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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

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) ....... 20,163 1,787 2,060 1,258 2,139 3,762 9,158

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $30,987 $12,456 $40,748 $47,057 $40,404 $38,294 $24,999

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,155 11,507 34,434 38,903 32,958 32,338 23,472

Age of reference person ................................. 58.6 20.9 29.0 39.8 50.2 59.6 76.8

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 1.1 1.0 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 51 3 19 40 49 57 67

With mortgage ............................................ 19 2 15 29 32 29 15

Without mortgage ....................................... 32 2 4 12 17 28 52

Renter ........................................................... 49 97 81 60 51 43 33

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 16 12 19 31 25 18 11

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 84 88 81 69 75 82 89

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 11 11 9 11 7 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 89 89 91 89 93 95

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 17 11 21 28 28 45

College ......................................................... 64 83 89 79 68 70 50

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 72 47 80 74 77 79 71

Average annual expenditures ........................... $33,786 $22,046 $38,059 $40,229 $36,566 $40,547 $30,742

Food ............................................................... 3,680 2,884 4,441 4,362 4,202 3,840 3,346

Food at home ............................................... 2,238 1,211 2,127 2,293 2,511 2,548 2,262

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 275 155 233 232 267 301 308

Cereals and cereal products .................... 85 63 86 82 85 88 88

Bakery products ....................................... 190 91 147 151 182 213 220

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 422 176 375 509 433 494 436

Beef .......................................................... 101 34 89 67 105 120 114

Pork .......................................................... 73 39 52 73 81 90 76

Other meats .............................................. 56 17 53 105 64 58 54

Poultry ...................................................... 87 51 92 98 88 113 79

Fish and seafood ...................................... 71 316 55 132 59 80 77

Eggs ......................................................... 33 19 34 34 36 34 35

Dairy products ............................................ 237 132 215 232 229 277 251

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 72 36 54 73 68 76 83

Other dairy products ................................. 165 95 162 159 160 200 168

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 455 230 496 503 463 499 464

Fresh fruits ............................................... 176 94 179 212 183 178 184

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 148 66 187 161 153 166 145

Processed fruits ........................................ 61 34 56 68 59 73 62

Processed vegetables .............................. 70 35 74 62 68 83 73

Other food at home .................................... 850 519 807 817 1,119 977 802

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 122 78 70 76 344 94 98

Fats and oils ............................................. 66 34 54 60 70 78 69

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 416 252 438 433 453 527 382

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 223 135 217 227 224 245 232

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 24 19 28 20 28 33 21

Food away from home .................................. 1,442 1,673 2,315 2,069 1,691 1,292 1,084

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, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 234 155 496 314 263 272 152

Housing .......................................................... 13,001 6,974 13,944 16,002 14,024 13,932 12,938

Shelter .......................................................... 8,201 5,238 10,064 10,783 9,090 8,446 7,698

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,457 479 1,797 4,013 4,091 4,456 3,775

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,052 371 1,047 2,084 1,757 1,590 717

Property taxes .......................................... 1,221 132 441 1,103 1,297 1,530 1,481

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,183 3276 310 825 1,037 1,337 1,577

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,339 4,350 8,046 6,377 4,448 3,416 3,576

Other lodging .............................................. 406 408 221 393 550 573 346

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,436 714 2,000 2,628 2,676 2,868 2,611

Natural gas ................................................. 281 68 176 254 322 309 329

Electricity .................................................... 947 306 772 1,045 999 1,073 1,034

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 79 31

36330 370 89 115

Telephone services .................................... 792 277 817 985 978 992 734

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 299 314 64 142 223 336 431

Cellular phone service .............................. 493 263 753 843 755 656 303

Water and other public services ................. 338 63 229 314 306 405 399

Household operations .................................. 836 219 560 766 646 785 1,093

Personal services ....................................... 137 318 336 355 31

320 273

Other household expenses ........................ 699 201 523 710 645 764 820

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 473 185 328 556 384 531 558

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 103 59 100 102 97 127 105

Other household products .......................... 241 80 149 182 217 272 300

Postage and stationery ............................... 129 47 78 272 70 132 153

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,054 618 993 1,270 1,228 1,302 979

Household textiles ...................................... 68 23 72 96 117 86 51

Furniture ..................................................... 266 215 307 365 368 320 207

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 6 11 312 34 52 12

Major appliances ........................................ 160 34 91 138 162 184 192

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 83 40 95 109 90 99 77

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 456 300 416 550 456 561 440

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,140 1,090 1,930 1,798 1,274 1,201 798

Men and boys ............................................... 61 325 88 148 87 64 40

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 46 319 373 3138 384 328 28

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 15 35

315 310 33 36 12

Women and girls .......................................... 712 750 1,179 1,104 781 700 517

Women, 16 and over .................................. 696 744 1,152 1,055 768 684 506

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 15 35

327 349 313 16 10

Children under 2 ........................................... 12 310 330 37

312 323 33

Footwear ...................................................... 208 3172 485 3369 223 195 126

Other apparel products and services ........... 147 134 147 171 171 220 112

Transportation ................................................ 4,273 3,016 5,804 5,683 4,923 5,228 3,447

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,446 1,337 1,831 32,104 1,499 1,994 1,054

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 770 3205 31,008 3979 3549 1,207 669

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 651 1,132 700 31,125 831 781 385

Other vehicles ............................................ 326 1 ( ) 3124 1 ( ) 3119 36

1 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 848 665 1,163 1,179 1,078 1,005 648

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,594 698 2,188 1,698 1,912 1,827 1,463

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 79 38 145 159 140 90 43

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 460 281 494 547 564 584 402

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 717 3130 3986 3677 761 752 763

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 337 249 563 314 447 401 255

Public and other transportation .................... 385 315 621 702 434 402 282

Healthcare ...................................................... 3,024 473 1,851 2,187 2,475 3,237 3,944

Health insurance .......................................... 2,009 171 1,225 1,397 1,673 2,112 2,664

Medical services ........................................... 544 203 376 486 405 670 637

Drugs ............................................................ 351 61 177 203 295 337 490

Medical supplies ........................................... 119 37 72 102 102 118 153

Entertainment ................................................. 1,726 899 1,738 2,014 1,913 2,186 1,600

Fees and admissions ................................... 312 241 524 532 331 404 207

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 725 251 557 792 781 847 782

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 555 242 527 641 762 762 465

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, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Pets ............................................................ 488 197 467 537 699 668 409

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 67 345 360 3105 363 93 57

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 134 166 130 49 39 173 146

Personal care products and services ............. 595 402 714 983 685 597 522

Reading .......................................................... 95 40 86 81 81 79 124

Education ....................................................... 768 4,783 1,690 536 410 294 88

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 175 69 156 216 317 269 123

Miscellaneous ................................................. 633 188 769 398 936 725 614

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,990 232 642 903 920 4,343 2,069

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,453 840 3,798 4,755 4,143 4,343 978

Life and other personal insurance ................ 140 35 72 160 120 179 167

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,313 835 3,725 4,595 4,024 4,164 811

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $30,987 $12,456 $40,748 $47,057 $40,404 $38,294 $24,999

Wages and salaries ...................................... 18,041 9,025 38,346 43,252 34,021 26,588 4,527

Self-employment income .............................. 1,077 3180 626 1,409 2,972 2,127 435

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 9,193 3100 3183 685 1,512 6,493 17,066

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,476 101 116 863 576 1,623 2,283

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 417 211 242 394 735 791 271

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 301 3317 419 3219 3178 473 240

Other income ................................................ 482 2,522 815 3234 411 199 176

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,832 948 6,313 8,153 7,447 5,955 1,526

Federal income taxes ................................... 3,079 688 4,996 6,637 5,868 4,717 1,302

State and local income taxes ....................... 721 257 1,296 1,501 1,494 1,211 194

Other taxes ................................................... 31 32

321 315 385 28 30

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,155 11,507 34,434 38,903 32,958 32,338 23,472

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,588 $1,376 $4,613 $4,391 $7,205 $5,789 $4,131

Net change in total assets ............................ 7,714 5,498 7,300 12,871 10,254 8,260 6,714

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,127 4,122 2,686 8,480 3,049 2,471 2,584

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,567 640 3519 31,860 2,759 3,661 804

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -814 3-27 -411 -990 -1,275 -1,256 -744

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 104,919 33,459 33,799 80,093 99,526 121,132 138,719

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 655 388 230 535 640 774 833

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 883 360 724 1,053 1,077 1,165 821

Food ............................................................. 105 73 51 97 338 73 72

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 19 2 ( ) 33 55 317 40 5

Housing ........................................................ 234 50 113 285 160 349 261

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 38

316 321 16 30 33

Household textiles ...................................... 5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31

313 3636

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 20 32

341 319 319 34 14

Major appliances ...................................... 6 2 ( ) 320 37

32312 33

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 14 32

321 312 316 323 10

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 44 325 32 33 25 65 49

Other housing ............................................. 139 315 24 211 87 214 160

Apparel and services .................................... 152 100 272 315 147 163 106

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, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 61 325 87 148 87 64 39

Females, 2 and over ................................... 47 38 96 125 27 44 38

Children under 2 ......................................... 12 310 330 37

312 323 33

Other apparel products and services ......... 33 357 358 335 321 32 26

Jewelry and watches ................................ 13 334 313 315 34

37 14

All other apparel products and services ... 20 323 345 320 317 325 312

Transportation .............................................. 62 8 51 42 67 127 50

Healthcare .................................................... 52 31

3538313 320 101

Entertainment ............................................... 78 321 62 97 59 123 75

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 33 33

322 368 39358 32

Other entertainment ................................... 45 18 39 29 51 65 43

Personal care products and services ........... 22 321 38 30 19 19 19

Reading ........................................................ 6 35 12 31

32 6 6

Education ..................................................... 83 359 330 385 135 179 47

All other gifts ................................................. 71 23 56 39 119 66 79

1 No data reported.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2017