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

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2006-2007

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 16,141 2,250 2,797 2,683 2,945 2,565 2,901 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $36,274 $16,328 $38,986 $47,090 $43,129 $40,215 $28,683 

Income after taxes ........................................ 34,358 15,745 37,011 44,682 40,560 38,180 27,013 

Age of reference person ................................ 46.7 21.3 29.1 39.5 49.6 59.1 76.4 

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 .8 .7 .2 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.3 .8 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 46 8 30 49 55 59 66 

With mortgage ............................................ 26 4 25 39 37 32 13 

Without mortgage ....................................... 20 4 5 10 17 27 53 

Renter .......................................................... 54 92 70 51 45 41 34 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 11 7 13 11 11 12 11 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 89 93 87 89 89 88 89 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 9 10 13 13 9 5 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 90 87 87 91 95 95 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 23 27 30 36 37 39 

College ......................................................... 62 75 70 66 60 60 44 

Never attended and other ............................ 0 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 1 1 

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 79 63 84 83 80 82 82 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $31,139 $19,101 $33,918 $37,244 $34,022 $32,421 $27,810 

Food ............................................................... 3,562 2,604 4,208 3,913 3,793 3,512 3,075 

Food at home ............................................... 1,689 1,057 1,721 1,874 1,824 1,797 1,690 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 215 130 227 210 222 237 235 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 66 51 65 64 73 76 65 

Bakery products ....................................... 148 79 162 146 149 161 169 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 382 199 390 475 435 362 377 

Beef .......................................................... 100 65 94 131 121 92 90 

Pork .......................................................... 68 30 64 89 77 62 76 

Other meats ............................................. 55 35 53 62 63 59 53 

Poultry ...................................................... 69 35 80 93 70 66 63 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 67 22 73 74 84 61 71 

Eggs ......................................................... 22 12 26 26 20 22 23 

Dairy products ............................................ 183 128 181 193 208 183 186 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 74 54 64 81 81 74 81 

Other dairy products ................................ 109 74 117 112 127 108 105 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 275 149 265 278 274 330 319 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 94 51 87 87 86 119 121 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 81 45 79 88 91 89 86 

Processed fruits ....................................... 57 34 60 54 56 66 64 

Processed vegetables .............................. 43 19 38 49 42 56 48 

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, 2006-2007 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other food at home .................................... $635 $450 $658 $717 $685 $685 $574 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 58 41 50 58 56 64 72 

Fats and oils ............................................. 43 27 40 47 48 42 49 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 329 244 360 356 343 359 290 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 181 128 186 223 206 190 144 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 24 10 22 34 31 29 18 

Food away from home ................................. 1,873 1,547 2,487 2,039 1,969 1,714 1,385 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 640 669 1,050 657 546 617 315 

Housing .......................................................... 10,998 6,161 12,400 13,830 12,147 11,317 9,261 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,317 4,441 8,407 9,732 8,120 7,323 5,441 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,447 529 3,068 5,120 4,686 4,298 2,516 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,925 262 2,130 3,409 2,777 2,126 601 

Property taxes .......................................... 902 192 636 1,135 1,105 1,074 1,137 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 620 75 302 577 804 1,097 778 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,548 3,779 5,110 4,167 3,058 2,589 2,634 

Other lodging ............................................. 322 133 228 444 376 436 291 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,059 917 1,969 2,324 2,326 2,272 2,330 

Natural gas ................................................. 308 97 226 331 425 326 392 

Electricity .................................................... 752 365 733 827 815 840 857 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 100 310 56 104 99 146 170 

Telephone services .................................... 677 375 768 830 713 705 618 

Water and other public services ................. 223 69 185 231 275 254 293 

Household operations .................................. 381 107 325 448 310 449 598 

Personal services ....................................... 57 33 317 391 39 324 3184 

Other household expenses ........................ 324 104 308 357 301 425 414 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 233 129 180 260 241 304 261 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 53 30 47 71 57 63 46 

Other household products .......................... 122 66 80 134 131 162 146 

Postage and stationery .............................. 58 33 53 55 53 80 69 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,008 567 1,519 1,066 1,150 969 631 

Household textiles ...................................... 56 311 70 56 62 111 20 

Furniture ..................................................... 267 137 260 340 439 288 114 

Floor coverings .......................................... 19 312 11 25 18 332 317 

Major appliances ........................................ 96 61 85 140 105 126 59 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 58 38 96 51 99 27 27 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 512 309 996 455 427 385 393 

Apparel and services ..................................... 917 543 1,608 1,228 908 617 474 

Men and boys .............................................. 433 331 664 530 467 345 237 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 424 329 655 511 455 338 231 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 9 32 9 19 12 37 36 

Women and girls .......................................... 44 330 63 70 53 20 326 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 32 329 43 51 329 311 324 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 13 31 320 18 24 39 32 

Children under 2 .......................................... 11 38 317 312 37 317 33 

Footwear ...................................................... 130 331 183 213 156 71 92 

Other apparel products and services ........... 299 142 681 402 225 165 116 

Transportation ................................................ 5,198 3,358 5,813 6,220 5,240 5,695 4,579 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,786 1,167 1,989 2,363 1,647 1,875 1,596 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 856 3444 978 1,320 3513 945 899 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 865 602 935 991 994 930 697 

Other vehicles ............................................ 64 3121 376 353 3141 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,521 1,102 1,734 1,809 1,610 1,654 1,169 

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, 2006-2007 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,541 $914 $1,648 $1,622 $1,628 $1,761 $1,543 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 145 103 240 181 167 113 62 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 532 334 571 576 574 682 438 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 588 3338 492 552 643 599 809 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 276 138 345 313 244 368 235 

Public transportation .................................... 349 175 441 426 355 405 271 

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,379 305 703 1,192 1,187 1,785 2,867 

Health insurance .......................................... 761 160 403 704 609 885 1,667 

Medical services .......................................... 319 70 219 283 312 475 512 

Drugs ........................................................... 246 52 58 162 217 361 581 

Medical supplies .......................................... 53 324 23 43 49 64 107 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,669 1,140 1,795 1,886 1,843 2,079 1,204 

Fees and admissions ................................... 390 282 494 498 450 324 272 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 730 594 901 844 777 705 534 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 226 105 173 280 291 207 267 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 323 158 226 263 326 843 132 

Personal care products and services ............. 192 149 217 231 221 181 148 

Reading .......................................................... 83 45 68 81 95 96 108 

Education ....................................................... 657 2,105 806 211 343 454 301 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 324 195 336 373 377 451 202 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 692 173 502 658 930 890 872 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,732 377 727 2,165 1,793 1,449 3,542 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,097 1,279 3,685 4,598 4,600 3,278 863 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 153 311 73 130 140 200 335 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,943 1,267 3,612 4,469 4,460 3,079 528 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 36,274 16,328 38,986 47,090 43,129 40,215 28,683 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 27,072 13,517 36,160 42,439 37,414 26,724 4,419 

Self-employment income ............................. 2,066 3494 1,493 2,852 2,470 3,813 1,156 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 4,940 3113 3221 487 1,733 6,822 18,940 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,303 367 267 608 799 1,827 3,720 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 145 368 113 154 188 251 389 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 222 374 105 207 308 431 192 

Regular contributions for support ................. 242 897 3166 3132 3129 3212 352 

Other income ............................................... 284 797 462 213 87 135 115 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,916 583 1,975 2,407 2,569 2,035 1,670 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,424 457 1,509 1,769 1,939 1,472 1,209 

State and local income taxes ....................... 369 122 432 491 511 359 254 

Other taxes .................................................. 122 35 34 148 119 204 206 

Income after taxes ......................................... 34,358 15,745 37,011 44,682 40,560 38,180 27,013 

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, 2006-2007 — 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 ........ - $3,006 - $2,258 - $7,067 - $4,623 - $1,725 - $3,379 $853 

Net change in total assets ............................ 6,002 4,231 9,409 7,006 6,820 5,707 2,594 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 9,008 6,490 16,476 11,629 8,545 9,086 1,742 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 241 89 333 67 378 245 287 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,031 -93 -669 -1,513 -1,545 -1,673 -573 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 96,552 11,659 60,887 105,290 110,365 123,135 151,167 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 505 92 341 541 615 642 718 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 856 319 627 910 1,049 1,041 1,072 

Food ............................................................. 51 13 46 66 71 58 41 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 27 39 92 11 1 10 24 

Housing ........................................................ 134 58 113 176 131 140 169 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 13 320 316 36 33 15 320 

Household textiles ...................................... 33 1 ( ) 39 1 ( ) 31 31 32 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 18 38 320 325 327 318 37 

Major appliances ...................................... 10 35 1 ( ) 314 319 316 35 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 8 33 320 310 38 31 33 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 21 320 333 328 318 328 33 

Other housing ............................................ 79 310 34 117 82 78 136 

Apparel and services ................................... 178 102 211 313 262 70 88 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 29 311 33 28 72 37 316 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 43 330 58 70 53 20 326 

Children under 2 ........................................ 10 38 17 12 37 317 33 

Other apparel products and services ......... 95 54 103 203 130 327 343 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 77 51 89 175 391 323 327 

All other apparel products and services ... 18 32 314 328 340 34 316 

Transportation .............................................. 82 83 48 44 165 60 85 

Health care ................................................... 80 1 ( ) 315 36 312 3147 257 

Entertainment ............................................... 51 22 47 63 104 38 24 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 10 313 39 311 315 33 312 

Other entertainment ................................... 41 9 38 52 90 36 12 

Personal care products and services ........... 5 39 35 10 34 32 32 

Reading ........................................................ 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31 3 

Education ..................................................... 160 36 34 70 199 390 3268 

All other gifts ................................................ 88 16 46 120 98 124 112 

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

n.a. Not applicable.