Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures 

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .................................................... 7,458 1,182 1,499 3,104 1,673 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $35,143 $30,504 $31,924 $33,558 $44,242 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 32,770 28,349 29,461 31,580 41,064 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.5 21.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.2 

 Children under 18 .................................................................................... .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 Earners .................................................................................................... 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.1 .7 1.2 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .......................................................................................................... 48 40 49 49 50 

 Women .................................................................................................... 52 60 51 51 50 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 15 7 14 17 17 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 9 4 9 11 9 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 6 3 5 7 8 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 85 93 86 83 83 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 15 12 11 20 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................ 85 88 89 80 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 17 17 9 16 27 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 83 83 91 84 73 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 33 33 36 31 34 

 College .................................................................................................... 66 66 62 69 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 68 49 68 70 77 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $35,739 $33,752 $32,648 $35,171 $40,682 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 5,272 6,050 4,608 4,875 5,784 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 2,571 2,626 2,437 2,414 2,838 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 342 395 332 291 390 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 129 152 150 106 135 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 213 243 182 185 255 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 531 452 459 550 591 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 146 86 117 165 169 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 102 98 72 118 103 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 50 47 48 49 56 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 121 74 104 131 143 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 71 112 76 52 72 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 41 35 43 36 48 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 257 271 253 242 273 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 83 77 91 78 88 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 174 194 162 165 185 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 493 513 472 446 558 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 173 171 154 164 199 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 158 175 148 125 200 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 74 76 70 64 89 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 87 91 99 93 69 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 948 996 922 884 1,026 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 73 120 54 55 82 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 55 37 42 64 61 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 541 544 538 495 604 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 252 269 273 240 248 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures 

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ..................... 27 326 314 31 32 

 Food away from home............................................................................. 2,700 3,424 2,171 2,460 2,946 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 298 291 372 318 228 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 12,064 11,721 9,786 11,578 15,192 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 8,065 8,271 6,072 7,558 10,644 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 1,114 846 1,035 1,025 1,537 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 556 3380 513 501 819 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 337 391 311 330 333 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ........................... 221 375 211 194 385 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 6,564 7,254 4,615 6,119 8,650 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 387 3170 422 414 457 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 2,062 1,606 1,830 2,244 2,253 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 146 196 235 86 140 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 783 571 625 974 720 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 24 327 350 317 311 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 850 723 716 838 1,083 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 35 338 329 42 324 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 815 686 686 796 1,059 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 259 88 205 329 299 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 559 433 712 497 624 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 143 3106 3340 348 3169 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 416 328 372 449 454 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 314 270 270 326 347 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 89 59 63 98 110 

 Other household products .................................................................... 164 167 176 171 145 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 60 344 331 57 91 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,066 1,141 902 952 1,325 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 57 63 55 30 91 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 301 255 239 238 504 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 8 35 9 9 39 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 155 181 92 190 127 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .................................... 85 74 54 100 93 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 460 563 452 385 501 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,272 1,433 1,709 1,064 1,206 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 329 426 494 240 300 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 300 3394 479 216 257 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 28 31 15 24 43 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 461 472 832 350 381 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 430 438 824 330 322 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 31 334 38 20 59 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 84 335 361 374 137 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 266 3314 3224 266 267 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 132 188 98 134 120 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 7,031 5,481 5,670 8,016 7,517 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 2,899 32,398 2,193 3,471 2,826 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 1,003 31,518 3550 1,343 3414 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 1,833 880 1,627 2,023 2,340 

 Other vehicles ...................................................................................... 

363 ( 2

 ) 316 3106 371 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 1,496 952 1,398 1,598 1,778 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,095 1,421 1,793 2,326 2,414 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 146 89 131 165 166 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 569 298 517 709 550 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 356 400 260 354 415 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 1,023 633 886 1,098 1,283 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 541 710 287 621 500 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 1,355 809 1,489 1,323 1,670 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 840 548 853 855 1,009 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 321 165 349 307 431 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 141 67 219 115 164 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 53 329 68 47 66 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 1,399 1,009 1,254 1,583 1,450 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 373 330 339 414 358 

 Audio and visual equipment and services............................................... 511 375 427 549 593 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 376 179 304 480 387 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 291 140 251 358 307 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures 

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 85 339 353 3122 81 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 139 3125 184 140 111 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 477 505 483 446 498 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 40 342 38 48 27 

 Education .................................................................................................... 2,626 3,228 3,448 2,157 2,330 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 208 202 149 242 186 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 311 79 465 307 356 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 390 348 268 416 482 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 2,997 2,555 2,910 2,798 3,756 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 71 337 50 87 86 

 Pensions and Social Security.................................................................. 2,926 2,517 2,860 2,711 3,671 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ....................................................................... $35,143 $30,504 $31,924 $33,558 $44,242 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 31,416 26,214 29,458 29,599 40,213 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 1,295 31,446 3108 1,577 1,729 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 465 3202 3416 3577 3488 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 162 3136 135 141 246 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 333 591 3187 271 399 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 186 3204 3130 249 3106 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 1,284 1,711 1,491 1,143 1,061 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 2,373 2,156 2,463 1,978 3,178 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 1,656 1,383 1,711 1,423 2,233 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 691 701 724 538 941 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 

325 372 328 318 34 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 32,770 28,349 29,461 31,580 41,064 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $3,991 $583 $6,061 $3,173 $6,062 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 11,574 6,603 9,527 13,354 13,617 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 7,583 6,020 3,466 10,181 7,555 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 785 395 1,802 3662 591 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -336 3

-267 -312 -269 -530 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 28,551 315,178 18,257 24,018 55,628 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 191 3120 138 190 291 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ............................................................... 480 341 799 343 567 

 Food ........................................................................................................ 17 332 35 20 14 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................ 2 31 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 37 

 Housing ................................................................................................... 96 322 153 87 106 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................ 8 ( 2 ) 310 312 37 

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

31 ( 2

 ) ( 1 ) 33 31 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................................ 

34 33 33 32 36 

 Major appliances ............................................................................... 

31 ( 2

 ) 32 31 ( 2 ) 

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

33 33 32 31 36 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 20 36 33 15 44 

 Other housing ....................................................................................... 63 312 3137 55 49 

 Apparel and services ............................................................................... 229 3231 3548 119 177 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................. 46 365 388 314 354 

 Females, 2 and over ............................................................................ 110 362 3408 339 348 

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

39 34 315 314 31 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................... 64 399 337 353 373 

 Jewelry and watches ........................................................................ 

322 32 35 347 37 

 All other apparel products and services ........................................... 42 397 331 36 366 

 Transportation ......................................................................................... 53 16 33 18 163 

 Healthcare ............................................................................................... 

35 35 ( 2

 ) 34 312 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures 

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Entertainment .......................................................................................... 34 38 348 339 336 

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

314 ( 2

 ) 320 322 37 

 Other entertainment ............................................................................. 20 38 27 17 29 

 Personal care products and services ...................................................... 10 ( 2 ) 32 35 29 

 Reading ................................................................................................... 4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 38 32 

 Education ................................................................................................. 

310 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 323 31 

 All other gifts ............................................................................................ 19 327 10 19 20 

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