Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 17,563 2,417 2,980 1,925 2,975 3,276 3,990

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $37,224 $17,149 $40,422 $46,074 $42,286 $48,954 $29,322

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,670 16,253 36,158 41,676 38,109 42,377 28,044

Age of reference person ................................. 48.8 21.6 28.9 39.5 49.9 59.2 75.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 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.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .7 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.2 .7 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.3

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 44 6 23 36 49 60 68

With mortgage ............................................ 21 4 20 28 32 27 14

Without mortgage ....................................... 23 1 3 9 17 33 54

Renter ........................................................... 56 94 77 64 51 40 32

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 7 10 19 16 13 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 93 90 81 84 87 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 10 14 12 8 6 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 90 86 88 92 94 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 1 2 1 4 5 11

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 19 21 34 39 34 39

College ......................................................... 64 81 77 65 57 61 50

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 77 57 81 77 80 81 82

Average annual expenditures ........................... $31,660 $22,242 $33,456 $36,296 $35,951 $33,668 $28,661

Food ............................................................... 3,824 3,239 3,965 4,237 3,905 4,011 3,560

Food at home ............................................... 1,933 1,191 1,588 2,045 2,140 2,411 1,952

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 266 167 229 274 294 322 272

Cereals and cereal products .................... 90 67 87 110 96 105 74

Bakery products ....................................... 176 100 142 163 198 217 197

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 405 227 292 438 476 557 385

Beef .......................................................... 89 56 59 91 119 128 74

Pork .......................................................... 77 37 57 92 86 91 82

Other meats .............................................. 66 41 41 64 64 97 74

Poultry ...................................................... 78 49 68 100 93 98 57

Fish and seafood ...................................... 65 24 39 61 77 102 70

Eggs ......................................................... 31 21 29 30 35 40 27

Dairy products ............................................ 202 142 152 219 210 253 212

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 78 62 59 86 78 100 79

Other dairy products ................................. 124 81 93 133 132 154 133

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 360 213 280 389 378 449 389

Fresh fruits ............................................... 129 76 94 146 128 152 153

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 105 62 86 126 113 125 105

Processed fruits ........................................ 62 34 55 57 65 85 67

Processed vegetables .............................. 64 41 46 60 72 88 64

Other food at home .................................... 699 442 636 726 783 830 693

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 62 34 56 56 70 72 69

Fats and oils ............................................. 56 34 47 58 61 69 57

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 352 239 305 373 375 407 366

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 207 128 204 216 245 251 180

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 7 25 23 32 31 20

Food away from home .................................. 1,891 2,048 2,376 2,192 1,764 1,600 1,608

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 475 544 720 494 581 375 264

Housing .......................................................... 11,254 7,398 12,500 13,797 12,242 11,435 10,476

Shelter .......................................................... 7,477 5,606 8,972 9,724 8,260 7,127 6,112

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,028 451 2,084 3,932 4,043 3,798 3,469

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,397 3207 1,400 2,533 2,200 1,628 778

Property taxes .......................................... 993 186 486 932 1,141 1,385 1,459

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 638 359 197 467 702 785 1,232

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,118 4,882 6,693 5,497 3,859 2,770 2,367

Other lodging .............................................. 331 273 196 295 358 559 276

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,166 926 1,953 2,309 2,379 2,535 2,545

Natural gas ................................................. 208 68 191 204 220 228 281

Electricity .................................................... 877 379 800 926 920 1,026 1,060

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 83 315 326 336 94 104 165

Telephone services .................................... 709 386 714 850 828 804 668

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 208 19 66 140 233 267 393

Cellular phone service .............................. 502 368 647 710 595 536 275

Water and other public services ................. 288 78 221 293 317 373 372

Household operations .................................. 522 199 429 480 517 617 730

Personal services ....................................... 45 32

321 336 342 345 397

Other household expenses ........................ 477 197 408 445 475 572 633

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 286 86 245 312 268 372 342

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 63 25 62 70 67 84 61

Other household products .......................... 160 40 152 185 157 219 166

Postage and stationery ............................... 62 321 30 57 43 69 115

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 803 581 901 971 817 784 747

Household textiles ...................................... 50 28 14 91 54 30 76

Furniture ..................................................... 208 180 274 234 170 197 203

Floor coverings ........................................... 6 32 10 36 6 36 6

Major appliances ........................................ 82 36 77 77 83 126 78

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 49 22 57 72 56 44 44

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 407 313 469 492 448 382 341

Apparel and services ...................................... 769 661 1,152 1,065 782 593 509

Men and boys ............................................... 368 344 548 597 407 264 170

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 358 340 540 571 388 258 169

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 34 8 27 19 37

32

Women and girls .......................................... 86 361 84 84 36 61 158

Women, 16 and over .................................. 78 360 68 369 32 49 154

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 8 32 16 315 35

311 34

Children under 2 ........................................... 311 35

315 39314 317 36

Footwear ...................................................... 141 163 245 180 130 105 70

Other apparel products and services ........... 162 89 259 194 195 146 106

Transportation ................................................ 5,362 4,357 5,477 6,196 5,899 5,660 4,836

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,735 1,854 1,547 2,479 1,896 1,577 1,455

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 721 3570 3518 3924 979 3461 889

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 962 1,216 989 1,497 892 988 559

Other vehicles ............................................ 52 369 339 357 325 3128 36

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,626 1,230 1,836 1,847 1,841 1,734 1,353

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,688 1,020 1,668 1,546 1,858 1,986 1,803

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 102 52 127 141 141 114 56

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 615 428 611 503 778 698 593

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 667 3390 3489 3462 651 934 857

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 305 150 441 441 288 240 297

Public and other transportation .................... 313 252 426 323 303 363 225

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,945 587 1,047 1,130 1,859 2,713 3,262

Health insurance .......................................... 1,063 201 704 719 1,089 1,047 2,015

Medical services ........................................... 558 320 213 248 510 1,224 598

Drugs ............................................................ 258 46 84 119 198 372 530

Medical supplies ........................................... 67 21 47 44 61 70 120

Entertainment ................................................. 1,560 885 1,499 1,896 1,647 1,735 1,599

Fees and admissions ................................... 324 243 414 507 276 375 210

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 714 461 740 816 720 755 756

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 329 84 182 449 385 426 370

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Pets ............................................................ 247 59 147 364 242 338 275

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 82 325 335 385 3143 388 95

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 193 97 164 125 266 180 263

Personal care products and services ............. 199 148 224 248 193 183 198

Reading .......................................................... 67 40 66 65 49 84 84

Education ....................................................... 688 2,295 1,129 325 106 451 188

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 318 157 291 280 495 438 225

Miscellaneous ................................................. 604 286 598 769 444 831 620

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,623 278 1,020 1,600 3,266 1,525 1,753

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,972 1,364 3,768 4,196 4,485 3,635 1,087

Life and other personal insurance ................ 118 318 75 97 108 191 167

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,854 1,346 3,693 4,098 4,377 3,444 920

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $37,224 $17,149 $40,422 $46,074 $42,286 $48,954 $29,322

Wages and salaries ...................................... 25,935 14,259 37,720 39,230 36,095 30,713 6,295

Self-employment income .............................. 2,554 243 1,134 3,789 1,388 7,492 1,234

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,095 3113 324 1,139 2,574 5,959 19,158

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,263 140 234 536 658 3,123 1,986

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 404 112 215 480 707 663 248

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 541 903 385 629 569 725 224

Other income ................................................ 431 1,379 410 271 296 280 176

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,554 896 4,264 4,398 4,178 6,577 1,278

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,796 696 3,313 3,508 3,222 5,268 988

State and local income taxes ....................... 700 198 929 871 919 1,200 174

Other taxes ................................................... 58 31 21 18 36 108 116

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,670 16,253 36,158 41,676 38,109 42,377 28,044

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $6,588 - $894 $8,161 - $2,628 $1,353 $12,888 $13,124

Net change in total assets ............................ 10,721 3,060 11,643 5,765 6,378 16,630 15,452

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,133 3,954 3,482 8,393 5,026 3,742 2,328

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 788 197 324 3127 1,284 1,341 989

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -990 3-85 -613 -1,293 -1,404 -1,954 -575

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 79,587 6,091 34,858 58,369 92,339 112,945 130,862

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 497 106 258 439 543 681 754

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 851 256 645 775 786 1,383 1,004

Food ............................................................. 42 14 11 322 54 60 69

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 35 4 36 25 16 3

Housing ........................................................ 127 27 94 160 123 204 130

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 10 36

3337326 3539

Household textiles ...................................... 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 10 32

34318 38314 311

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

1 ( ) 3631313 310

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 31

34312 373131

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 8 36 55 21 29 34

Other housing ............................................. 76 310 50 80 67 156 76

Apparel and services .................................... 195 107 293 210 197 128 214

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 32 34 65 39 55 26 37

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Females, 2 and over ................................... 81 361 78 81 31 44 157

Children under 2 ......................................... 11 35

315 39313 316 36

Other apparel products and services ......... 71 337 135 381 397 343 344

Jewelry and watches ................................ 46 326 379 359 361 335 327

All other apparel products and services ... 25 312 356 322 336 39

317

Transportation .............................................. 97 14 44 107 156 62 168

Healthcare .................................................... 107 34

3738320 349 3156

Entertainment ............................................... 58 321 80 70 70 75 34

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 36

311 310 392 ( ) 3732

Other entertainment ................................... 52 10 70 60 70 68 32

Personal care products and services ........... 7 31

31311 14 3439

Reading ........................................................ 4 1 ( ) 5

3633 8 32

Education ..................................................... 120 326 352 97 60 301 3134

All other gifts ................................................. 81 5 53 78 66 176 84

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