Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 20,409 630 749 1,040 982 2,315 2,616 2,122 3,773 6,183

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $58,918 $1,173 $8,072 $12,842 $17,652 $24,978 $34,582 $44,538 $59,158 $113,059

Income after taxes .......................................... 55,276 1,591 8,703 14,028 19,242 26,332 34,844 43,493 55,955 102,162

Age of reference person ................................. 29.7 29.1 28.8 29.4 29.2 29.2 29.4 29.4 29.6 30.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.5 .6 .7 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.2

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 38 32 37 39 44 48 49 51 51

Women ......................................................... 53 62 68 63 61 56 52 51 49 49

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 40 18 20 13 16 17 27 36 46 65

With mortgage ............................................ 34 10 11 5 10 11 22 30 40 60

Without mortgage ....................................... 6 8 10 7 6 6 5 6 6 5

Renter ........................................................... 60 82 80 87 84 83 73 64 54 35

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 29 29 29 24 19 16 14 11 7

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 71 71 71 76 81 84 86 89 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 19 19 22 22 29 28 21 21 15 13

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 81 81 78 78 71 72 79 79 85 87

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 7 9 5 12 9 6 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 26 45 43 47 38 38 29 31 23 12

College ......................................................... 69 48 48 48 50 53 65 66 75 87

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

2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 88 61 63 68 74 82 90 90 93 96

Average annual expenditures ........................... $48,848 $24,604 $22,883 $23,490 $25,517 $31,699 $35,469 $41,452 $50,810 $75,687

Food ............................................................... 6,353 4,004 3,802 3,486 4,428 4,711 5,017 6,025 6,629 8,764

Food at home ............................................... 3,619 2,138 2,886 2,316 3,329 3,116 3,162 3,614 3,566 4,473

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 489 304 465 300 473 428 426 492 488 587

Cereals and cereal products .................... 181 135 186 115 196 157 174 164 173 213

Bakery products ....................................... 308 169 278 185 278 270 251 328 315 374

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 765 502 603 447 814 704 750 814 738 866

Beef .......................................................... 188 109 105 114 166 184 218 237 167 201

Pork .......................................................... 146 74 169 86 130 137 140 153 144 164

Other meats .............................................. 106 80 111 73 106 94 89 108 105 124

Poultry ...................................................... 169 117 109 82 211 149 160 173 164 198

Fish and seafood ...................................... 103 388 355 52 146 85 94 93 106 122

Eggs ......................................................... 52 34 54 41 55 56 48 49 52 56

Dairy products ............................................ 388 171 274 208 382 310 319 366 405 504

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 147 81 116 81 120 128 126 129 161 183

Other dairy products ................................. 242 90 158 127 262 183 193 237 243 320

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 686 380 459 462 546 596 589 686 656 883

Fresh fruits ............................................... 245 109 149 163 181 196 200 248 232 334

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 215 100 137 134 156 179 186 224 209 281

Processed fruits ........................................ 107 70 75 71 80 110 95 101 103 129

Processed vegetables .............................. 119 100 97 93 129 111 107 113 113 139

Other food at home .................................... 1,290 781 1,086 899 1,113 1,077 1,079 1,256 1,279 1,633

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 125 55 113 83 100 113 101 113 146 150

Fats and oils ............................................. 101 69 91 57 114 88 104 93 103 115

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 692 356 599 516 603 561 571 696 655 893

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 337 294 269 225 291 297 282 327 345 411

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 34 37

313 319 36 19 21 27 30 64

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food away from home .................................. 2,735 1,865 916 1,171 1,098 1,595 1,854 2,411 3,063 4,292

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 526 355 138 168 156 351 391 489 538 832

Housing .......................................................... 17,198 10,033 9,306 9,277 10,444 12,025 13,529 14,977 17,188 25,502

Shelter .......................................................... 10,587 6,554 5,830 5,896 6,598 7,306 8,653 9,398 10,662 15,406

Owned dwellings ........................................ 4,556 1,164 880 569 821 1,014 2,219 2,968 4,546 9,477

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,935 3760 3587 3301 3400 547 1,456 1,881 2,984 6,137

Property taxes .......................................... 1,024 281 239 202 239 290 453 615 972 2,145

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 598 3123 354 366 3182 177 310 471 590 1,195

Rented dwellings ........................................ 5,744 5,324 4,738 5,259 5,658 6,215 6,320 6,269 5,845 5,341

Other lodging .............................................. 287 366 3212 368 3119 77 114 160 271 588

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,158 2,157 1,977 2,231 2,546 2,454 2,702 3,125 3,353 4,006

Natural gas ................................................. 288 163 220 191 195 180 206 287 297 411

Electricity .................................................... 1,212 1,033 913 1,038 1,099 1,048 1,091 1,194 1,208 1,435

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 64 330 328 31

321 340 352 48 89 95

Telephone services .................................... 1,196 664 577 702 881 939 1,074 1,206 1,347 1,510

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 166 95 100 113 127 118 138 147 159 237

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,030 569 477 589 754 822 936 1,059 1,188 1,273

Water and other public services ................. 398 267 240 299 349 247 279 391 412 555

Household operations .................................. 1,371 397 550 462 440 614 750 969 1,220 2,645

Personal services ....................................... 778 3141 3293 3201 167 297 342 508 598 1,662

Other household expenses ........................ 593 256 257 261 273 317 408 461 622 983

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 517 228 296 224 335 403 421 432 519 755

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 147 71 95 101 150 131 154 127 149 173

Other household products .......................... 267 104 147 102 157 204 190 230 249 417

Postage and stationery ............................... 104 354 353 321 28 69 77 75 122 165

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,564 697 652 465 526 1,248 1,002 1,053 1,433 2,690

Household textiles ...................................... 85 352 313 321 24 84 59 74 59 146

Furniture ..................................................... 426 191 96 154 135 215 249 274 422 790

Floor coverings ........................................... 17 32

343231 6 19 9 19 30

Major appliances ........................................ 165 91 351 49 54 74 77 128 196 288

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 91 31 328 26 52 66 47 89 80 154

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 780 330 460 214 260 803 552 480 656 1,283

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,961 1,432 824 688 1,275 1,787 1,492 1,772 1,870 2,809

Men and boys ............................................... 432 644 253 132 198 386 321 295 447 624

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 316 590 3129 315 3113 264 201 192 338 496

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 116 55 125 116 85 122 120 104 109 128

Women and girls .......................................... 725 363 163 257 308 644 468 821 746 1,042

Women, 16 and over .................................. 581 300 83 168 183 464 332 664 612 888

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 143 62 80 89 125 180 136 157 134 155

Children under 2 ........................................... 163 352 3220 390 3111 131 133 132 144 234

Footwear ...................................................... 372 3250 371 387 525 422 332 274 342 468

Other apparel products and services ........... 269 123 117 122 134 204 239 250 191 441

Transportation ................................................ 9,450 4,065 3,436 4,200 4,516 6,087 6,604 7,991 10,977 14,444

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,904 31,294 3595 31,341 1,634 2,266 2,233 3,090 4,927 6,339

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,565 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3533 2 ( ) 3156 676 31,023 2,302 2,977

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,292 31,294 587 805 1,621 2,069 1,514 2,066 2,566 3,281

Other vehicles ............................................ 47 2 ( ) 38

33313 341 343 32359 81

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,748 1,504 1,381 1,586 1,841 2,124 2,349 2,624 3,082 3,620

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,328 1,104 1,190 1,080 897 1,506 1,711 1,942 2,541 3,620

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 279 382 394 44 74 125 181 238 338 469

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 694 311 231 293 371 629 541 658 761 970

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 833 3465 3685 3442 3290 3543 625 3634 946 1,254

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 523 246 180 301 162 209 363 411 496 928

Public and other transportation .................... 469 164 271 193 145 191 312 335 426 866

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,118 956 473 598 666 1,004 1,457 1,871 2,489 3,482

Health insurance .......................................... 1,282 462 285 293 368 569 863 1,130 1,630 2,081

Medical services ........................................... 553 226 69 170 175 238 367 509 538 990

Drugs ............................................................ 205 233 99 80 78 145 168 169 237 292

Medical supplies ........................................... 79 334 320 353 45 52 60 63 85 119

Entertainment ................................................. 2,308 929 698 901 973 1,481 1,494 1,918 2,310 3,844

Fees and admissions ................................... 519 107 112 118 167 196 253 333 544 1,012

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 936 510 426 546 510 835 699 827 971 1,314

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 552 254 119 162 221 330 426 482 548 906

Pets ............................................................ 387 3196 109 131 126 211 311 313 366 658

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 165 358 310 331 396 119 115 169 182 248

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 301 357 340 77 75 120 116 277 247 611

Personal care products and services ............. 556 243 256 267 300 424 410 423 584 849

Reading .......................................................... 66 322 22 28 37 34 57 55 71 102

Education ....................................................... 1,020 1,550 2,610 2,379 558 733 722 545 832 1,128

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 330 363 368 325 246 332 342 362 378 289

Miscellaneous ................................................. 618 204 218 92 364 247 442 396 655 1,104

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,036 283 313 438 409 613 686 877 1,039 1,760

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,308 166 419 644 1,146 1,870 2,826 3,749 5,251 10,778

Life and other personal insurance ................ 134 319 328 327 38 44 76 81 119 279

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,174 147 391 617 1,107 1,826 2,750 3,669 5,131 10,499

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $58,918 $1,173 $8,072 $12,842 $17,652 $24,978 $34,582 $44,538 $59,158 $113,059

Wages and salaries ...................................... 54,713 1,743 3,979 7,178 12,631 21,699 31,607 41,937 56,117 106,602

Self-employment income .............................. 1,705 3-2,305 3-10 3266 3715 392 695 821 1,349 4,159

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 549 380 3625 1,189 3915 520 399 3417 461 595

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 267 314 3-31 334 312 6 118 68 87 747

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 623 875 2,248 2,360 1,984 1,170 520 417 186 69

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 704 3205 542 1,039 1,058 784 923 739 577 604

Other income ................................................ 357 3561 719 775 3336 406 321 138 380 283

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,642 -418 -631 -1,187 -1,590 -1,355 -262 1,045 3,203 10,897

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,573 -407 -609 -1,158 -1,603 -1,470 -550 453 2,144 8,376

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,019 -33 -25 -38 -1 100 269 566 1,021 2,408

Other taxes ................................................... 50 322 33

39313 16 18 26 37 113

Income after taxes .......................................... 55,276 1,591 8,703 14,028 19,242 26,332 34,844 43,493 55,955 102,162

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $51 - $1,128 $2,625 $547 $568 $446 $434 - $5,215 $1,780 - $200

Net change in total assets ............................ 12,944 -982 10,157 1,150 2,192 3,329 3,032 4,614 11,743 29,779

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 12,995 146 7,532 603 1,624 2,884 2,598 9,829 9,963 29,978

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 179 3290 3446 3134 316 3103 347 113 308 197

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,129 3-304 3-236 3-130 3-184 -229 -496 -765 -1,220 -2,314

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 76,824 21,984 25,406 11,141 19,128 20,290 34,621 47,521 73,914 159,709

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 508 179 179 108 138 158 258 367 519 987

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 511 282 345 169 228 469 364 287 420 855

Food ............................................................. 33 317 33

3133 15 310 20 31 71

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 34

363639 23

Housing ........................................................ 107 375 83 104 135 81 71 62 88 160

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 15 33

1 ( ) 3234310 3937 13 30

Household textiles ...................................... 4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 37

33343335

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 14 1 ( ) 32

2 ( ) 313 393733310 31

Major appliances ...................................... 3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 32

1 ( ) 3137

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 1 ( ) 32

2 ( ) 313 39353339 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 31

324 33338 9 8 15 23 65

Other housing ............................................. 43 370 356 99 380 46 43 334 40 29

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Apparel and services .................................... 177 386 3228 330 329 179 193 97 133 274

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 42 311 358 31

34322 43 18 24 83

Females, 2 and over ................................... 43 344 313 33

31 80 28 40 47 49

Children under 2 ......................................... 35 2 ( ) 3141 320 315 326 365 328 331 30

Other apparel products and services ......... 56 331 316 36

39352 357 310 31 112

Jewelry and watches ................................ 32 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 36

2 ( ) 320 323 3438 83

All other apparel products and services ... 24 331 316 2 ( ) 39

332 334 37323 29

Transportation .............................................. 31 27 8 8 7 10 12 14 27 67

Healthcare .................................................... 5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 38

343232311 3734

Entertainment ............................................... 90 317 312 37

36 160 349 47 65 146

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 36

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3337331 319 318 51

Other entertainment ................................... 64 311 312 37

32 154 18 29 47 95

Personal care products and services ........... 5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 34

3431312 8

Reading ........................................................ 3 2 ( ) 31

323131333232 5

Education ..................................................... 17 34

2 ( ) 322 ( ) 34361 ( ) 9 45

All other gifts ................................................. 32 356 311 38

344 8 9 26 37 52

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, September, 2014