Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 7,588 21,298 22,000 23,050 24,480 33,023 19,315 13,707 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 5.8 16.2 16.7 17.5 18.6 25.1 14.7 10.4 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes................................................................ $78,635 $32,268 $74,082 $96,581 $109,366 $88,342 $51,624 $60,735 $38,786 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 67,241 29,793 64,518 82,386 90,152 73,351 46,990 54,357 36,609 

 Age of reference person ................................................................51.1 21.3 29.8 39.5 49.6 59.4 74.4 69.2 81.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 25 1.9 2.7 3.4 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .9 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 13 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 .5 .7 .3 

 Vehicles................................................................................................ 19 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................47 46 50 48 46 48 46 48 43 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 54 50 52 54 52 54 52 57 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 13 41 58 68 76 80 81 79 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 8 33 48 52 44 24 30 16 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 5 8 11 16 32 56 51 63 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 87 59 42 32 24 20 19 21 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 12 15 15 15 13 10 11 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 88 85 85 85 87 90 89 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 16 17 21 16 9 6 7 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 84 83 79 84 91 94 93 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12)................................................................ 30 34 23 27 28 31 35 30 42 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 66 75 70 69 66 60 66 52 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 65 89 91 90 90 88 91 84 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................................................ $8,043,521 3.1 14.9 19.4 21.6 20.2 20.8 13.5 7.3 

 Food ................................................................................................ 1,039,471 3.8 14.8 20.6 21.1 19.2 20.5 13.4 7.1 

 Food at home ................................................................ 585,605 3.4 13.9 20.2 20.2 20.2 22.1 13.9 8.2 

 Cereals and bakery products................................................................ 74,683 3.4 13.2 20.3 20.6 19.5 22.9 14.1 8.8 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................................................ 23,301 3.9 15.1 20.8 21.5 19.5 19.3 12.1 7.1 

 Bakery products................................................................51,382 3.2 12.4 20.1 20.2 19.5 24.6 15.0 9.6 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................ 126,032 3.3 13.7 20.8 20.1 20.8 21.2 13.3 7.9 

 Beef ................................................................................................ 33,249 2.8 13.2 22.8 21.0 19.3 20.9 12.6 8.2 

 Pork ................................................................................................ 23,605 3.3 13.6 19.5 20.4 19.8 23.4 15.0 8.4 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,979 2.5 12.7 20.1 21.2 21.2 22.3 13.7 8.6 

 Poultry................................................................................................ 23,651 4.4 15.8 22.7 19.9 19.6 17.7 11.6 6.1 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................20,168 2.9 12.9 17.3 18.4 25.8 22.7 13.9 8.7 

 Eggs ................................................................................................ 8,380 4.1 14.6 21.4 18.4 20.8 20.8 13.6 7.2 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,917 3.5 13.7 20.7 20.1 19.2 22.9 14.4 8.4 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 19,225 3.4 14.1 21.2 20.7 19.3 21.4 13.4 8.0 

 Other dairy products ................................................................ 39,692 3.5 13.5 20.5 19.8 19.2 23.6 15.0 8.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 112,519 3.4 14.3 19.3 20.0 20.4 22.6 14.0 8.6 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 41,670 3.5 14.3 18.7 19.6 20.6 23.4 14.5 8.8 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................37,063 3.2 14.0 19.2 21.5 20.6 21.5 13.7 7.9 

 Processed fruits ................................................................14,951 3.8 14.9 19.6 17.8 19.6 24.3 14.4 9.9 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................ 18,835 3.1 14.5 20.6 19.9 20.0 21.9 13.4 8.5 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 213,454 3.5 14.1 20.1 20.2 20.4 21.7 13.9 7.8 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................................................ 19,743 2.9 12.0 20.5 19.8 20.1 24.6 15.3 9.3 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,452 2.6 13.2 19.4 20.2 21.4 23.3 14.6 8.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................ 113,442 4.0 15.2 20.1 19.8 20.3 20.5 13.0 7.5 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................ 57,406 3.1 13.3 20.3 20.6 20.4 22.4 14.6 7.8 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips................................................................7,412 2.2 10.7 17.5 24.1 21.2 24.4 17.3 7.1 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 453,865 4.2 15.9 21.1 22.3 17.9 18.5 12.8 5.7 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 76,468 2.9 17.3 20.7 19.8 20.5 18.9 14.3 4.6 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 2,640,250 3.3 15.8 19.8 20.6 19.4 21.1 13.2 8.0 

 Shelter ................................................................................................ 1,544,072 3.8 16.9 20.1 20.5 18.8 20.0 12.2 7.9 

 Owned dwellings................................................................877,720 .9 10.6 19.8 23.1 23.4 22.2 14.4 7.9 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 364,770 1.1 13.9 25.7 26.2 21.0 12.1 9.2 2.9 

 Property taxes ................................................................289,139 .9 8.4 17.1 23.3 24.3 26.1 16.2 9.8 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ................................................................ 223,811 .6 7.9 13.8 17.6 26.3 33.8 20.4 13.4 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................558,452 8.7 28.3 21.7 15.5 10.5 15.3 7.6 7.7 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 107,901 2.0 8.8 13.8 25.0 24.1 26.3 18.0 8.4 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 532,153 2.7 13.5 18.6 20.9 20.7 23.6 14.7 8.9 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 53,888 1.9 12.0 18.6 20.1 21.6 25.8 15.4 10.4 

 Electricity................................................................................................ 196,651 2.8 13.9 18.5 19.9 20.3 24.7 15.3 9.4 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ 15,964 3

.9 6.2 10.0 20.3 24.7 37.8 21.0 16.8 

 Telephone services................................................................ 184,982 3.2 14.7 19.4 22.6 20.4 19.8 13.1 6.6 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................................................ 28,853 .9 5.7 10.4 16.4 23.9 42.8 23.3 19.6 

 Cellular phone service ................................................................ 156,129 3.6 16.3 21.0 23.7 19.8 15.5 11.3 4.3 

 Water and other public services ................................ 80,668 2.3 12.3 18.6 20.6 20.8 25.6 15.5 10.1 

 Household operations ................................................................ 200,080 1.9 17.9 24.5 17.8 15.5 22.5 13.0 9.5 

 Personal services ................................................................62,046 1.5 31.4 43.6 11.5 2.8 9.1 32.5 6.6 

 Other household expenses................................................................ 138,034 2.0 11.8 15.9 20.6 21.2 28.4 17.6 10.8 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 98,029 2.7 11.2 18.8 21.8 20.6 25.0 15.9 9.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................................................ 24,108 2.9 12.5 24.0 19.6 19.4 21.7 14.1 7.6 

 Other household products ................................................................ 56,598 2.6 11.2 17.4 22.8 20.9 25.0 15.9 9.1 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................ 17,323 2.9 9.1 16.2 21.3 21.1 29.3 18.9 10.5 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 265,917 2.9 14.6 17.2 22.1 22.9 20.3 14.9 5.4 

 Household textiles ................................................................14,576 3.8 11.7 12.1 18.1 29.0 25.4 18.0 7.4 

 Furniture................................................................................................ 68,141 2.6 19.7 18.1 20.6 22.3 16.7 13.2 3.5 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,327 2.1 15.6 10.1 25.2 26.0 21.0 16.8 4.3 

 Major appliances................................................................ 39,911 2.9 11.9 16.2 24.2 23.6 21.1 14.2 6.9 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ................................ 15,545 4.3 13.0 16.1 19.5 20.2 26.9 19.8 7.1 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................124,416 2.8 13.1 17.9 22.9 22.6 20.7 15.1 5.6 

 Apparel and services................................................................244,915 3.8 18.2 21.6 21.9 18.7 15.9 11.4 4.5 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 55,134 3.8 19.7 22.3 21.3 18.4 14.4 10.9 3.5 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,202 4.5 20.6 18.1 20.1 20.2 16.6 12.5 4.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 10,932 .9 16.4 39.7 26.4 11.1 5.6 4.5 1.1 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 99,043 3.7 14.9 21.3 23.1 20.3 16.7 11.7 5.0 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 83,668 4.1 14.3 19.5 21.5 21.5 19.1 13.4 5.7 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 15,376 1.2 18.6 31.5 31.6 13.3 3.7 2.8 .9 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 10,242 7.8 40.3 19.5 11.2 15.3 5.9 5.0 3

.9 

 Footwear ................................................................................................ 51,372 4.0 19.3 22.5 21.4 15.9 17.0 12.1 4.9 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 29,124 2.4 16.7 19.9 23.3 19.9 17.7 12.0 5.7 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 1,282,692 3.3 17.1 20.3 20.7 20.0 18.6 13.2 5.4 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 522,435 3.0 19.8 21.6 18.4 20.4 16.9 12.9 4.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 239,926 31.5 18.5 19.8 18.4 20.8 21.1 16.5 4.6 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 273,899 4.2 20.9 23.1 18.4 20.2 13.2 9.7 3.5 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 8,610 39.0 21.2 23.5 18.0 313.5 314.7 314.2 3

.6 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 277,165 3.9 16.5 20.6 22.0 19.8 17.2 12.1 5.0 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 375,532 3.3 14.5 19.2 22.1 19.6 21.3 14.1 7.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 29,143 3.6 19.4 20.4 23.2 20.4 12.9 10.3 2.7 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................................................ 116,921 3.1 13.4 18.1 20.4 22.1 22.9 15.2 7.7 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................128,054 34.2 13.1 19.1 22.5 17.5 23.6 14.8 8.7 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................................................ 101,413 2.3 16.1 20.1 23.2 19.3 19.0 13.2 5.9 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................ 107,561 3.3 14.5 17.1 23.6 19.7 21.8 14.7 7.1 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 652,982 1.4 10.0 14.5 18.1 21.5 34.4 19.8 14.5 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 447,507 1.2 10.4 14.2 17.9 21.1 35.2 20.6 14.7 

 Medical services ................................................................ 119,426 2.0 10.5 17.4 19.0 23.4 27.6 15.1 12.5 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 63,492 1.7 7.1 12.1 17.8 21.8 39.6 22.7 16.9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 22,556 2.1 8.3 13.0 18.1 20.6 37.8 22.5 15.4 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 423,720 2.6 12.7 18.5 21.5 21.8 22.9 17.3 5.6 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 100,636 3.1 13.4 24.9 24.0 18.2 16.4 11.4 5.0 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................................ 135,311 2.6 13.4 17.8 20.6 20.6 25.0 15.7 9.3 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 107,134 2.9 13.8 19.3 22.3 21.0 20.7 15.9 4.8 

 Pets ................................................................................................ 86,945 2.5 13.0 17.6 23.0 21.5 22.4 17.2 5.2 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 20,189 4.7 17.4 26.7 19.1 18.5 13.6 10.5 3.0 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ................................................................................................ 80,639 1.5 9.4 10.5 18.9 29.3 30.4 29.0 1.4 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 100,865 3.8 14.1 19.0 21.7 19.3 22.1 14.4 7.6 

 Reading ................................................................................................ 14,178 1.9 9.9 16.5 16.3 17.6 37.8 23.9 13.9 

 Education ................................................................................................ 184,932 9.3 12.6 13.4 35.0 22.9 6.7 5.3 1.4 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 45,556 3.9 15.7 19.7 22.1 24.4 14.2 10.4 3.8 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 130,444 1.9 11.2 17.9 20.9 22.1 26.0 15.6 10.4 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 248,127 1.1 7.1 14.9 20.6 21.3 34.9 21.4 13.5 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................................ 958,921 2.1 15.8 21.8 26.4 21.6 12.2 8.3 4.0 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 61,099 .5 6.9 15.9 22.8 26.2 27.7 17.5 10.2 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................ 897,823 2.2 16.4 22.2 26.7 21.3 11.2 7.6 3.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................ $10,335,717 2.4 15.3 20.6 24.4 20.9 16.5 11.4 5.1 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 8,090,941 2.7 18.1 23.6 27.1 21.3 7.2 6.1 1.2 

 Self-employment income ................................................................ 687,710 1.2 10.0 21.5 29.2 22.5 15.6 12.7 2.9 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................................................ 1,138,817 .2 .9 2.1 4.2 17.1 75.5 44.0 31.6 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ................................................................ 255,147 .7 3.9 7.6 17.6 22.8 47.4 29.5 17.9 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) ................................................................ 59,199 5.0 20.0 18.8 20.6 21.8 13.8 8.8 4.9 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support ................................................................................................ 62,650 2.8 12.9 15.2 19.3 24.9 24.8 15.5 9.3 

 Other income ................................................................ 41,253 24.9 15.4 14.9 16.0 11.0 17.8 13.0 4.8 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 1,497,670 1.3 13.6 20.9 29.6 24.5 10.2 8.2 2.0 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 1,187,149 1.2 13.1 20.7 29.6 24.9 10.6 8.5 2.1 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................ 300,289 1.6 15.8 21.9 29.0 23.2 8.5 7.1 1.4 

 Other taxes ................................................................................................ 10,232 31.4 7.5 10.6 45.3 15.3 20.0 13.8 6.1 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,838,047 2.6 15.5 20.5 23.5 20.3 17.6 11.9 5.7 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019