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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2005-2006

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) ....... 34,780 3,956 4,469 4,304 5,372 5,935 10,743 4,205 6,538 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $30,931 $13,852 $36,689 $43,880 $40,796 $36,277 $21,750 $25,675 $19,226 

Income after taxes ........................................ 29,416 13,457 34,707 41,515 38,434 34,121 21,137 24,792 18,786 

Age of reference person ................................ 52.7 21.1 28.9 39.7 49.6 59.3 77.2 69.3 82.3 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 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.

Persons 65 and over .................................... .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .6 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 .3 .1 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.1 .7 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 .8 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 45 56 60 64 52 40 28 33 24 

Female ......................................................... 55 44 40 36 48 60 72 67 76 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 52 8 31 49 54 67 69 69 70 

With mortgage ............................................ 25 4 24 40 39 36 13 22 7 

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 4 6 10 15 31 57 47 63 

Renter .......................................................... 48 92 69 51 46 33 31 31 30 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 12 8 13 14 15 12 9 12 7 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 88 92 87 86 85 88 91 88 93 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 6 7 10 9 5 5 4 6 3 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 94 93 90 91 95 95 96 94 97 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 6 1 1 3 3 4 13 10 14 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 24 23 28 33 35 48 44 51 

College ......................................................... 59 75 76 68 64 61 38 45 34 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 76 59 80 81 81 81 73 81 67 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $28,094 $17,617 $32,380 $35,515 $32,616 $30,929 $23,402 $26,224 $21,572 

Food ............................................................... 3,162 2,408 3,644 3,936 3,577 3,452 2,577 3,073 2,251 

Food at home ............................................... 1,684 930 1,513 1,880 1,920 1,971 1,683 1,921 1,526 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 225 135 188 224 243 266 245 265 231 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 67 54 64 72 71 73 67 69 65 

Bakery products ....................................... 158 81 124 152 172 192 178 196 166 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 350 166 297 445 445 387 333 397 291 

Beef .......................................................... 96 51 72 124 139 103 85 104 73 

Pork .......................................................... 69 32 48 83 83 76 75 90 64 

Other meats ............................................. 47 23 42 56 58 57 45 55 39 

Poultry ...................................................... 63 30 69 89 66 69 57 71 48 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 56 23 47 72 80 61 51 55 48 

Eggs ......................................................... 19 7 20 21 19 21 20 22 19 

Dairy products ............................................ 190 109 167 193 210 214 205 227 191 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 71 41 59 71 79 80 79 82 77 

Other dairy products ................................ 119 68 108 122 131 133 126 145 114 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 298 147 255 300 306 380 325 363 300 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 103 44 85 97 100 138 118 131 110 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 94 47 85 97 101 125 95 109 85 

Processed fruits ....................................... 58 34 51 56 58 65 66 68 65 

Processed vegetables .............................. 43 22 34 49 47 52 46 55 40 

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, 2005-2006 — 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

Other food at home .................................... $620 $373 $606 $717 $716 $724 $575 $670 $513 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 67 47 44 67 72 73 79 90 71 

Fats and oils ............................................. 44 19 38 44 54 54 45 55 38 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 319 203 327 368 353 373 293 334 265 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 168 96 171 208 207 198 143 163 129 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 22 9 25 29 31 26 16 27 9 

Food away from home ................................. 1,479 1,478 2,131 2,056 1,657 1,481 894 1,151 725 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 378 428 788 578 393 302 145 216 98 

Housing .......................................................... 10,463 5,719 12,026 13,280 11,915 11,388 9,199 9,981 8,693 

Shelter .......................................................... 6,694 4,074 8,469 9,054 7,725 6,828 5,385 5,772 5,136 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,361 429 3,070 4,743 4,416 4,404 2,905 3,622 2,444 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,665 233 2,132 3,072 2,706 2,056 699 1,281 325 

Property taxes .......................................... 953 151 605 1,055 1,058 1,182 1,172 1,289 1,097 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 743 44 332 617 652 1,166 1,033 1,052 1,021 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,064 3,414 5,192 3,973 2,966 2,066 2,287 1,851 2,568 

Other lodging ............................................. 268 232 207 338 342 358 192 298 124 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,089 866 1,946 2,222 2,333 2,431 2,235 2,338 2,169 

Natural gas ................................................. 337 86 226 333 399 408 407 399 412 

Electricity .................................................... 746 320 696 785 824 865 801 847 772 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 96 39 27 94 78 115 154 122 174 

Telephone services .................................... 674 397 834 792 750 763 576 664 519 

Water and other public services ................. 237 54 163 217 282 280 297 307 291 

Household operations .................................. 407 108 328 376 375 491 532 479 566 

Personal services ....................................... 42 31 317 332 317 321 96 35 154 

Other household expenses ........................ 365 107 310 344 359 470 436 473 412 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 325 131 239 351 343 423 362 423 322 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 66 39 52 76 75 82 65 66 64 

Other household products .......................... 161 49 122 160 181 212 181 215 158 

Postage and stationery .............................. 98 43 65 114 86 130 116 142 100 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 948 540 1,044 1,277 1,139 1,216 685 969 501 

Household textiles ...................................... 73 17 97 73 68 111 68 99 47 

Furniture ..................................................... 250 130 336 315 362 298 150 234 96 

Floor coverings .......................................... 27 17 11 24 13 68 24 29 20 

Major appliances ........................................ 112 31 75 113 147 166 110 118 104 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 65 31 111 53 65 71 60 82 46 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 420 314 414 698 486 502 273 406 187 

Apparel and services ..................................... 965 957 1,221 1,526 1,102 1,060 527 732 393 

Men and boys .............................................. 218 214 348 416 251 200 80 136 43 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 207 210 337 402 241 186 70 122 36 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 34 11 14 10 14 10 14 7 

Women and girls .......................................... 373 418 363 553 401 436 248 326 197 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 359 414 349 532 378 419 239 312 190 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 14 34 14 21 23 17 9 13 7 

Children under 2 .......................................... 19 11 24 10 19 38 12 17 9 

Footwear ...................................................... 159 170 223 231 166 155 99 127 81 

Other apparel products and services ........... 197 144 263 316 267 231 88 127 63 

Transportation ................................................ 4,234 2,942 5,893 5,520 4,940 4,636 2,929 3,958 2,267 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,478 1,048 2,260 2,157 1,648 1,461 962 1,364 704 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 750 3378 985 1,188 704 777 622 1,007 374 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 698 642 1,235 915 932 616 335 344 329 

Other vehicles ............................................ 30 327 339 354 312 368 35 312 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,111 935 1,427 1,403 1,364 1,281 705 984 526 

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, 2005-2006 — 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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,330 $768 $1,774 $1,535 $1,586 $1,578 $1,007 $1,298 $819 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 119 79 221 166 140 144 48 90 21 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 428 241 559 474 529 519 322 429 254 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 514 284 612 578 601 569 459 539 408 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 269 164 382 317 316 345 177 239 137 

Public transportation .................................... 316 191 431 425 342 317 255 312 218 

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,789 304 840 1,126 1,419 2,067 3,027 2,744 3,209 

Health insurance .......................................... 921 165 409 643 622 927 1,670 1,528 1,761 

Medical services .......................................... 424 74 236 253 466 619 570 454 645 

Drugs ........................................................... 376 43 164 186 271 441 680 657 695 

Medical supplies .......................................... 68 22 31 44 60 80 107 105 108 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,400 996 1,645 1,702 1,641 1,748 1,015 1,356 796 

Fees and admissions ................................... 350 255 424 450 445 353 264 378 192 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 611 484 782 704 698 637 492 631 403 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 235 77 237 285 348 347 157 231 109 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 205 181 203 263 151 413 102 117 92 

Personal care products and services ............. 345 262 355 408 369 349 331 349 319 

Reading .......................................................... 97 42 87 83 106 117 111 117 107 

Education ....................................................... 488 1,955 898 218 334 188 128 145 118 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 227 164 265 311 333 276 119 195 71 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 613 166 557 585 851 799 590 847 422 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,464 277 753 1,763 1,586 1,412 2,045 1,388 2,467 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,469 996 3,409 4,478 4,049 3,134 659 1,124 360 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 149 10 90 141 176 242 164 173 158 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,320 986 3,319 4,337 3,873 2,891 495 951 202 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 30,931 13,852 36,689 43,880 40,796 36,277 21,750 25,675 19,226 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 21,196 11,284 33,771 39,391 35,014 24,860 3,389 7,065 1,025 

Self-employment income ............................. 1,535 276 1,492 2,590 2,000 3,004 550 860 350 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,138 383 259 570 1,543 6,041 15,395 15,649 15,232 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,084 133 244 525 1,182 1,280 1,851 1,533 2,056 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 138 319 82 177 307 248 45 375 326 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 255 44 101 336 426 418 187 192 184 

Regular contributions for support ................. 341 1,205 360 117 212 259 215 196 227 

Other income ............................................... 244 807 379 173 112 167 118 105 127 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,515 395 1,982 2,365 2,362 2,157 614 883 441 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,094 305 1,506 1,718 1,770 1,559 368 572 237 

State and local income taxes ....................... 300 84 436 515 504 398 81 125 52 

Other taxes .................................................. 121 7 40 131 88 200 165 186 151 

Income after taxes ......................................... 29,416 13,457 34,707 41,515 38,434 34,121 21,137 24,792 18,786 

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, 2005-2006 — 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

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $5,287 - $219 - $8,799 - $8,760 - $4,035 - $4,824 - $5,182 - $8,310 - $3,171 

Net change in total assets ............................ 5,441 3,413 13,032 11,651 9,222 4,401 -773 792 -1,779 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 10,728 3,632 21,831 20,411 13,257 9,224 4,410 9,102 1,392 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 431 90 245 395 320 570 627 383 784 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -973 -73 -754 -1,372 -1,463 -1,541 -676 -1,444 -182 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 103,073 13,314 57,292 103,991 111,250 138,350 131,221 142,565 123,926 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 557 82 332 560 606 721 709 767 672 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 822 279 579 1,023 976 1,000 873 963 814 

Food ............................................................. 57 27 29 75 68 107 43 70 25 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 18 7 68 12 10 14 11 22 3 

Housing ........................................................ 177 51 108 336 216 214 151 181 131 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 22 12 18 21 28 31 19 26 14 

Household textiles ...................................... 6 31 32 36 36 5 10 10 10 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 22 38 31 13 22 34 21 24 19 

Major appliances ...................................... 8 34 34 7 15 12 6 37 6 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 14 34 327 36 7 22 15 17 13 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 61 16 21 226 68 57 29 46 17 

Other housing ............................................ 66 15 36 70 92 86 73 75 71 

Apparel and services ................................... 165 133 200 291 164 213 87 138 54 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 37 32 33 67 53 35 22 35 13 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 48 21 54 84 43 60 38 59 24 

Children under 2 ........................................ 18 11 24 10 19 38 12 17 9 

Other apparel products and services ......... 61 68 90 129 49 80 16 26 9 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 45 49 70 107 33 57 7 10 6 

All other apparel products and services ... 16 319 320 322 316 23 9 317 34 

Transportation .............................................. 63 10 31 39 89 30 111 154 83 

Health care ................................................... 84 31 39 30 44 66 198 333 304 

Entertainment ............................................... 58 27 51 71 67 92 45 85 19 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 19 9 23 17 22 31 13 24 6 

Other entertainment ................................... 39 17 28 55 45 60 32 61 13 

Personal care products and services ........... 8 6 12 14 12 7 5 10 2 

Reading ........................................................ 1 2 ( ) 31 1 ( ) 1 2 2 2 1 

Education ..................................................... 92 31 24 58 168 130 108 116 102 

All other gifts ................................................ 98 15 47 97 138 127 113 151 89 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 No data reported.3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.