Table 4003. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2018-2019

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Lesss 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

and

over 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .................................................... 18,028 4,324 4,213 2,029 1,538 2,316 1,987 1,622 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $45,566 $7,134 $21,882 $34,348 $44,359 $58,358 $81,156 $162,900 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 38,600 7,157 20,848 31,535 39,771 50,490 67,597 123,801 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 50.2 48.2 59.3 48.2 47.1 45.3 46.8 48.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 

 Children under 18.................................................................................... ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. .3 .3 .5 .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 

 Earners .................................................................................................... .7 .4 .4 .8 .9 .9 .9 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.2 .7 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ......................................................................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

 Women .................................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 43 25 47 40 43 51 56 59 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 21 8 13 16 22 31 40 44 

 Without mortgage................................................................................. 22 17 34 24 20 20 16 16 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 57 75 53 60 57 49 44 41 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ...................................................................... 14 21 14 14 14 13 11 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................ 86 79 86 86 86 87 89 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................... 9 10 9 11 10 8 6 8 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 91 90 91 89 90 92 94 92 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ..................................................................................... 2 4 3 1 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 32 43 43 33 31 23 14 10 

 College .................................................................................................... 66 52 54 66 69 77 86 90 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................................................ 78 52 79 86 91 91 90 90 

Average annual expenditures........................................................................ $38,748 $20,057 $28,536 $35,321 $39,146 $47,354 $57,075 $83,739 

 Food ........................................................................................................... 4,871 3,194 4,000 4,232 5,104 5,742 6,573 8,572 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 2,447 1,880 2,177 2,350 2,586 2,836 2,955 3,373 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 288 237 256 306 288 315 335 374 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................ 86 66 74 88 83 84 104 141 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 202 171 182 217 205 231 231 233 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 528 391 468 502 611 602 598 782 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 135 81 114 128 145 155 150 272 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 92 77 95 87 87 112 78 118 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 76 54 61 88 65 83 106 115 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 105 79 93 85 145 137 127 119 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 84 69 72 85 136 74 89 106 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 36 31 33 31 33 41 48 51 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 232 183 208 249 205 248 285 325 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 77 74 70 82 66 79 84 90 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 155 109 138 168 139 169 201 236 

 Fruits and vegetables .......................................................................... 425 295 406 360 458 494 523 622 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 149 102 144 129 156 154 183 247 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 137 100 119 118 153 192 155 188 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 64 33 70 56 65 66 105 78 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 75 59 74 57 84 83 81 109 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 975 774 839 934 1,024 1,176 1,214 1,269 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 77 60 59 79 75 79 119 113 

 Fats and oils ..................................................................................... 57 51 52 51 68 73 57 67 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 539 425 464 552 541 634 691 683 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 271 229 246 233 290 339 296 348 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4003. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Lesss 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

and

over 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ..................... 30 9 18 19 51 51 51 60 

 Food away from home ............................................................................ 2,424 1,314 1,822 1,882 2,519 2,906 3,618 5,199 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 577 230 255 658 584 756 910 1,500 

 Housing ...................................................................................................... 14,313 8,600 11,446 13,199 14,479 16,750 19,981 27,747 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 9,560 5,776 7,636 8,451 9,600 10,721 13,832 19,104 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 3,540 1,326 2,441 2,536 3,205 4,426 6,587 8,877 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,300 399 629 772 1,063 1,915 2,694 3,751 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,200 504 981 1,059 1,120 1,327 1,838 2,911 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ........................... 1,040 422 830 705 1,022 1,184 2,056 2,215 

 Rented dwellings.................................................................................. 5,583 4,375 4,896 5,666 6,007 5,832 6,665 8,402 

 Other lodging ....................................................................................... 437 76 299 249 388 464 580 1,825 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 2,449 1,597 2,356 2,431 2,547 2,814 3,133 3,539 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 262 159 250 296 241 300 346 392 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 974 722 974 966 1,035 1,047 1,158 1,273 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................................ 79 50 100 368 366 66 82 143 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 765 455 671 761 871 967 1,035 1,126 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ........................ 131 94 178 122 123 108 121 165 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 635 361 493 639 749 859 913 962 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 368 210 361 341 334 434 513 603 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 738 303 574 904 878 781 1,078 1,498 

 Personal services................................................................................. 93 33 341 3301 3221 375 3107 388 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 645 299 532 604 657 706 971 1,410 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 418 445 282 356 410 419 467 727 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 91 64 78 72 88 117 114 148 

 Other household products ................................................................... 251 338 142 190 280 231 208 450 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 76 44 61 94 41 71 145 129 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................................... 1,149 479 598 1,057 1,044 2,015 1,471 2,880 

 Household textiles................................................................................ 56 37 17 40 71 57 86 175 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 244 66 157 268 307 251 393 657 

 Floor coverings .................................................................................... 8 3 33 34 315 9 38 329 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 133 75 109 78 143 132 208 323 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .................................... 57 28 38 57 30 68 82 158 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................................................. 651 269 273 610 479 1,499 695 1,538 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 977 474 506 644 973 1,658 1,438 2,375 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 511 262 275 362 547 700 710 1,385 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 498 259 266 358 538 690 689 1,323 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 14 33 9 35 310 10 22 62 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 89 316 24 54 345 379 127 78 

 Women, 16 and over ........................................................................... 80 315 316 334 343 366 3117 63 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 9 31 38 320 32 314 310 315 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 

314 37 37 ( 1

 ) 313 319 314 363 

 Footwear ................................................................................................. 191 102 103 3143 3246 359 3261 328 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 172 88 97 84 121 201 325 521 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 6,214 3,042 4,425 7,137 6,373 8,757 8,866 11,130 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............................................................... 2,322 1,079 1,548 3,425 1,904 3,575 3,372 3,586 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 846 3163 668 31,510 3374 31,210 31,447 31,486 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 1,410 901 870 1,915 1,376 2,284 1,762 1,894 

 Other vehicles ...................................................................................... 66 315 310 ( 2 ) 3155 381 3164 3206 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 1,322 761 1,063 1,396 1,505 1,833 1,770 1,950 

 Other vehicle expenses .......................................................................... 2,111 984 1,578 2,106 2,579 2,760 3,113 3,912 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 118 44 76 102 105 185 192 271 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 650 327 539 727 771 735 811 1,271 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 453 146 249 265 593 653 916 1,049 

 Vehicle insurance................................................................................. 890 467 713 1,012 1,111 1,187 1,195 1,321 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 459 218 237 210 384 589 610 1,682 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 2,738 1,347 2,975 2,441 2,877 2,809 3,520 5,004 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 1,796 963 1,906 1,636 1,724 1,950 2,329 3,127 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 552 173 541 444 876 548 644 1,309 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 264 182 281 307 177 231 321 444 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 126 29 246 54 100 80 227 124 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 1,703 873 1,205 1,650 1,768 2,115 2,227 3,927 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 369 112 197 281 282 486 595 1,242 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .............................................. 757 444 598 777 712 940 950 1,505 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment..................................... 346 263 211 432 400 500 365 509 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 287 235 185 330 235 422 321 453 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4003. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Lesss 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

and

over 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ......................................... 59 328 326 3102 3165 377 344 357 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 231 54 199 160 374 189 317 671 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 270 145 214 252 243 265 519 486 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 67 66 62 48 55 70 107 74 

 Education.................................................................................................... 596 609 434 645 569 388 729 1,081 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 325 319 367 356 326 317 282 261 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 725 377 612 502 728 717 1,475 1,312 

 Cash contributions...................................................................................... 1,511 389 1,014 963 1,341 1,580 2,659 5,141 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 3,859 392 1,021 2,595 3,725 5,429 7,788 15,129 

 Life and other personal insurance .......................................................... 186 81 155 109 141 220 268 537 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................. 3,673 311 865 2,486 3,584 5,209 7,521 14,592 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ....................................................................... $45,566 $7,134 $21,882 $34,348 $44,359 $58,358 $81,156 $162,900 

 Wages and salaries................................................................................. 32,541 2,041 8,234 23,771 33,134 47,715 65,829 124,989 

 Self-employment income ........................................................................ 3,301 130 766 1,067 2,130 2,623 6,260 19,594 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 6,859 3,053 11,403 7,534 7,292 5,823 5,503 7,093 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 1,760 73 457 1,239 968 1,535 2,685 10,236 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 296 855 269 354 381 3115 ( 2 ) 31 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 320 210 285 388 3421 3178 3597 3388 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 489 773 468 3294 3334 370 3282 598 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 6,966 -23 1,034 2,812 4,588 7,868 13,559 39,099 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 5,563 13 854 2,103 3,450 6,064 10,849 31,734 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 1,367 -49 143 680 1,096 1,772 2,688 7,243 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 36 313 36 329 343 331 322 3122 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 38,600 7,157 20,848 31,535 39,771 50,490 67,597 123,801 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $7,197 $4,813 $1,699 -$1,234 $1,387 -$1,095 $14,167 $47,206 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 12,796 6,602 4,068 963 10,510 6,751 34,404 51,128 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................................................... 5,599 1,789 2,370 2,197 9,123 7,846 20,238 3,922 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 780 721 1,424 3436 3213 3670 3393 3867 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ........................................... -1,096 -261 -555 -618 -791 -1,382 -2,064 -4,021 

 Estimated market value of owned home................................................. 108,926 46,104 94,169 80,056 90,401 119,973 159,490 290,768 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 634 297 579 478 557 728 979 1,382 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ............................................................... 900 350 289 537 858 1,404 1,527 2,943 

 Food ........................................................................................................ 45 10 13 30 38 100 81 118 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................ 10 ( 1 ) 39 313 325 36 15 21 

 Housing ................................................................................................... 174 84 87 96 223 148 317 550 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................ 21 33 37 39 331 348 310 376 

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

312 ( 2

 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 325 314 328 349 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................................ 11 35 37 32 39 33 342 320 

 Major appliances............................................................................... 7 34 36 31 35 ( 2 ) 325 317 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................... 

33 31 31 ( 1

 ) 34 33 317 33 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................................................. 20 4 13 18 22 27 35 48 

 Other housing ...................................................................................... 112 71 60 67 3137 55 202 357 

 Apparel and services .............................................................................. 203 65 79 87 397 549 293 532 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................ 44 37 20 315 36 30 68 184 

 Females, 2 and over ............................................................................ 86 315 18 352 344 371 3126 76 

 Children under 2 .................................................................................. 14 37 37 ( 1 ) 313 319 314 363 

 Other apparel products and services................................................... 60 37 335 320 335 3128 385 3209 

 Jewelry and watches ........................................................................ 39 36 315 35 34 372 365 3182 

 All other apparel products and services ........................................... 21 31 320 314 330 356 321 327 

 Transportation ......................................................................................... 131 80 31 42 25 239 199 503 

 Healthcare ............................................................................................... 43 344 3

-24 36 3259 322 335 96 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4003. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Lesss 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

and

over 

 Entertainment .......................................................................................... 79 317 28 79 48 99 70 380 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......................................... 

311 35 35 317 312 321 312 317 

 Other entertainment ............................................................................. 68 12 23 62 36 78 58 362 

 Personal care products and services ...................................................... 10 32 ( 2 ) 32 328 34 329 338 

 Reading ................................................................................................... 2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 32 31 37 33 38 

 Education ................................................................................................ 105 328 316 380 330 3138 331 317 

 All other gifts ........................................................................................... 98 21 49 102 83 93 154 380 

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, 2020