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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

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) ....... 19,804 1,895 2,059 1,284 2,100 3,994 8,471

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $30,056 $12,747 $38,404 $42,379 $39,685 $35,952 $24,865

Income after taxes .......................................... 26,372 11,826 32,629 35,254 31,496 30,916 23,348

Age of reference person ................................. 57.7 21.1 28.8 40.1 50.2 59.5 76.6

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

Earners ......................................................... .5 .7 .9 .8 .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 .................................................. 52 3 20 41 50 60 69

With mortgage ............................................ 21 1 16 32 35 33 16

Without mortgage ....................................... 31 1 4 10 15 27 53

Renter ........................................................... 48 97 80 59 50 40 31

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 16 11 17 30 26 18 11

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 84 89 83 70 74 82 89

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 11 9 12 9 8 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 89 91 88 91 92 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 3 2 6

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 13 13 20 29 31 47

College ......................................................... 63 87 86 79 68 66 48

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 73 46 76 75 79 80 72

Average annual expenditures ........................... $32,092 $21,502 $35,445 $37,717 $37,797 $35,139 $29,814

Food ............................................................... 3,590 2,759 3,984 4,455 4,316 3,590 3,312

Food at home ............................................... 2,253 1,198 2,220 2,391 2,741 2,369 2,256

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 286 185 255 269 310 277 316

Cereals and cereal products .................... 91 78 95 101 109 83 90

Bakery products ....................................... 195 107 160 168 201 194 226

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 427 199 412 483 486 457 436

Beef .......................................................... 98 39 80 52 108 112 112

Pork .......................................................... 76 38 60 62 107 83 79

Other meats .............................................. 58 24 51 111 63 58 56

Poultry ...................................................... 90 55 94 85 94 105 88

Fish and seafood ...................................... 70 22 94 135 71 65 67

Eggs ......................................................... 35 20 34 39 43 33 35

Dairy products ............................................ 243 128 241 243 248 266 255

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 73 37 63 69 69 78 83

Other dairy products ................................. 170 91 179 174 180 188 172

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 456 239 480 546 520 455 462

Fresh fruits ............................................... 169 104 155 213 196 150 182

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 153 68 185 193 178 157 148

Processed fruits ........................................ 62 33 66 66 72 70 60

Processed vegetables .............................. 71 35 74 75 73 78 73

Other food at home .................................... 840 447 832 849 1,177 915 786

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 123 45 87 77 375 84 102

Fats and oils ............................................. 67 35 68 67 94 66 67

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 403 221 437 450 417 487 378

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 220 136 214 234 261 237 216

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 27 10 25 21 30 42 23

Food away from home .................................. 1,336 1,562 1,764 2,064 1,575 1,221 1,056

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, 2014-2015 — 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 ....................................... 213 208 399 387 253 206 131

Housing .......................................................... 12,657 8,088 13,662 14,948 14,315 13,760 12,150

Shelter .......................................................... 8,013 6,295 9,758 10,072 9,402 8,664 7,010

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,649 663 1,810 4,179 4,637 4,913 3,842

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,242 387 1,049 2,370 2,174 1,948 812

Property taxes .......................................... 1,229 329 426 952 1,401 1,555 1,470

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,178 3247 334 857 1,062 1,410 1,559

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,997 5,415 7,740 5,549 4,207 3,175 2,870

Other lodging .............................................. 368 217 208 344 559 576 298

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,499 719 2,048 2,636 2,830 2,907 2,711

Natural gas ................................................. 303 72 199 307 304 362 351

Electricity .................................................... 972 330 820 1,017 1,126 1,101 1,048

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 115 32

337 347 3104 135 162

Telephone services .................................... 768 248 758 950 959 920 739

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 315 323 61 164 243 343 470

Cellular phone service .............................. 453 225 697 786 716 578 270

Water and other public services ................. 341 67 235 314 336 389 411

Household operations .................................. 759 216 557 720 674 697 986

Personal services ....................................... 107 317 344 381 31

37 220

Other household expenses ........................ 652 199 513 639 674 690 765

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 445 218 309 459 382 443 543

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 98 79 86 99 104 109 98

Other household products .......................... 229 89 154 186 219 221 291

Postage and stationery ............................... 118 50 70 174 59 114 154

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 941 640 990 1,061 1,027 1,048 901

Household textiles ...................................... 69 50 77 71 88 82 60

Furniture ..................................................... 234 252 350 309 317 266 154

Floor coverings ........................................... 13 6 12 39 37 15 9

Major appliances ........................................ 131 24 64 66 127 173 162

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 83 33 70 103 98 76 93

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 410 274 416 503 360 436 422

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,020 987 1,311 1,581 1,156 1,063 804

Men and boys ............................................... 66 350 94 142 134 56 35

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 52 349 371 3127 124 35 25

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 13 31

323 315 310 21 10

Women and girls .......................................... 655 699 754 993 708 638 561

Women, 16 and over .................................. 643 698 738 977 694 623 550

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 12 31

315 315 314 15 11

Children under 2 ........................................... 12 314 339 35

325 3736

Footwear ...................................................... 152 392 249 3279 151 192 99

Other apparel products and services ........... 135 132 175 163 138 170 103

Transportation ................................................ 4,396 2,875 5,904 5,251 5,879 5,382 3,386

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,438 31,215 2,090 31,546 2,188 2,053 838

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 735 3105 1,436 3577 31,022 1,329 379

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 690 1,110 654 970 1,045 724 459

Other vehicles ............................................ 313 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 3121 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 993 753 1,324 1,277 1,301 1,201 748

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,579 622 1,912 1,811 1,997 1,729 1,484

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 73 31 124 118 134 92 40

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 464 292 408 525 528 589 435

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 728 3126 3875 3763 988 661 767

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 314 172 505 404 347 387 242

Public and other transportation .................... 385 285 578 617 394 400 316

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,857 544 1,759 1,981 2,370 2,911 3,867

Health insurance .......................................... 1,843 239 1,200 1,157 1,541 1,854 2,531

Medical services ........................................... 540 179 293 533 409 596 689

Drugs ............................................................ 348 90 170 195 332 326 486

Medical supplies ........................................... 125 35 96 97 88 135 161

Entertainment ................................................. 1,677 783 1,521 1,847 1,944 2,092 1,609

Fees and admissions ................................... 280 225 499 490 302 335 176

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 733 265 565 781 762 779 843

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 555 196 349 535 800 904 442

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, 2014-2015 — 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 ............................................................ 495 151 306 481 719 854 375

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 60 344 342 354 381 50 67

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 110 98 108 41 80 74 147

Personal care products and services ............. 572 345 679 842 698 549 528

Reading .......................................................... 84 28 77 69 59 83 107

Education ....................................................... 718 3,654 1,287 840 606 373 95

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 167 54 179 208 279 261 113

Miscellaneous ................................................. 650 66 636 545 1,181 623 681

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,266 224 539 756 779 1,022 1,989

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,225 886 3,506 4,007 3,962 3,225 1,042

Life and other personal insurance ................ 142 36 70 130 163 164 175

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,084 880 3,436 3,877 3,798 3,061 866

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $30,056 $12,747 $38,404 $42,379 $39,685 $35,952 $24,865

Wages and salaries ...................................... 17,899 9,289 36,047 38,706 33,362 25,578 4,808

Self-employment income .............................. 1,008 3202 640 1,493 2,887 1,598 461

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,518 3143 3222 989 1,358 5,590 16,705

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,372 303 191 239 665 1,702 2,089

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 417 276 199 535 648 732 277

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 429 740 434 242 3371 516 360

Other income ................................................ 413 1,794 671 3174 394 237 164

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,684 921 5,775 7,125 8,189 5,036 1,517

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,943 709 4,526 5,812 6,411 4,001 1,265

State and local income taxes ....................... 714 210 1,229 1,298 1,717 1,011 225

Other taxes ................................................... 27 33

319 314 361 24 28

Income after taxes .......................................... 26,372 11,826 32,629 35,254 31,496 30,916 23,348

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $3,808 $2,891 $1,488 - $1,464 $2,002 $1,737 $6,800

Net change in total assets ............................ 7,596 6,497 6,789 4,429 7,598 7,545 8,541

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,788 3,607 5,301 5,893 5,597 5,807 1,740

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,186 280 151 31,843 4,738 967 764

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -855 3-28 -464 -1,078 -1,489 -1,387 -694

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 109,031 33,627 35,171 71,316 104,471 124,431 150,152

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 650 172 248 503 651 755 827

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 863 318 577 643 1,462 1,015 846

Food ............................................................. 96 30 68 56 377 65 59

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 35 7 347 35 29 7

Housing ........................................................ 227 50 80 125 237 254 302

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 24 39

310 317 22 23 33

Household textiles ...................................... 8 32

1 ( ) 2 ( ) 32312 313

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 22 33

319 319 330 320 26

Major appliances ...................................... 7 31

317 3432 17 33

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15 31

32315 328 33 23

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 44 324 35 23 52 40 53

Other housing ............................................. 129 13 16 365 131 158 178

Apparel and services .................................... 167 117 205 211 233 246 100

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, 2014-2015 — 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 ....................................... 65 350 93 142 132 56 35

Females, 2 and over ................................... 52 315 26 342 31 113 42

Children under 2 ......................................... 12 314 338 35

325 3736

Other apparel products and services ......... 37 338 348 323 345 70 17

Jewelry and watches ................................ 11 334 312 313 37 12 6

All other apparel products and services ... 26 34

336 39337 358 11

Transportation .............................................. 48 7 40 24 112 32 54

Healthcare .................................................... 66 32

37311 339 319 131

Entertainment ............................................... 75 326 66 357 110 99 70

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 22 1 ( ) 315 326 314 328 27

Other entertainment ................................... 53 26 51 31 96 71 43

Personal care products and services ........... 18 35

332 310 28 22 14

Reading ........................................................ 5 33 15 31

31 5 5

Education ..................................................... 94 355 317 380 252 172 47

All other gifts ................................................. 54 18 41 22 68 71 58

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, August, 2016