8 ( 2 ) 312 38 34 311 8 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................17 31 330 39 317 330 12 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................51 314 39 35 45 78 54 

 Other housing ................................................................ 141 23 83 220 95 227 146 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 159 348 324 237 143 184 125 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................ 47 315 86 342 32 76 37 

 Females, 2 and over................................................................ 62 37 131 146 69 49 49 

 Children under 2 ................................................................13 ( 1 ) 325 327 312 323 37 

 Other apparel products and services ................................37 325 381 322 331 35 32 

 Jewelry and watches ................................................................ 8 33 36 35 32 33 14 

 All other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 28 323 375 317 329 332 318 

 Transportation ................................................................ 89 5 29 150 238 130 60 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 33 31 33 33 312 321 59 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 76 323 54 3119 81 93 78 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles ................................................................ 37 317 324 393 319 350 36 

 Other entertainment ................................................................ 39 36 30 27 62 43 42 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 17 340 312 327 11 14 15 

 Reading ................................................................ 4 33 5 35 33 4 4 

 Education ................................................................ 142 ( 1 ) 317 383 3719 136 76 

 All other gifts ................................................................ 81 16 67 44 180 64 87 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

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, 2018