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

2017-2018

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) ................................................................38,047 4,071 5,223 3,344 4,577 7,130 13,703 6,774 6,929 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................................ $36,913 $15,570 $48,679 $53,984 $47,961 $40,375 $29,110 $33,523 $24,797 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 31,817 14,186 40,535 44,368 39,640 33,943 26,949 30,455 23,521 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 54.2 20.8 29.2 39.2 50.0 59.6 76.0 69.3 82.4 

 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 .6 .2 .3 .1 

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................................................ 45 46 59 63 54 44 34 38 30 

 Women ................................................................................................................................ 55 54 41 37 46 56 66 62 70 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 47 3 23 33 45 57 69 67 71 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 20 1 17 26 29 29 18 24 12 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................................ 28 2 6 7 16 29 52 43 60 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 53 97 77 67 55 43 31 33 29 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................................................ 16 14 19 20 22 18 11 14 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 84 86 81 80 78 82 89 86 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 9 12 11 15 12 8 5 6 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................91 88 89 85 88 92 95 94 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................................ 32 24 17 28 34 36 39 33 45 

 College ................................................................................................................................ 65 75 82 71 64 60 56 64 49 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 76 47 79 78 79 79 80 83 76 

Average annual expenditures ................................................................................................ $35,980 $21,222 $40,717 $44,636 $39,569 $37,079 $34,545 $36,538 $32,579 

 Food ................................................................................................................................ 4,430 3,328 5,030 5,402 4,782 4,579 4,036 4,223 3,843 

 Food at home ................................................................................................ 2,372 1,212 2,025 2,536 2,613 2,736 2,466 2,506 2,425 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................................................................................ 292 176 229 287 282 323 334 326 342 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................................................ 84 66 82 82 79 95 85 82 87 

 Bakery products ................................................................................................208 110 147 204 202 227 249 244 255 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................ 474 213 382 560 555 589 457 471 443 

 Beef ................................................................................................................................ 117 50 80 150 154 143 111 109 113 

 Pork ................................................................................................................................ 83 31 50 87 93 111 89 86 92 

 Other meats ................................................................................................ 65 20 52 62 77 90 63 71 56 

 Poultry ................................................................................................................................ 97 70 101 116 126 107 81 88 73 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................................................80 22 71 112 71 102 82 86 77 

 Eggs ................................................................................................................................ 32 20 29 35 34 36 32 32 32 

 Dairy products ................................................................................................ 245 131 197 256 244 274 274 267 281 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................................................ 80 42 61 88 79 94 89 83 94 

 Other dairy products ................................................................................................ 165 90 135 167 165 181 185 184 187 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................................................ 455 223 413 471 465 504 494 466 524 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................................ 169 79 155 154 170 183 193 183 202 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................................................149 69 142 162 157 170 153 147 160 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................................ 65 34 55 68 66 71 73 66 81 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................................................ 72 41 61 87 72 79 76 71 81 

 Other food at home ................................................................................................907 468 804 963 1,066 1,046 907 976 836 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................................................................................ 81 27 50 93 95 90 93 101 86 

 Fats and oils ................................................................................................ 61 27 51 61 65 72 67 69 64 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................................................ 478 291 441 492 552 535 475 512 436 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................................................ 258 107 231 291 319 315 245 258 232 

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 Survey, 

2017-2018 — 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 ................................ 28 18 30 25 34 33 27 36 18 

 Food away from home................................................................................................ 2,058 2,116 3,005 2,866 2,170 1,843 1,570 1,717 1,418 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................................ 393 277 669 611 403 354 284 378 185 

 Housing ................................................................................................................................ 13,652 6,939 15,361 17,269 14,920 13,906 13,514 13,692 13,331 

 Shelter ................................................................................................................................ 8,840 5,154 11,202 11,518 9,833 8,588 8,182 8,212 8,152 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................................................3,559 131 2,350 3,647 4,190 4,695 4,214 4,740 3,699 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................................................ 1,269 341 1,305 2,013 2,042 1,753 929 1,345 522 

 Property taxes ................................................................................................1,196 66 596 989 1,254 1,541 1,611 1,570 1,651 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ................................ 1,094 325 449 645 894 1,401 1,674 1,826 1,526 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................................................4,859 4,697 8,499 7,423 5,146 3,477 3,518 2,971 4,053 

 Other lodging ................................................................................................ 423 325 352 448 497 417 450 502 400 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................................ 2,413 788 1,988 2,587 2,722 2,754 2,734 2,799 2,670 

 Natural gas ................................................................................................ 261 68 175 275 273 314 315 306 324 

 Electricity ................................................................................................ 964 335 808 980 1,085 1,092 1,100 1,134 1,068 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................................................ 74 32 18 337 55 71 135 115 154 

 Telephone services ................................................................................................759 302 742 952 917 857 751 823 680 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ................................ 189 311 44 76 124 194 345 303 386 

 Cellular phone service ................................................................................................ 570 291 698 876 793 664 406 520 294 

 Water and other public services ................................................................ 354 81 245 344 392 420 433 422 444 

 Household operations ................................................................................................ 769 197 636 762 661 702 1,062 913 1,208 

 Personal services ................................................................................................ 84 ( 2 ) 349 392 317 319 177 35 3344 

 Other household expenses ................................................................................................ 685 197 586 670 644 683 886 908 864 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................................................ 489 155 313 492 553 497 611 679 541 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................................................ 106 35 66 132 112 107 130 138 121 

 Other household products ................................................................................................ 274 78 182 262 354 255 342 395 286 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................................................ 109 43 64 99 87 135 140 146 134 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................................................ 1,140 645 1,224 1,910 1,152 1,364 925 1,088 760 

 Household textiles ................................................................................................ 72 24 69 75 68 80 84 106 60 

 Furniture ................................................................................................................................ 243 158 388 297 257 258 188 243 135 

 Floor coverings ................................................................................................ 14 6 25 11 14 17 11 8 13 

 Major appliances ................................................................................................ 134 35 138 148 113 159 152 182 124 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ................................................................ 79 48 72 67 133 83 69 82 56 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................................ 599 374 532 1,313 568 768 421 468 372 

 Apparel and services ................................................................................................ 990 799 1,279 1,364 1,216 1,077 708 889 520 

 Men and boys ................................................................................................ 240 243 400 381 290 255 118 180 52 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................................ 227 238 392 340 269 245 107 167 45 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 14 34 8 41 21 10 10 13 7 

 Women and girls ................................................................................................ 374 330 432 343 479 389 323 393 250 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................................................ 359 327 412 307 455 377 312 379 243 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 16 33 20 37 24 12 11 15 8 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................................ 16 ( 1 ) 38 343 332 318 310 313 37 

 Footwear ................................................................................................................................ 196 135 216 322 233 233 139 165 111 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................................ 163 90 224 275 183 182 118 137 100 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 5,024 3,315 6,370 5,479 5,656 5,090 4,677 5,289 4,116 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................................................ 1,714 1,121 2,597 1,558 2,270 1,700 1,414 2,045 797 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................................................ 800 3502 1,003 3420 1,193 801 771 1,173 3378 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................................................ 882 619 1,470 1,096 1,062 885 622 854 396 

 Other vehicles ................................................................................................ 32 ( 2 ) 3124 342 315 313 321 318 323 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................................ 1,042 801 1,233 1,428 1,330 1,214 761 946 580 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................................................ 1,817 1,002 1,807 1,927 1,644 1,724 2,153 1,895 2,443 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................................................ 85 44 131 123 132 90 54 83 24 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................................................................................ 665 307 527 544 561 619 921 578 1,288 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................................ 671 3463 701 742 534 611 783 717 854 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ................................ 396 189 448 517 417 405 396 517 277 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................................................ 451 390 733 566 412 452 349 402 296 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................................................ 2,940 474 1,781 2,367 2,425 2,886 4,450 4,282 4,614 

 Health insurance ................................................................................................ 1,981 276 1,235 1,521 1,545 1,824 3,111 2,947 3,271 

 Medical services ................................................................................................ 517 95 347 568 506 654 628 632 624 

 Drugs ................................................................................................................................ 340 65 136 204 299 303 561 569 553 

 Medical supplies ................................................................................................ 102 38 63 74 75 104 150 134 166 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 1,742 942 1,987 2,240 1,770 1,969 1,624 1,979 1,260 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................................................366 360 532 596 350 316 279 322 236 

 Audio and visual equipment and services................................................................695 290 683 778 748 738 761 810 711 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................................................ 461 160 371 605 516 601 445 634 249 

 Pets ................................................................................................................................ 387 90 295 508 437 530 376 523 224 

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 Survey, 

2017-2018 — 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 ................................................................ 74 370 77 397 79 71 69 111 25 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ................................ 220 133 400 260 156 315 139 212 65 

 Personal care products and services ................................................................ 493 402 535 545 492 482 495 515 473 

 Reading ................................................................................................................................ 87 33 57 105 62 67 128 111 148 

 Education ................................................................................................................................ 749 3,119 1,124 714 705 308 155 200 111 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................................ 246 89 234 383 404 364 149 207 92 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 752 132 532 1,057 680 829 927 1,099 758 

 Cash contributions ................................................................................................ 1,345 215 832 1,864 1,430 1,021 1,891 1,563 2,210 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................................ 3,136 1,158 4,925 5,238 4,624 4,147 1,507 2,112 916 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................................................ 204 311 91 180 188 295 269 273 264 

 Pensions and Social Security................................................................................................ 2,932 1,147 4,834 5,058 4,436 3,852 1,238 1,839 651 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................................................ $36,913 $15,570 $48,679 $53,984 $47,961 $40,375 $29,110 $33,523 $24,797 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................................ 24,258 12,305 45,610 48,273 41,454 28,624 5,795 10,182 1,506 

 Self-employment income ................................................................................................ 1,829 310 1,777 3,715 2,492 3,169 922 1,274 577 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ................................................................ 8,149 371 3170 813 2,154 5,169 18,932 18,330 19,520 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ................................ 1,468 147 402 340 619 1,666 2,723 2,817 2,631 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................................ 336 178 155 247 576 649 230 281 181 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................................ 404 267 136 350 312 874 346 434 260 

 Other income ................................................................................................ 469 2,292 428 245 354 224 163 204 122 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................................................ 5,096 1,384 8,143 9,616 8,321 6,432 2,162 3,068 1,276 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................................................ 4,121 1,077 6,483 7,664 6,711 5,227 1,821 2,553 1,106 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................................................ 944 295 1,639 1,923 1,595 1,166 299 468 134 

 Other taxes ................................................................................................ 31 312 22 329 16 39 42 47 37 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 31,817 14,186 40,535 44,368 39,640 33,943 26,949 30,455 23,521 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................................................$6,708 $66 $7,666 $4,066 $7,769 $11,474 $6,127 $4,364 $7,850 

 Net change in total assets ................................................................................................ 10,481 2,732 14,670 10,718 10,848 15,386 8,453 9,015 7,905 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................................................................................ 3,773 2,666 7,004 6,652 3,078 3,912 2,327 4,651 54 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................................................791 533 339 218 285 1,491 985 827 1,139 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................................................................ -898 3

-18 -574 -996 -1,253 -1,488 -834 -1,129 -545 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................................ 112,637 34,762 50,286 90,188 103,579 134,280 165,689 155,824 175,333 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ................................................................ 656 35 339 502 636 784 939 908 970 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................................................................................ 854 230 644 957 1,457 1,084 762 937 586 

 Food ................................................................................................................................ 49 12 29 46 65 82 42 45 40 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................................ 7 ( 1 ) 10 27 7 4 4 5 33 

 Housing ................................................................................................................................ 203 38 184 173 264 230 227 242 212 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................................................ 26 313 327 25 38 23 27 35 19 

 Household textiles ................................................................................................ 10 ( 1 ) 312 319 321 38 36 38 34 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ................................................................ 13 31 319 315 322 310 12 15 38 

 Major appliances ................................................................................................ 6 ( 1 ) 313 37 312 32 5 6 34 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ................................ 7 ( 1 ) 36 37 310 38 7 39 34 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................................ 47 7 32 39 55 53 59 57 61 

 Other housing ................................................................................................ 107 18 94 75 128 136 123 127 119 

 Apparel and services ................................................................................................164 103 187 300 208 204 101 135 65 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................................ 42 60 49 86 47 35 27 41 13 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................................................56 319 60 66 83 75 41 54 27 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................................ 16 ( 1 ) 38 343 332 318 310 313 37 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................................ 50 324 71 106 47 76 23 27 318 

 Jewelry and watches ................................................................................................ 23 320 322 359 312 50 5 35 34 

 All other apparel products and services ................................................................ 27 34 349 347 334 27 18 22 314 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 117 13 86 100 200 161 113 179 48 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................................................ 22 39 38 318 38 16 31 341 320 

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 Survey, 

2017-2018 — 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 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 80 20 60 165 99 90 70 104 36 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ................................................................ 25 38 328 324 325 325 29 53 35 

 Other entertainment ................................................................................................55 13 33 141 74 65 41 51 31 

 Personal care products and services ................................................................ 12 314 34 21 21 11 10 10 310 

 Reading ................................................................................................................................ 3 5 2 4 3 2 4 3 6 

 Education ................................................................................................................................ 119 34 36 33 446 169 82 96 68 

 All other gifts ................................................................................................ 79 11 68 70 105 116 78 77 78 

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, 2019