Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2014-2015

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 20,809 3,169 4,654 7,912 5,074

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $62,912 $70,124 $62,818 $57,226 $67,361

Income after taxes .......................................... 56,052 60,962 55,733 51,984 59,622

Age of reference person ................................. 29.7 29.7 29.6 29.7 29.6

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 49 45 51 47 52

Women ......................................................... 51 55 49 53 48

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 39 33 45 41 33

With mortgage ............................................ 32 29 40 32 28

Without mortgage ....................................... 7 4 6 9 5

Renter ........................................................... 61 67 55 59 67

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 16 12 22 5

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 84 88 78 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 17 18 7 17 26

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 83 82 93 83 74

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 26 24 22 29 24

College ......................................................... 73 75 75 69 74

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 88 76 91 89 90

Average annual expenditures ........................... $50,829 $54,128 $50,514 $47,680 $54,026

Food ............................................................... 6,633 6,784 6,508 6,224 7,292

Food at home ............................................... 3,624 3,541 3,736 3,429 3,897

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 461 456 496 431 482

Cereals and cereal products .................... 175 179 179 164 187

Bakery products ....................................... 286 277 317 268 295

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 802 794 765 786 869

Beef .......................................................... 213 181 201 196 273

Pork .......................................................... 141 139 132 159 124

Other meats .............................................. 110 105 129 96 118

Poultry ...................................................... 175 176 165 177 181

Fish and seafood ...................................... 103 131 79 102 105

Eggs ......................................................... 60 62 59 56 67

Dairy products ............................................ 388 405 421 357 396

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 143 138 149 143 139

Other dairy products ................................. 246 267 273 213 257

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 698 725 683 634 792

Fresh fruits ............................................... 249 246 241 217 308

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 229 252 212 201 270

Processed fruits ........................................ 101 102 104 94 110

Processed vegetables .............................. 119 124 127 122 103

Other food at home .................................... 1,274 1,162 1,371 1,221 1,359

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 114 114 119 107 119

Fats and oils ............................................. 96 107 94 92 97

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 695 601 773 662 749

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 333 304 354 330 341

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 36 36 29 30 53

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home .................................. 3,009 3,243 2,772 2,795 3,395

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 536 587 630 412 613

Housing .......................................................... 17,833 20,530 16,570 16,469 19,429

Shelter .......................................................... 10,890 13,489 9,660 9,375 12,757

Owned dwellings ........................................ 4,283 4,843 4,606 3,913 4,216

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,665 2,684 2,640 2,539 2,872

Property taxes .......................................... 1,012 1,526 1,231 805 815

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 606 634 735 568 530

Rented dwellings ........................................ 6,235 8,170 4,624 5,142 8,209

Other lodging .............................................. 371 476 430 320 332

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,300 3,360 3,203 3,548 2,965

Natural gas ................................................. 334 530 528 179 276

Electricity .................................................... 1,274 1,148 1,110 1,614 975

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 61 176 74 30 24

Telephone services .................................... 1,210 1,245 1,110 1,254 1,211

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 134 210 106 136 109

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,076 1,035 1,004 1,118 1,102

Water and other public services ................. 421 262 381 471 479

Household operations .................................. 1,567 1,631 1,518 1,548 1,599

Personal services ....................................... 928 983 872 957 900

Other household expenses ........................ 639 648 646 591 699

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 502 433 518 482 573

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 130 122 120 138 131

Other household products .......................... 263 224 281 255 290

Postage and stationery ............................... 109 87 117 89 152

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,574 1,617 1,671 1,516 1,536

Household textiles ...................................... 81 87 96 59 99

Furniture ..................................................... 465 442 509 467 436

Floor coverings ........................................... 15 27 22 8 13

Major appliances ........................................ 203 163 219 237 160

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 94 118 99 70 112

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 715 780 726 674 717

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,889 1,842 1,926 1,773 2,089

Men and boys ............................................... 468 451 548 411 500

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 344 338 426 289 361

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 124 113 122 122 139

Women and girls .......................................... 625 583 582 637 680

Women, 16 and over .................................. 508 496 456 494 585

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 118 86 126 142 95

Children under 2 ........................................... 193 172 251 171 193

Footwear ...................................................... 355 314 292 393 380

Other apparel products and services ........... 247 322 252 161 337

Transportation ................................................ 9,360 9,424 9,427 9,572 8,947

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,087 3,919 4,256 4,527 3,352

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,832 2,172 1,416 2,289 1,288

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,187 1,745 2,817 2,149 1,943

Other vehicles ............................................ 68 31

323 388 3121

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,303 1,964 2,255 2,430 2,361

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,401 2,424 2,411 2,257 2,624

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 258 212 238 309 224

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 651 675 671 628 655

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 855 726 863 753 1,108

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 637 812 639 566 637

Public and other transportation .................... 569 1,118 505 358 610

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,731 2,740 2,922 2,695 2,608

Health insurance .......................................... 1,965 2,098 2,101 1,930 1,811

Medical services ........................................... 484 367 536 467 535

Drugs ............................................................ 203 206 200 215 184

Medical supplies ........................................... 80 69 85 83 78

Entertainment ................................................. 2,445 2,410 2,849 2,143 2,593

Fees and admissions ................................... 539 568 609 419 649

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 969 1,016 1,014 951 933

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 578 522 818 491 536

Pets ............................................................ 412 353 667 318 369

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 166 169 151 173 167

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 359 303 408 282 475

Personal care products and services ............. 573 642 512 519 668

Reading .......................................................... 86 94 81 76 98

Education ....................................................... 1,106 1,340 1,293 863 1,168

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 322 308 341 360 256

Miscellaneous ................................................. 601 578 581 458 849

Cash contributions .......................................... 964 729 906 959 1,171

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,750 6,119 5,969 5,158 6,244

Life and other personal insurance ................ 130 112 140 130 134

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,620 6,007 5,828 5,028 6,110

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $62,912 $70,124 $62,818 $57,226 $67,361

Wages and salaries ...................................... 58,186 65,002 58,405 53,689 60,740

Self-employment income .............................. 2,255 1,947 2,126 1,567 3,639

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 491 511 652 470 363

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 418 336 216 254 911

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 681 967 611 653 610

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 391 445 396 313 476

Other income ................................................ 490 916 413 280 622

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 6,860 9,162 7,085 5,242 7,738

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,105 6,769 5,070 4,021 5,790

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,726 2,360 1,984 1,183 1,943

Other taxes ................................................... 28 333 31 38 36

Income after taxes .......................................... 56,052 60,962 55,733 51,984 59,622

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $579 - $159 - $2,305 $2,524 $650

Net change in total assets ............................ 13,724 14,786 10,947 11,862 18,511

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 13,145 14,945 13,252 9,338 17,861

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 132 148 150 92 168

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,027 -948 -1,078 -928 -1,184

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 78,417 78,224 71,641 69,000 99,434

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 522 544 520 499 548

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 622 730 626 552 653

Food ............................................................. 44 45 40 32 69

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 31 11 3 18

Housing ........................................................ 173 224 167 136 198

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 13 11 14 18

Household textiles ...................................... 33

33343235

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 15 327 319 34 21

Major appliances ...................................... 7 36 12 31

310

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 321 37

33310

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 46 94 30 30 50

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Other housing ............................................. 95 87 104 87 104

Apparel and services .................................... 187 211 196 178 180

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 39 28 37 32 60

Females, 2 and over ................................... 45 48 31 48 51

Children under 2 ......................................... 60 54 97 58 35

Other apparel products and services ......... 42 381 31 40 34

Jewelry and watches ................................ 19 369 315 37

38

All other apparel products and services ... 24 312 316 32 326

Transportation .............................................. 60 26 46 83 61

Healthcare .................................................... 4 31

343533

Entertainment ............................................... 82 125 121 53 62

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 321 328 326 330

Other entertainment ................................... 56 104 94 27 32

Personal care products and services ........... 10 34 10 11 12

Reading ........................................................ 5 7 3 5 6

Education ..................................................... 14 330 33 18 36

All other gifts ................................................. 29 26 26 28 38

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, August, 2016