Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 37,356 4,094 4,809 3,215 5,489 6,929 12,819 5,954 6,865

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $33,187 $15,917 $39,691 $45,069 $40,748 $41,528 $25,537 $28,739 $22,760

Income after taxes .......................................... 30,483 15,133 35,777 40,667 36,760 36,781 24,752 27,512 22,358

Age of reference person ................................. 54.1 21.5 29.0 39.4 50.1 59.5 76.4 69.1 82.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 1.0 1.0 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. n.a. n.a.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .6 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2 .3 .1

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.1 .6 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 59 62 60 54 47 31 37 26

Women ......................................................... 53 41 38 40 46 53 69 63 74

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 50 4 23 41 50 62 70 68 72

With mortgage ............................................ 21 3 19 31 34 31 14 22 8

Without mortgage ....................................... 29 1 4 9 16 31 56 46 64

Renter ........................................................... 50 96 77 59 50 38 30 32 28

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 9 12 20 18 15 10 12 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 91 88 80 82 85 90 88 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 8 10 11 12 8 6 6 7 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 90 89 88 92 94 94 93 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 6 1 2 3 4 5 10 7 13

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 16 18 28 35 31 43 39 48

College ......................................................... 62 84 80 69 61 64 46 54 39

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 75 53 79 80 80 81 75 82 69

Average annual expenditures ........................... $30,992 $21,290 $34,298 $36,220 $35,564 $34,253 $27,658 $30,133 $25,560

Food ............................................................... 3,576 2,898 4,087 4,038 3,787 3,834 3,196 3,588 2,870

Food at home ............................................... 2,045 1,148 1,914 1,992 2,200 2,474 2,040 2,151 1,948

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 280 162 260 260 291 327 292 287 296

Cereals and cereal products .................... 89 69 94 100 94 98 81 77 83

Bakery products ....................................... 191 94 166 161 196 229 211 210 213

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 402 222 346 416 466 505 381 410 357

Beef .......................................................... 91 57 68 90 113 118 85 85 85

Pork .......................................................... 77 44 64 81 82 93 80 89 72

Other meats .............................................. 59 35 46 59 63 77 58 67 51

Poultry ...................................................... 79 44 75 96 102 92 67 74 61

Fish and seafood ...................................... 65 22 63 60 73 89 61 66 58

Eggs ......................................................... 31 20 30 29 33 36 30 31 29

Dairy products ............................................ 220 138 193 217 225 262 227 226 228

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 79 56 69 82 81 90 80 76 83

Other dairy products ................................. 141 82 124 135 144 172 147 149 145

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 401 201 379 382 408 478 422 439 408

Fresh fruits ............................................... 147 67 136 138 132 172 166 167 165

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 124 60 124 124 127 144 129 142 118

Processed fruits ........................................ 64 37 58 55 66 82 65 64 66

Processed vegetables .............................. 67 37 61 66 83 80 63 66 60

Other food at home .................................... 742 425 736 717 810 903 718 789 659

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 76 38 65 65 89 92 77 83 73

Fats and oils ............................................. 62 36 54 54 67 76 65 65 64

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 375 226 392 364 369 459 366 399 338

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 207 118 203 211 253 245 189 212 171

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 7 22 24 30 30 21 30 13

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Food away from home .................................. 1,531 1,750 2,173 2,046 1,588 1,360 1,156 1,437 922

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 341 394 654 510 407 288 165 225 116

Housing .......................................................... 11,645 7,387 12,761 14,061 12,856 12,307 11,071 11,768 10,476

Shelter .......................................................... 7,484 5,665 9,081 9,582 8,398 7,509 6,535 6,906 6,213

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,398 426 2,127 4,276 4,182 4,436 3,707 4,300 3,192

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,391 168 1,355 2,587 2,205 2,030 801 1,302 367

Property taxes .......................................... 1,119 198 487 1,019 1,124 1,429 1,505 1,511 1,499

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 888 59 285 670 852 977 1,401 1,486 1,327

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,777 4,986 6,762 5,042 3,860 2,629 2,538 2,263 2,776

Other lodging .............................................. 309 253 192 264 356 444 290 343 245

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,316 898 1,954 2,481 2,573 2,686 2,554 2,647 2,472

Natural gas ................................................. 244 67 181 231 253 290 300 306 295

Electricity .................................................... 921 366 797 958 989 1,063 1,030 1,058 1,006

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 97 39 31 65 78 106 162 120 197

Telephone services .................................... 735 385 741 906 894 835 681 765 608

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 279 19 71 174 253 328 450 423 473

Cellular phone service .............................. 457 366 670 732 641 507 231 342 135

Water and other public services ................. 318 70 204 320 358 393 381 399 366

Household operations .................................. 626 189 457 571 603 678 823 748 889

Personal services ....................................... 71 31

325 329 362 335 145 360 219

Other household expenses ........................ 555 187 432 542 542 643 678 688 669

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 342 100 287 320 314 427 396 443 357

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 80 29 78 71 81 104 82 92 74

Other household products .......................... 174 48 152 170 162 228 190 225 161

Postage and stationery ............................... 88 23 57 79 71 95 123 126 121

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 877 536 983 1,106 968 1,007 764 1,023 546

Household textiles ...................................... 65 25 37 73 55 94 72 97 51

Furniture ..................................................... 216 163 292 341 254 226 151 178 127

Floor coverings ........................................... 8 3 11 15 6 10 8 10 5

Major appliances ........................................ 103 30 105 111 125 143 93 125 66

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 61 27 61 68 61 77 59 69 50

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 424 289 476 498 467 458 382 544 247

Apparel and services ...................................... 864 720 1,340 1,110 843 904 646 832 492

Men and boys ............................................... 209 214 359 408 260 172 93 111 78

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 196 209 348 383 239 161 81 93 71

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 13 35 11 25 20 11 12 18 7

Women and girls .......................................... 347 241 482 280 277 385 355 437 287

Women, 16 and over .................................. 332 240 466 265 261 363 340 414 279

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 15 31 16 15 16 22 15 23 9

Children under 2 ........................................... 14 35

322 313 314 321 39312 36

Footwear ...................................................... 141 159 241 201 132 133 91 129 60

Other apparel products and services ........... 153 101 237 209 160 192 98 142 60

Transportation ................................................ 4,777 3,786 5,461 5,829 5,635 5,536 3,777 4,559 3,104

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,485 1,598 1,715 2,172 1,785 1,678 959 1,058 873

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 679 3436 614 852 1,059 697 566 640 501

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 781 1,122 1,076 1,273 713 920 391 417 368

Other vehicles ............................................ 26 341 324 347 314 360 32

2 ( ) 34

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,396 1,102 1,726 1,766 1,746 1,588 1,020 1,300 778

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,575 859 1,533 1,536 1,760 1,947 1,530 1,862 1,247

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 89 52 133 162 124 110 40 66 17

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 527 378 553 507 654 636 456 606 329

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 672 3285 417 438 670 917 802 882 737

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 286 143 430 429 312 284 231 308 165

Public and other transportation .................... 321 226 488 355 344 323 268 339 206

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,358 564 1,219 1,466 2,017 2,728 3,522 3,361 3,663

Health insurance .......................................... 1,347 225 771 874 1,120 1,176 2,229 2,072 2,365

Medical services ........................................... 571 249 266 357 558 967 635 669 606

Drugs ............................................................ 351 61 120 178 256 500 531 521 541

Medical supplies ........................................... 88 29 62 59 83 85 127 99 152

Entertainment ................................................. 1,520 812 1,635 1,868 1,698 1,814 1,361 1,732 1,047

Fees and admissions ................................... 294 264 450 437 258 289 228 325 145

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 693 370 785 795 726 747 694 773 626

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 401 103 252 522 532 644 313 442 204

Pets ............................................................ 337 70 212 453 426 573 255 354 172

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 64 333 40 69 107 71 58 88 32

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 132 75 148 114 183 133 126 191 71

Personal care products and services ............. 370 252 405 381 344 392 390 422 363

Reading .......................................................... 78 38 64 77 61 91 97 96 98

Education ....................................................... 658 2,630 1,266 324 268 457 160 80 230

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 248 123 250 294 443 364 129 199 68

Miscellaneous ................................................. 577 230 590 715 539 753 561 537 582

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,432 247 816 1,270 2,203 1,396 1,771 1,480 2,024

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,547 1,208 3,750 4,277 4,463 3,391 812 1,254 428

Life and other personal insurance ................ 156 16 75 171 111 207 218 254 186

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,391 1,193 3,675 4,106 4,352 3,183 594 1,000 242

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $33,187 $15,917 $39,691 $45,069 $40,748 $41,528 $25,537 $28,739 $22,760

Wages and salaries ...................................... 21,372 12,754 37,170 39,485 34,896 28,086 4,234 7,512 1,390

Self-employment income .............................. 1,486 204 967 2,566 1,390 3,759 632 928 374

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,733 3141 311 1,085 2,091 5,923 18,005 17,412 18,519

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,257 166 190 483 692 2,138 1,967 2,038 1,905

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 388 155 188 378 698 665 257 355 172

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 591 1,241 454 831 703 717 259 291 232

Other income ................................................ 360 1,257 409 242 278 240 184 203 167

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 2,705 783 3,914 4,401 3,988 4,748 785 1,227 402

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,110 605 3,026 3,428 3,137 3,741 596 957 282

State and local income taxes ....................... 532 177 865 927 802 909 103 192 26

Other taxes ................................................... 62 31 23 47 48 97 86 78 93

Income after taxes .......................................... 30,483 15,133 35,777 40,667 36,760 36,781 24,752 27,512 22,358

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,297 - $637 $6,647 - $3,855 $3,868 $2,449 $8,218 $3,087 $12,669

Net change in total assets ............................ 8,190 2,360 10,771 5,557 8,490 8,467 9,464 5,554 12,856

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,893 2,997 4,124 9,412 4,623 6,018 1,246 2,468 186

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 652 397 346 143 1,136 1,046 556 759 379

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -906 -60 -542 -1,256 -1,422 -1,753 -546 -834 -296

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 92,705 5,087 34,655 65,783 87,989 122,662 135,045 131,486 138,133

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 576 101 256 479 569 729 793 788 798

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 828 232 711 814 959 1,242 781 846 727

Food ............................................................. 53 18 35 32 88 72 50 76 29

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 10 23 10 5 15 15 3 3 3

Housing ........................................................ 137 29 111 163 174 199 125 200 60

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 18 36 16 10 30 26 15 16 13

Household textiles ...................................... 5 1 ( ) 35

313337 7 314 31

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 14 35 12 320 9 19 15 19 312

Major appliances ...................................... 6 31

31311 31 9 8 10 36

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 8 34

311 310 38 9 8 3937

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 7 33 46 30 40 30 45 17

Other housing ............................................. 69 11 45 85 102 107 58 106 16

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Apparel and services .................................... 194 100 270 191 205 211 180 212 153

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 52 314 65 56 70 67 41 49 35

Females, 2 and over ................................... 75 51 77 63 40 79 97 112 84

Children under 2 ......................................... 13 35

322 313 314 20 9 312 36

Other apparel products and services ......... 54 30 105 60 82 45 33 39 28

Jewelry and watches ................................ 29 317 59 338 40 24 16 28 7

All other apparel products and services ... 25 313 346 322 41 21 17 311 322

Transportation .............................................. 83 12 41 156 137 55 96 84 107

Healthcare .................................................... 76 33

35310 35 176 107 375 134

Entertainment ............................................... 63 15 141 65 66 66 45 57 34

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 9

3738313 311 312 363934

Other entertainment ................................... 54 8 133 52 55 54 38 48 30

Personal care products and services ........... 9 34

36 10 14 15 7 12 32

Reading ........................................................ 3 1 ( ) 5

34 2 6 3 4 2

Education ..................................................... 124 325 38 98 145 297 93 31 148

All other gifts ................................................. 75 4 51 82 78 131 73 93 56

1 Value is too small to display.

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, September, 2014