Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2019-2020

Item 

Total 

one

person 

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)1................................................... 39,509 2,862 5,458 3,487 4,427 7,769 15,506 7,516 7,991 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $41,648 $20,582 $50,969 $59,604 $57,002 $47,361 $30,972 $35,551 $26,666 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 36,415 18,810 43,876 50,006 47,576 39,837 29,081 32,608 25,763 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 56.3 21.4 29.2 39.1 49.9 59.9 76.1 69.3 82.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 1.0 1.0 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. n.a. n.a. 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0 

 Earners .................................................................................................... .6 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 .3 .1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.1 .6 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men.......................................................................................................... 45 48 61 63 54 47 32 37 28 

 Women .................................................................................................... 55 52 39 37 46 53 68 63 72 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 51 5 24 39 48 56 69 66 71 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 22 3 20 32 34 25 18 23 13 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 29 2 4 7 14 31 50 43 58 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 49 95 76 61 52 44 31 34 29 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 15 16 21 19 20 14 12 14 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................ 85 84 79 81 80 86 88 86 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.................................................................................... 9 11 11 15 11 8 5 6 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 91 89 89 85 89 92 95 94 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 31 25 16 24 32 34 38 32 43 

 College .................................................................................................... 67 75 84 75 66 64 58 65 52 

 Never attended and other ....................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased......................................................... 79 53 83 81 81 84 78 83 74 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $38,577 $25,937 $42,255 $50,453 $43,565 $40,770 $34,443 $36,476 $32,430 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,470 3,712 5,022 5,710 4,721 4,596 4,005 4,408 3,578 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 2,712 1,674 2,474 3,076 2,760 2,930 2,816 3,003 2,616 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 333 226 277 347 332 362 361 359 363 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 97 81 97 121 102 94 95 98 93 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 236 145 180 227 229 268 266 262 270 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 533 311 486 573 573 605 543 586 496 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 132 83 107 160 130 154 135 142 126 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 102 60 78 97 122 122 107 112 101 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 75 41 60 76 78 97 77 77 76 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 101 65 129 106 123 96 93 106 79 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 87 40 77 98 81 95 95 110 79 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 36 22 36 36 38 41 37 39 35 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 266 148 228 280 267 289 291 307 274 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 79 46 73 75 83 87 84 82 87 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 187 102 155 206 184 202 207 226 187 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 534 311 476 564 524 579 578 614 540 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 197 112 161 212 195 221 214 233 193 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 169 90 167 170 160 183 183 197 167 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 70 44 61 79 72 70 77 75 79 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 98 65 86 102 98 105 105 109 100 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 1,044 679 1,007 1,312 1,064 1,095 1,043 1,136 944 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 95 58 84 105 90 97 106 111 100 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 70 31 58 89 69 78 74 79 69 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 573 390 583 734 588 574 566 614 515 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 276 182 247 336 286 307 274 306 240 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

one

person 

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 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ..................... 30 19 35 48 30 39 23 26 20 

 Food away from home ............................................................................ 1,759 2,038 2,548 2,634 1,961 1,666 1,189 1,405 962 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 383 289 563 711 467 358 246 317 172 

 Housing....................................................................................................... 15,240 9,228 16,713 20,839 15,914 15,070 14,490 14,587 14,390 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 9,701 6,745 11,862 12,287 10,421 9,170 8,965 8,971 8,959 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 4,059 404 2,704 4,463 4,551 4,444 4,787 5,465 4,149 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,297 4202 1,448 2,185 2,169 1,413 938 1,286 612 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,355 122 685 1,137 1,331 1,611 1,746 1,741 1,750 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ........................... 1,408 80 571 1,141 1,052 1,421 2,103 2,439 1,787 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 5,198 5,911 8,871 7,447 5,344 4,133 3,759 3,034 4,440 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 444 431 287 377 526 593 419 471 369 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 2,623 1,035 2,136 2,687 2,908 2,859 2,872 2,983 2,768 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 288 76 210 301 291 289 352 349 354 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,015 473 869 988 1,102 1,121 1,095 1,138 1,054 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 82 411 32 431 67 97 120 93 146 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 813 366 745 976 1,018 875 793 879 712 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 174 49 29 66 102 154 311 257 362 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 639 357 716 910 916 721 482 622 350 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 425 109 279 392 430 478 513 525 502 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 893 316 678 879 789 812 1,149 975 1,312 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 88 47 435 464 46 431 178 44 341 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 805 309 643 816 783 781 971 971 971 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 474 200 386 458 386 547 558 527 592 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 110 44 136 114 95 103 119 130 107 

 Other household products.................................................................... 278 104 188 289 215 328 340 294 391 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 86 53 62 55 76 116 99 104 93 

 Household furnishings and equipment.................................................... 1,549 931 1,651 4,528 1,410 1,682 945 1,130 759 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 84 64 57 76 99 140 69 82 54 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 280 231 469 406 236 303 194 252 140 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 15 11 16 12 14 19 13 13 13 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 181 89 201 188 214 176 181 191 172 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .................................... 88 64 106 161 94 81 72 96 47 

 Miscellaneous household equipment................................................... 902 471 802 3,685 752 963 416 497 332 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 992 942 1,164 1,371 1,355 925 780 930 621 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 214 265 261 286 368 248 108 129 86 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 201 264 243 268 351 232 100 120 79 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 12 42 18 18 16 16 8 9 7 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 398 388 385 651 402 346 374 413 331 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 387 367 375 644 391 332 363 400 322 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 12 422 410 46 10 14 11 13 49 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 18 412 412 437 414 419 419 420 418 

 Footwear.................................................................................................. 205 148 356 242 295 179 138 177 96 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 156 128 150 157 277 132 142 191 91 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 5,504 3,909 7,139 7,820 6,847 6,224 3,955 4,953 3,016 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 2,161 1,313 3,072 3,341 2,952 2,539 1,316 1,756 902 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 958 4338 4750 1,794 1,469 1,219 682 973 409 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 1,112 946 1,938 1,502 1,275 1,281 633 782 493 

 Other vehicles ...................................................................................... 91 430 4384 445 4208 440 41 42 ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 983 895 1,196 1,352 1,252 1,142 685 844 536 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,026 1,209 2,383 2,650 2,349 2,223 1,722 2,040 1,422 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 109 70 158 137 194 123 63 93 35 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 590 489 571 694 662 699 517 649 393 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 439 177 601 775 433 451 349 410 292 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 888 473 1,053 1,044 1,060 950 792 888 702 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 334 492 488 477 296 321 233 313 157 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 3,273 691 1,681 2,310 2,627 3,230 4,740 4,348 5,105 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 2,174 427 1,164 1,501 1,725 1,979 3,230 3,087 3,364 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 617 137 326 474 486 799 786 621 940 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 346 82 130 244 273 347 519 500 535 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 137 45 62 91 143 106 205 140 267 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 1,816 968 1,934 2,173 1,744 2,422 1,566 1,808 1,322 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 254 254 439 384 211 205 196 257 137 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .............................................. 734 334 592 896 752 750 807 840 773 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 519 220 582 654 567 570 484 591 372 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 448 188 505 569 490 530 399 485 309 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

one

person 

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 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 70 432 476 85 77 40 86 106 63 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 309 160 321 238 213 897 79 119 39 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 454 361 524 521 513 371 456 476 434 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 87 49 73 58 66 71 121 102 143 

 Education .................................................................................................... 632 3,444 919 711 504 351 171 132 207 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 230 127 198 353 405 323 135 213 61 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 683 214 740 713 842 750 663 655 672 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,576 243 648 1,437 2,036 1,737 1,968 1,736 2,185 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 3,238 1,760 4,935 5,726 5,523 4,342 1,148 1,812 523 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 220 20 133 212 207 238 283 344 225 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................. 3,018 1,740 4,802 5,514 5,316 4,104 865 1,468 298 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $41,648 $20,582 $50,969 $59,604 $57,002 $47,361 $30,972 $35,551 $26,666 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 27,321 17,570 47,927 54,564 48,216 34,418 6,220 10,886 1,831 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 2,332 366 1,311 2,837 4,840 4,671 1,054 1,678 466 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 9,096 4143 4146 565 1,657 4,984 20,003 19,036 20,912 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 1,722 199 454 553 886 1,925 2,850 2,848 2,853 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 328 89 187 271 512 547 273 341 209 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 452 4243 487 539 590 546 373 545 212 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 395 1,973 456 276 302 269 199 217 183 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 5,233 1,772 7,093 9,598 9,426 7,524 1,891 2,942 902 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 4,572 1,453 5,907 7,886 7,844 6,521 2,022 2,822 1,270 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -515 4

-176 -533 -451 -475 -536 -586 -582 -590 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 1,140 481 1,681 2,137 2,009 1,485 426 679 187 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 36 414 38 427 48 54 29 22 35 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 36,415 18,810 43,876 50,006 47,576 39,837 29,081 32,608 25,763 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $4,614 $2,687 -$381 $10,535 $13,969 $7,509 $1,274 $1,622 $947 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 11,610 9,314 19,036 21,581 23,393 11,238 4,000 6,109 2,016 

 Net change in total liabilities.................................................................... 6,996 6,627 19,416 11,046 9,424 3,729 2,726 4,487 1,069 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 1,104 1,042 652 219 745 1,949 1,153 1,724 616 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,044 4

-104 -793 -1,342 -1,736 -1,276 -924 -1,203 -662 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 135,929 11,507 58,506 110,093 124,269 154,134 186,164 181,700 190,363 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 763 71 376 643 726 861 1,015 999 1,030 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021