Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009

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) ....... 18,737 1,775 1,644 1,397 2,667 3,307 7,947 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $29,286 $13,049 $38,100 $45,076 $41,128 $34,855 $22,022 

Income after taxes ........................................ 28,312 12,931 36,585 43,137 39,214 33,035 21,807 

Age of reference person ................................ 58.0 21.2 28.7 39.9 50.2 59.6 77.4 

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 older ................................... .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .5 .9 .9 .9 .8 .6 .1 

Vehicles ....................................................... .9 .6 .9 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Female ......................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 27 47 59 67 67 

With mortgage ............................................ 24 1 22 39 42 37 14 

Without mortgage ....................................... 31 1 5 8 17 30 53 

Renter .......................................................... 45 98 73 53 41 33 33 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 14 9 18 22 16 15 11 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 86 91 82 78 84 85 89 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 6 7 10 8 7 7 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 94 93 90 92 93 93 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 5 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 3 3 10 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 14 13 21 30 32 51 

College ......................................................... 59 86 86 78 67 64 39 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 75 58 78 80 84 82 71 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $28,978 $18,489 $33,106 $34,615 $37,462 $32,919 $24,840 

Food ............................................................... 3,342 2,795 3,677 3,723 3,895 3,611 2,979 

Food at home ............................................... 2,066 1,262 1,814 2,021 2,324 2,249 2,130 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 277 166 244 235 284 291 309 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 86 63 88 67 86 93 91 

Bakery products ....................................... 192 103 156 168 198 198 219 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 409 214 358 447 459 436 424 

Beef .......................................................... 98 45 70 98 118 105 105 

Pork .......................................................... 76 38 42 85 81 92 81 

Other meats ............................................. 53 36 49 55 56 54 56 

Poultry ...................................................... 75 45 80 87 87 76 74 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 79 31 93 98 90 78 78 

Eggs ......................................................... 28 20 24 25 27 30 30 

Dairy products ............................................ 242 179 199 226 270 259 250 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 87 58 69 86 85 88 97 

Other dairy products ................................ 155 121 130 140 185 171 153 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 395 222 333 407 466 416 410 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 133 64 113 127 158 137 142 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 130 67 115 143 158 140 130 

Processed fruits ....................................... 71 55 54 71 79 76 74 

Processed vegetables .............................. 61 35 51 66 72 63 63 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other food at home .................................... $743 $480 $680 $707 $845 $847 $737 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 81 62 54 65 88 103 82 

Fats and oils ............................................. 59 33 57 48 75 61 62 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 394 257 383 371 421 428 404 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 182 118 164 197 225 209 169 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 27 11 22 26 37 46 20 

Food away from home ................................. 1,275 1,533 1,863 1,702 1,571 1,362 849 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 234 316 382 403 396 204 100 

Housing .......................................................... 11,643 6,501 13,350 14,749 13,961 12,833 10,613 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,352 4,796 9,678 10,510 8,915 7,854 6,154 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,712 162 2,837 5,546 5,562 4,888 3,255 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,588 379 1,837 3,544 3,094 2,253 749 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,128 57 608 1,276 1,342 1,519 1,214 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 996 326 392 726 1,126 1,117 1,292 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,268 4,329 6,342 4,596 2,929 2,374 2,648 

Other lodging ............................................. 372 306 498 368 425 593 252 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,411 848 2,010 2,424 2,930 2,735 2,532 

Natural gas ................................................. 353 94 216 329 371 420 409 

Electricity .................................................... 894 311 724 881 1,076 1,021 947 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 111 32 346 377 119 78 165 

Telephone services .................................... 732 387 809 888 985 834 639 

Water and other public services ................. 322 55 215 250 378 383 372 

Household operations .................................. 617 119 337 524 634 745 742 

Personal services ....................................... 87 2 ( ) 311 335 346 340 165 

Other household expenses ........................ 529 119 326 488 588 705 577 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 405 132 329 316 452 482 446 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 90 40 84 71 101 105 94 

Other household products .......................... 195 53 135 141 213 240 224 

Postage and stationery .............................. 120 40 110 104 138 137 129 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 858 605 996 975 1,030 1,017 738 

Household textiles ...................................... 83 24 81 75 109 96 83 

Furniture ..................................................... 220 210 345 260 365 182 155 

Floor coverings .......................................... 18 34 10 311 22 32 18 

Major appliances ........................................ 106 33 120 126 134 139 91 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 69 34 45 100 74 68 76 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 362 300 395 403 326 499 314 

Apparel and services ..................................... 1,007 939 1,378 1,019 1,289 1,066 803 

Men and boys .............................................. 43 327 32 40 63 64 31 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 32 325 328 326 50 48 21 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 11 32 34 14 13 16 11 

Women and girls .......................................... 624 652 879 619 775 655 486 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 604 641 863 609 744 627 471 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 19 311 317 310 31 28 16 

Children under 2 .......................................... 27 7 39 23 50 43 15 

Footwear ...................................................... 168 153 265 128 215 147 149 

Other apparel products and services ........... 145 100 163 208 185 157 122 

Transportation ................................................ 3,833 2,762 4,759 4,719 6,273 4,553 2,591 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,092 985 31,373 31,240 2,449 1,283 496 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 668 3225 3674 3553 1,713 869 352 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 415 756 700 686 736 365 144 

Other vehicles ............................................ 39 33 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 349 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,006 934 1,395 1,377 1,437 1,216 645 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,414 $621 $1,531 $1,605 $2,027 $1,649 $1,213 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 89 98 174 124 140 125 32 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 413 240 436 538 583 491 332 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 672 3121 3644 3611 909 727 696 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 240 163 277 332 396 305 153 

Public transportation .................................... 321 221 459 496 359 405 237 

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,313 414 1,178 1,480 1,732 2,562 3,210 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,355 189 594 745 907 1,252 2,072 

Medical services .......................................... 497 98 303 428 623 727 500 

Drugs ........................................................... 379 96 211 249 123 480 545 

Medical supplies .......................................... 82 31 70 57 79 103 92 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,540 1,038 2,233 1,802 1,825 1,968 1,158 

Fees and admissions ................................... 269 221 376 447 306 313 196 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 634 354 690 792 739 804 546 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 522 375 1,067 485 594 744 307 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 115 88 99 78 186 107 108 

Personal care products and services ............. 506 364 671 617 648 493 433 

Reading .......................................................... 98 38 78 98 98 115 110 

Education ....................................................... 456 2,062 886 154 706 155 104 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 161 84 138 221 324 242 83 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 537 133 493 507 955 814 385 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,186 132 464 742 1,205 1,287 1,600 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,122 911 3,419 4,383 4,156 3,016 671 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 117 34 57 106 137 182 123 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,004 907 3,361 4,277 4,019 2,835 548 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 29,286 13,049 38,100 45,076 41,128 34,855 22,022 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 17,924 10,861 35,729 41,284 35,835 23,600 3,339 

Self-employment income ............................. 970 324 3573 31,186 1,105 2,325 617 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,780 388 3185 740 1,491 5,842 15,223 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,370 26 161 429 791 1,406 2,265 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 157 337 3236 3373 395 191 336 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 306 98 184 361 529 634 157 

Regular contributions for support ................. 529 1,315 462 3435 844 644 229 

Other income ............................................... 250 600 570 268 138 213 155 

Personal taxes ............................................... 974 118 1,516 1,939 1,914 1,820 215 

Federal income taxes ................................... 800 149 1,284 1,602 1,510 1,413 212 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) (thru

Q20091) ..................................................... -190 3-109 -231 -232 -221 -185 -184 

State and local income taxes ....................... 237 70 424 467 438 403 58 

Other taxes .................................................. 127 38 39 102 186 189 130 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Income after taxes ......................................... 28,312 12,931 36,585 43,137 39,214 33,035 21,807 

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $331 $1,044 - $8,547 $6,562 - $5,198 - $743 $1,654 

Net change in total assets ............................ 4,392 3,109 7,010 9,036 3,702 5,946 2,905 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 4,723 2,065 15,557 2,474 8,901 6,690 1,250 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 657 137 112 265 789 1,067 741 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,106 3-20 -691 -1,562 -1,934 -2,279 -588 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 109,593 33,797 51,312 106,792 117,933 145,512 128,029 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 611 329 319 638 693 769 704 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 780 344 458 586 1,558 1,103 568 

Food ............................................................. 78 15 42 119 139 121 51 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 36 39 323 8 23 5 

Housing ........................................................ 163 57 74 73 263 260 146 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 20 18 316 311 21 29 19 

Household textiles ...................................... 8 1 ( ) 315 39 9 38 8 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 11 34 36 322 16 12 10 

Major appliances ...................................... 5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 38 37 7 5 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 7 34 36 314 39 36 6 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 36 318 316 37 30 57 42 

Other housing ............................................ 87 317 21 323 188 153 66 

Apparel and services ................................... 162 68 221 142 223 217 126 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 42 322 32 40 63 64 31 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 63 335 82 46 82 82 51 

Children under 2 ........................................ 27 7 39 23 50 43 14 

Other apparel products and services ......... 30 34 367 334 29 28 29 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 7 34 36 317 36 39 7 

All other apparel products and services ... 23 2 ( ) 361 316 323 319 22 

Transportation .............................................. 58 138 20 30 115 58 33 

Healthcare .................................................... 30 2 ( ) 36 37 42 350 333 

Entertainment ............................................... 78 44 46 381 73 193 43 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 27 331 315 337 325 349 319 

Other entertainment ................................... 50 12 31 43 48 144 24 

Personal care products and services ........... 9 35 313 39 10 9 9 

Reading ........................................................ 1 31 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31 2 2 

Education ..................................................... 114 32 35 322 486 34 85 

All other gifts ................................................ 76 10 22 80 198 136 35 

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.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, October, 2010