Table 4012. Consumer units of single females by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

Item

All

single

females

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

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 19,793 1,694 1,818 3,336 2,793 3,167 2,158 4,827

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $29,606 $1,502 $8,173 $12,752 $17,367 $24,331 $34,387 $67,593

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,654 1,647 8,276 12,774 17,251 23,792 32,705 60,660

Age of reference person ................................. 58.8 48.4 55.9 65.8 66.8 62.6 54.8 53.4

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 ......................................... n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 .3 .4 .6 .7 .5 .3 .3

Earners ......................................................... .5 .4 .3 .2 .3 .5 .7 .8

Vehicles ........................................................ .9 .6 .6 .7 .9 1.0 1.1 1.2

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Women ......................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 32 33 48 60 62 55 71

With mortgage ............................................ 22 9 7 10 13 18 26 45

Without mortgage ....................................... 34 23 26 38 47 44 29 25

Renter ........................................................... 45 68 67 52 40 38 45 29

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 20 20 15 12 12 14 11

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 80 80 85 88 88 86 89

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 10 13 9 5 5 6 4

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 90 87 91 95 95 94 96

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 6 9 15 13 8 3 3 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 30 38 46 43 39 27 15

College ......................................................... 61 61 46 40 49 57 70 85

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 74 49 47 59 73 82 87 91

Average annual expenditures ........................... $30,399 $19,383 $17,199 $18,357 $23,175 $29,436 $32,838 $51,381

Food ............................................................... 3,363 2,740 2,624 2,546 2,932 3,234 3,602 4,689

Food at home ............................................... 2,141 1,921 1,782 1,818 2,106 2,062 2,200 2,635

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 291 229 273 258 286 289 291 346

Cereals and cereal products .................... 88 75 82 83 86 83 91 99

Bakery products ....................................... 204 154 191 175 200 206 201 247

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 399 414 384 352 414 373 425 434

Beef .......................................................... 93 103 118 86 78 85 111 94

Pork .......................................................... 78 78 85 80 83 80 81 69

Other meats .............................................. 53 63 46 37 63 57 50 57

Poultry ...................................................... 80 76 69 70 79 67 97 93

Fish and seafood ...................................... 65 66 39 49 80 54 56 87

Eggs ......................................................... 31 28 27 29 31 31 30 34

Dairy products ............................................ 235 200 188 197 233 231 226 301

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 79 61 72 78 81 78 82 85

Other dairy products ................................. 156 139 116 119 152 152 143 216

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 437 353 301 359 422 410 489 573

Fresh fruits ............................................... 161 138 92 129 158 143 166 232

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 141 118 87 114 130 133 155 192

Processed fruits ........................................ 65 46 56 58 56 64 97 71

Processed vegetables .............................. 69 51 66 59 77 70 72 78

Other food at home .................................... 779 725 636 652 752 759 768 981

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 88 76 59 82 93 80 87 108

Fats and oils ............................................. 67 47 59 69 72 60 75 74

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 395 406 276 298 367 400 397 520

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 207 186 238 192 200 194 189 236

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 211 24 10 219 25 21 44

Food away from home .................................. 1,222 819 842 728 825 1,171 1,403 2,053

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4012. Consumer units of single females by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

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

and

more

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 226 111 134 49 125 173 352 474

Housing .......................................................... 11,990 8,320 7,417 7,961 9,745 11,865 12,745 18,860

Shelter .......................................................... 7,491 5,332 4,757 4,888 5,822 7,179 7,825 12,096

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,726 1,793 1,158 1,784 2,615 3,607 3,391 7,585

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,386 572 315 514 527 1,146 1,173 3,427

Property taxes .......................................... 1,230 605 438 707 1,135 1,334 1,137 2,139

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,110 616 405 562 953 1,128 1,082 2,019

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,474 3,376 3,532 3,026 3,075 3,326 4,196 3,801

Other lodging .............................................. 290 163 267 78 132 246 238 710

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,449 1,655 1,705 1,966 2,384 2,687 2,638 3,138

Natural gas ................................................. 277 167 177 203 274 293 283 393

Electricity .................................................... 960 707 775 839 986 1,050 1,039 1,092

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 110 257 243 101 127 153 80 134

Telephone services .................................... 759 509 507 565 656 807 869 1,052

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 341 192 279 338 378 388 313 381

Cellular phone service .............................. 417 317 229 226 279 419 556 671

Water and other public services ................. 344 214 203 259 341 384 367 468

Household operations .................................. 718 393 226 377 634 953 699 1,157

Personal services ....................................... 94 2119 21

280 2161 2280 241 2-6

Other household expenses ........................ 624 274 225 297 473 672 658 1,163

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 390 305 260 262 360 377 510 531

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 94 98 80 64 91 81 132 113

Other household products .......................... 185 120 133 142 183 172 229 246

Postage and stationery ............................... 111 88 47 56 85 124 149 172

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 942 634 469 468 545 668 1,073 1,937

Household textiles ...................................... 78 188 46 48 80 62 57 100

Furniture ..................................................... 222 83 61 117 82 145 220 537

Floor coverings ........................................... 11 24

22 6 5 7 19 21

Major appliances ........................................ 122 44 73 63 82 106 124 242

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 70 29 39 49 44 64 65 134

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 439 286 248 185 251 283 588 903

Apparel and services ...................................... 945 618 800 463 679 755 1,057 1,706

Men and boys ............................................... 73 54 109 40 25 47 98 129

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 56 248 299 232 213 34 272 100

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 16 26

210 8 12 13 25 29

Women and girls .......................................... 571 247 488 273 423 456 631 1,078

Women, 16 and over .................................. 549 246 483 264 410 442 597 1,030

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 21 22

2429 13 15 34 47

Children under 2 ........................................... 16 25

214 29213 26229 228

Footwear ...................................................... 142 264 115 66 141 151 181 207

Other apparel products and services ........... 144 248 75 74 77 95 118 264

Transportation ................................................ 4,258 2,664 1,700 2,204 2,890 4,478 5,201 7,393

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,264 2933 2293 2473 2602 1,243 1,675 2,505

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 642 2366 288 2124 2383 2378 2891 1,516

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 620 2567 2205 349 2219 865 765 989

Other vehicles ............................................ 22

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 219 3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,193 768 684 735 956 1,287 1,452 1,808

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,474 751 636 894 1,159 1,688 1,712 2,347

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 78 23 226 25 31 64 135 164

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 450 238 181 250 323 478 559 773

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 677 2334 2342 528 641 874 2707 870

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 269 155 87 91 164 272 311 540

Public and other transportation .................... 328 212 87 102 173 260 362 733

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,722 1,463 1,379 2,198 2,998 3,144 2,617 3,648

Health insurance .......................................... 1,598 770 779 1,318 1,953 1,900 1,633 1,972

Medical services ........................................... 584 384 273 428 490 594 492 967

Drugs ............................................................ 433 265 278 360 439 546 394 545

Medical supplies ........................................... 107 44 50 92 115 103 98 164

Entertainment ................................................. 1,484 768 783 824 1,050 1,451 1,684 2,644

Fees and admissions ................................... 267 146 89 65 114 202 250 659

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 675 405 408 501 599 767 765 931

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 463 170 245 209 281 424 612 894

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4012. Consumer units of single females by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

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

and

more

Pets ............................................................ 414 140 187 190 265 379 554 799

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 49 231 258 219 216 46 258 95

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 78 48 240 50 56 58 56 160

Personal care products and services ............. 519 267 277 282 403 440 672 921

Reading .......................................................... 88 31 35 49 67 91 106 158

Education ....................................................... 632 1,182 842 421 355 450 439 873

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 185 224 238 147 159 185 237 170

Miscellaneous ................................................. 554 363 357 229 390 504 646 1,006

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,263 518 349 577 858 1,502 1,287 2,409

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,170 112 264 406 524 1,164 2,194 6,430

Life and other personal insurance ................ 189 42 95 163 129 289 143 284

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 1,981 70 169 242 395 875 2,050 6,146

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $29,606 $1,502 $8,173 $12,752 $17,367 $24,331 $34,387 $67,593

Wages and salaries ...................................... 17,323 927 1,826 1,876 3,738 9,654 21,361 50,676

Self-employment income .............................. 538 -1,329 2133 262 2150 309 429 2,099

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 9,187 793 3,786 9,089 12,155 12,622 10,234 9,793

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,252 53 87 118 298 748 1,296 3,759

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 373 456 1,470 815 172 177 238 221

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 636 174 339 375 566 627 704 1,106

Other income ................................................ 296 427 532 416 289 193 2324 138

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 1,951 -145 -103 -22 116 540 1,682 6,933

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,502 -115 -81 -20 78 332 1,271 5,413

State and local income taxes ....................... 384 -53 -39 -28 11 133 354 1,375

Other taxes ................................................... 65 224 217 26 27 75 56 144

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,654 1,647 8,276 12,774 17,251 23,792 32,705 60,660

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $2,264 $1,696 - $517 $1,443 $2,376 - $24 - $1,608 $7,244

Net change in total assets ............................ 5,943 3,944 -55 2,323 3,243 4,578 1,441 15,877

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,679 2,249 462 879 867 4,602 3,049 8,633

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 531 2393 2176 554 295 215 156 1,325

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -831 -509 -216 -260 -453 -624 -729 -1,970

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 104,345 41,550 37,306 64,184 100,067 120,080 93,587 176,344

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 647 341 301 433 627 697 605 1,029

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 806 324 513 259 383 867 755 1,700

Food ............................................................. 62 47 20 25 54 35 51 138

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 24

27222222 17 13

Housing ........................................................ 146 95 69 61 87 192 135 262

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 226 213 7 13 30 29 46

Household textiles ...................................... 9 28

211 25252826 16

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 17 27

2528214 19 216 32

Major appliances ...................................... 5 27

2324222125 11

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 1 ( ) 22

23212 218 212 21

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 32 215 12 18 23 26 34 63

Other housing ............................................. 63 239 27 24 32 108 50 105

Apparel and services .................................... 193 65 205 90 108 163 243 360

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 69 32 103 40 25 47 96 124

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4012. Consumer units of single females by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

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

and

more

Females, 2 and over ................................... 70 213 71 33 37 49 81 146

Children under 2 ......................................... 16 25

214 29213 26229 28

Other apparel products and services ......... 38 214 217 27

233 61 237 62

Jewelry and watches ................................ 13 23

2422212 221 28 26

All other apparel products and services ... 25 211 213 25

221 241 229 37

Transportation .............................................. 71 34 5 7 28 152 35 139

Healthcare .................................................... 49 21

2124 2723218 24 135

Entertainment ............................................... 66 27

215 29 61 133 63 101

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 11 22

213 2526211 228 215

Other entertainment ................................... 55 25

22 4 55 122 35 87

Personal care products and services ........... 11 214 228 22

2422 22 18

Reading ........................................................ 3 21

3 ( ) 1 ( ) 22 4 4 5

Education ..................................................... 129 227 221 210 217 86 98 392

All other gifts ................................................. 69 29 219 46 15 81 82 136

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014