Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and 

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017

Item 

Total 

five or 

more 

people 

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) ................................ 12,499 458 2,734 4,673 2,843 1,218 573 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $91,292 $60,831 $66,712 $96,272 $110,748 $95,205 $87,433 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 84,003 62,610 65,564 87,329 97,978 88,061 83,960 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 42.2 21.3 30.4 39.3 48.6 58.9 71.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.1 2.3 1.7 1.8 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .2 1

.1 ( 2

 ) .1 .1 .2 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................ 2.2 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 41 40 32 41 47 47 47 

 Women ................................................................ 59 60 68 59 53 53 53 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 60 45 46 59 69 74 81 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 46 29 36 48 54 51 44 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 14 16 10 11 15 23 37 

 Renter ................................................................ 40 55 54 41 31 26 19 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 18 13 11 14 13 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 82 87 89 86 87 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino................................................................ 31 56 34 31 29 22 21 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 69 44 66 69 71 78 79 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................7 2 5 7 7 13 12 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 37 66 42 33 32 36 38 

 College ................................................................ 56 32 52 60 60 50 48 

 Never attended and other ................................ ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1 1 2 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased................................93 92 92 93 95 93 94 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $72,153 $52,603 $59,288 $75,778 $84,503 $72,049 $59,999 

 Food ................................................................................................ 10,809 8,389 9,023 10,947 12,693 11,977 9,244 

 Food at home ................................................................ 6,592 5,352 5,971 6,504 7,327 7,572 6,073 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 919 688 816 950 1,004 984 888 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 333 246 312 355 347 331 292 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 586 441 504 594 656 653 596 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................1,506 1,436 1,340 1,444 1,651 1,931 1,342 

 Beef ................................................................ 407 446 334 398 421 580 405 

 Pork ................................................................ 295 239 281 300 297 366 249 

 Other meats ................................................................ 190 188 154 179 230 241 140 

 Poultry ................................................................ 329 277 342 301 351 391 316 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 195 185 142 184 247 259 169 

 Eggs ................................................................ 89 101 87 81 104 95 62 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 681 542 612 682 764 772 568 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 257 234 252 258 271 254 225 

 Other dairy products ................................ 424 308 359 424 492 518 343 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 1,226 1,123 1,143 1,214 1,371 1,288 960 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 462 382 415 472 528 497 287 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 385 410 372 388 401 382 320 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 173 150 162 160 208 172 166 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 206 181 194 194 235 237 188 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 2,260 1,563 2,061 2,216 2,537 2,597 2,315 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 222 121 181 217 272 281 218 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 178 176 144 167 211 229 171 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and 

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

five or 

more 

people 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 1,184 759 1,121 1,207 1,306 1,213 1,129 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 606 487 550 549 677 814 729 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 69 121 65 76 71 61 166 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 4,218 3,037 3,052 4,443 5,366 4,405 3,171 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 385 358 227 446 415 414 515 

 Housing................................................................ 23,527 16,300 20,492 25,769 25,786 21,159 19,568 

 Shelter ................................................................ 13,210 8,745 11,105 14,855 14,828 10,662 10,794 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 7,723 3,333 4,855 8,885 9,631 6,947 7,625 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 4,322 1,877 3,046 5,152 5,246 3,233 3,324 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 2,039 1,189 1,113 2,103 2,802 2,413 2,029 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 1,362 1268 697 1,630 1,583 1,301 2,272 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 4,883 5,315 5,897 5,393 4,084 3,311 2,862 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 603 198 353 578 1,113 405 1307 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 5,216 4,495 4,521 5,232 5,609 6,026 5,299 

 Natural gas ................................................................479 303 391 482 551 560 478 

 Electricity ................................................................1,866 1,751 1,669 1,853 1,943 2,082 2,164 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 82 158 55 85 69 143 1131 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 1,994 1,806 1,690 2,034 2,174 2,326 1,670 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards ................................................................ 241 196 151 236 272 366 405 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 1,753 1,709 1,539 1,797 1,903 1,960 1,265 

 Water and other public services ................................795 578 716 778 872 914 855 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,864 964 2,103 2,265 1,645 1,089 899 

 Personal services ................................................................ 923 1319 1,350 1,190 612 1263 1126 

 Other household expenses ................................ 941 645 753 1,075 1,032 826 773 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 949 596 727 935 1,026 1,575 1,009 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 253 176 208 225 272 425 373 

 Other household products................................ 541 322 419 533 600 922 430 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 155 199 101 177 154 228 205 

 Household furnishings and equipment................................ 2,289 1,499 2,037 2,482 2,678 1,806 1,568 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 137 1128 141 120 176 124 177 

 Furniture ................................................................ 626 261 508 943 488 258 366 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 22 16 15 35 13 113 124 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 363 408 295 340 414 360 580 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 144 194 138 142 169 141 119 

 Miscellaneous household equipment................................ 997 601 940 903 1,417 909 402 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 2,930 2,713 2,729 2,762 3,664 2,856 1,687 

 Men and boys ................................................................755 520 676 838 892 616 268 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 393 420 308 385 526 396 1133 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 362 101 367 453 366 220 135 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 1,029 954 852 877 1,515 1,101 459 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 699 750 472 530 1,108 1,022 316 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................330 204 380 346 408 79 143 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 173 1136 357 121 135 164 196 

 Footwear................................................................ 708 927 640 642 796 840 589 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 266 175 205 285 325 235 275 

 Transportation ................................................................ 12,241 12,104 10,801 12,836 13,310 12,657 8,388 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 5,317 6,795 5,168 5,865 5,012 5,020 12,533 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 1,894 11,664 1,698 2,202 1,812 12,054 1578 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................ 3,376 5,105 3,366 3,644 3,127 2,966 11,955 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 47 126 1103 119 173 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 2,985 2,512 2,656 3,134 3,126 3,313 2,320 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 3,254 2,612 2,581 3,103 4,092 3,728 3,222 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 350 317 322 370 337 396 312 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 1,052 877 853 1,073 1,247 1,163 824 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 1,156 1841 876 933 1,616 11,554 11,564 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 696 576 529 728 892 616 523 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 685 185 396 734 1,081 595 312 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 4,383 2,177 3,233 4,327 5,320 4,756 6,692 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 3,028 1,587 2,438 2,852 3,697 3,160 4,834 

 Medical services ................................................................ 831 338 504 957 975 943 810 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and 

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

five or 

more 

people 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Drugs ................................................................ 377 178 222 363 422 521 901 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 147 174 69 156 226 133 147 

 Entertainment ................................................................3,732 2,080 2,480 3,986 5,088 3,542 2,748 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 990 354 570 1,221 1,375 649 482 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 1,152 898 954 1,190 1,289 1,193 1,238 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 839 695 709 708 1,069 1,213 731 

 Pets ................................................................ 566 522 368 452 794 955 535 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................273 1174 341 256 275 1258 1197 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 751 1133 248 867 1,355 487 1296 

 Personal care products and services ................................883 629 654 939 1,049 934 826 

 Reading ................................................................ 104 139 84 92 161 104 172 

 Education ................................................................ 1,755 1,453 832 1,359 3,507 1,447 1,593 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 394 484 434 301 311 792 462 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 851 472 619 770 1,156 1,225 686 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 1,791 609 1,682 2,050 1,930 1,399 1,289 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................8,367 4,795 5,997 9,193 10,114 8,787 6,231 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................431 181 260 450 596 451 519 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 7,935 4,714 5,737 8,742 9,518 8,337 5,712 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $91,292 $60,831 $66,712 $96,272 $110,748 $95,205 $87,433 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 79,018 56,461 58,751 84,987 95,529 80,416 60,167 

 Self-employment income ................................ 6,771 11,498 4,987 7,045 9,496 5,952 15,480 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 2,882 1454 678 1,599 3,006 5,900 18,758 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................ 437 131 214 623 541 131 445 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 1,267 1,861 1,552 1,262 946 1,433 716 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................ 523 1318 312 486 536 670 1,614 

 Other income ................................................................395 1210 218 270 695 704 1253 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................ 7,290 -1,779 1,148 8,943 12,770 7,144 3,473 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 5,036 -2,071 -164 6,447 9,550 4,813 2,089 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 2,211 282 1,276 2,449 3,153 2,314 1,381 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 43 110 137 48 67 117 13 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 84,003 62,610 65,564 87,329 97,978 88,061 83,960 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................ $3,632 $1,480 $351 $3,583 $4,814 $12,720 -$3,770 

 Net change in total assets ................................ 19,997 5,458 13,299 27,737 18,292 21,374 5,979 

 Net change in total liabilities................................ 16,365 3,978 12,948 24,153 13,478 8,654 9,749 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................ 274 115 1167 1118 1660 1431 116 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property ................................................................ -2,194 -1,205 -1,328 -2,251 -2,954 -2,294 -2,663 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home ................................................................ 191,297 85,670 95,564 208,922 249,163 199,288 284,488 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home ................................................................ 1,011 535 618 1,059 1,280 1,116 1,320 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and 

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

five or 

more 

people 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................ 685 336 641 802 734 450 419 

 Food ................................................................ 64 14 109 62 59 125 112 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 8 ( 3 ) 17 14 16 ( 2 ) 14 

 Housing ................................................................ 117 113 87 136 101 186 148 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................ 23 15 27 39 17 110 114 

 Household textiles ................................................................

13 ( 2

 ) ( 3 ) 13 17 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................8 ( 3 ) 17 111 11 14 137 

 Major appliances ................................................................

11 ( 3

 ) ( 2 ) 11 11 13 17 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................

16 ( 3

 ) 16 110 ( 2 ) 12 130 

 Miscellaneous household equipment................................ 21 18 18 27 119 149 19 

 Other housing ................................................................62 ( 3 ) 45 55 67 123 188 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 155 1305 205 117 152 133 186 

 Males, 2 and over................................................................ 30 126 30 47 17 110 112 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................ 48 1115 67 24 73 16 14 

 Children under 2................................................................ 35 11 162 125 139 117 138 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 42 1163 146 121 124 1100 132 

 Jewelry and watches ................................

12 ( 3

 ) ( 2 ) 15 ( 2 ) 12 ( 2 ) 

 All other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 40 1163 146 116 123 197 132 

 Transportation ................................................................159 8 64 359 29 19 44 

 Healthcare ................................................................

14 ( 3

 ) 13 15 14 ( 2 ) 13 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 62 11 65 45 117 127 126 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles ................................................................ 27 ( 3 ) 142 115 149 11 113 

 Other entertainment ................................................................ 35 11 23 30 67 26 113 

 Personal care products and services ................................7 ( 3 ) 18 7 16 116 ( 3 ) 

 Reading ................................................................

12 ( 3

 ) 11 13 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 15 

 Education................................................................ 56 11 14 119 1194 19 157 

 All other gifts ................................................................ 52 14 89 35 65 35 132 

1

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018