Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017

Item 

Total 

two or 

more 

people 

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) ................................ 91,864 3,666 15,966 18,072 18,931 17,647 17,580 11,467 6,113 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes................................................................ $89,836 $74,176 $75,147 $96,419 $112,750 $99,659 $65,138 $73,527 $49,401 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 77,411 62,387 67,253 83,583 94,512 83,962 58,434 64,567 46,931 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 49.4 21.9 29.9 39.4 49.5 59.3 72.9 68.8 80.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 

 Children under 18 ................................................................8 .8 1.3 1.6 .9 .3 .1 .1 .1 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .2 1.7 1.6 1.8 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 .7 .9 .4 

 Vehicles................................................................ 2.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 48 40 45 43 47 50 55 55 56 

 Women ................................................................ 52 60 55 57 53 50 45 45 44 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 69 27 45 60 74 84 87 87 87 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 43 16 37 50 56 47 28 34 18 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 10 8 10 18 37 59 53 70 

 Renter ................................................................ 31 73 55 40 26 16 13 13 13 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 12 14 15 13 12 11 9 8 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 88 86 85 87 88 89 91 92 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 15 25 20 21 17 10 7 8 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 85 75 80 79 83 90 93 92 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 1 2 3 3 3 5 4 5 

 High school (9-12)................................................................ 30 44 27 26 28 31 34 29 42 

 College ................................................................ 67 55 71 71 68 65 61 66 53 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................93 87 91 93 95 95 93 94 92 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $68,165 $46,063 $58,631 $72,344 $81,112 $73,094 $58,759 $63,665 $49,604 

 Food ................................................................................................ 8,817 5,782 7,793 9,826 10,256 9,045 7,798 8,252 6,964 

 Food at home ................................................................ 5,022 3,305 4,387 5,441 5,659 5,278 4,730 4,934 4,355 

 Cereals and bakery products................................ 654 431 580 730 717 675 621 641 586 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 212 163 211 254 232 193 179 192 156 

 Bakery products................................................................ 443 268 369 476 485 481 442 449 430 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................1,105 781 918 1,174 1,268 1,194 1,043 1,101 936 

 Beef ................................................................ 302 215 240 321 333 326 312 333 272 

 Pork ................................................................ 212 150 167 220 237 237 214 227 189 

 Other meats ................................................................ 149 91 118 163 173 170 136 142 125 

 Poultry................................................................ 215 167 213 236 252 217 166 174 152 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 161 104 119 164 195 180 158 165 147 

 Eggs ................................................................ 66 54 61 70 78 64 57 60 51 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 513 314 456 572 574 526 482 490 466 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 171 123 162 199 193 166 148 149 146 

 Other dairy products ................................ 341 192 294 373 380 361 334 341 320 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 968 631 870 1,069 1,067 978 933 968 867 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................358 239 317 395 408 351 347 359 324 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 316 193 284 351 344 324 307 324 274 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 132 85 123 147 141 132 124 123 127 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 162 114 146 175 174 171 154 162 141 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 1,782 1,148 1,564 1,896 2,034 1,906 1,652 1,734 1,500 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 177 96 142 178 207 191 186 192 175 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 137 98 116 140 152 153 130 132 125 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

two or 

more 

people 

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 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 924 620 853 1,023 1,045 953 812 855 733 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 478 316 412 487 547 529 452 463 431 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips................................................................ 68 17 41 69 83 80 73 92 37 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 3,794 2,478 3,406 4,385 4,597 3,767 3,069 3,317 2,609 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 581 285 524 594 646 683 528 567 457 

 Housing ................................................................ 21,883 15,537 20,703 24,617 24,729 21,774 18,593 19,954 16,048 

 Shelter ................................................................ 12,712 9,886 12,625 14,523 14,670 12,300 9,825 10,688 8,207 

 Owned dwellings................................................................ 7,936 2,066 5,522 8,729 10,023 9,146 7,072 7,917 5,488 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 3,826 1,098 3,253 5,175 5,346 3,735 1,980 2,482 1,040 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 2,370 623 1,242 2,103 2,923 3,056 2,750 2,978 2,320 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 1,740 345 1,027 1,451 1,754 2,354 2,342 2,457 2,127 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 3,836 7,534 6,677 5,099 3,366 1,877 1,661 1,469 2,021 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 940 285 426 695 1,282 1,276 1,091 1,301 699 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,470 3,081 3,687 4,580 5,092 4,841 4,317 4,495 3,984 

 Natural gas ................................................................418 187 328 413 458 483 445 454 427 

 Electricity................................................................ 1,634 1,217 1,363 1,644 1,793 1,755 1,663 1,700 1,595 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 102 34 56 77 109 139 141 144 136 

 Telephone services................................................................ 1,645 1,285 1,421 1,764 1,958 1,744 1,366 1,494 1,125 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards................................................................ 293 82 109 217 308 380 477 446 536 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 1,352 1,203 1,312 1,547 1,650 1,364 889 1,048 589 

 Water and other public services ................................671 358 519 681 774 721 702 703 702 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,650 833 1,896 2,413 1,473 1,291 1,365 1,379 1,338 

 Personal services ................................................................ 582 314 1,147 1,357 315 111 90 70 3128 

 Other household expenses................................ 1,067 519 749 1,056 1,158 1,180 1,274 1,309 1,210 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 820 383 604 805 909 945 939 1,003 822 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 197 108 152 218 227 206 199 205 188 

 Other household products ................................ 463 198 356 447 507 543 526 561 461 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 160 77 97 139 175 195 214 236 173 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 2,231 1,353 1,892 2,297 2,584 2,398 2,147 2,390 1,697 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 124 68 116 126 145 119 127 136 110 

 Furniture................................................................ 585 384 573 681 588 590 531 592 416 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 30 13 18 55 26 35 20 24 10 

 Major appliances................................................................ 339 239 260 329 408 376 330 370 254 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 146 103 120 141 174 174 131 143 109 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 1,007 546 805 965 1,244 1,105 1,009 1,124 797 

 Apparel and services................................................................ 2,143 1,532 2,170 2,652 2,643 1,919 1,454 1,595 1,194 

 Men and boys ................................................................521 325 516 633 708 458 327 370 248 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 383 280 347 348 549 402 287 324 219 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................138 45 170 284 160 56 40 46 29 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 794 490 672 940 1,052 769 591 658 468 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 655 427 521 669 860 716 551 609 443 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................139 63 152 271 192 53 40 49 25 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 95 93 224 121 58 38 40 48 325 

 Footwear ................................................................ 454 427 422 614 562 409 259 272 235 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 280 196 336 345 262 245 237 247 218 

 Transportation ................................................................ 11,111 9,779 10,070 11,577 12,824 11,874 9,289 10,731 6,596 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 4,733 5,164 4,549 4,905 5,272 4,963 3,820 4,475 2,591 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 2,172 1,738 1,839 2,086 2,140 2,656 2,202 2,597 1,460 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 2,497 3,377 2,649 2,750 3,034 2,269 1,564 1,799 1,123 

 Other vehicles ................................................................64 349 61 69 99 38 354 378 38 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 2,325 2,047 2,187 2,596 2,721 2,422 1,704 1,918 1,302 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 3,280 2,208 2,766 3,225 3,933 3,613 3,036 3,490 2,193 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 279 235 303 339 336 261 162 212 68 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 998 709 776 927 1,217 1,206 899 1,023 665 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 1,204 742 986 1,096 1,511 1,250 1,270 1,479 887 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 799 522 701 863 870 897 705 775 573 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 774 360 568 850 897 877 730 848 510 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 5,538 2,130 3,407 4,552 5,582 6,721 7,975 7,808 8,287 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 3,829 1,456 2,384 3,164 3,829 4,485 5,663 5,560 5,856 

 Medical services ................................................................ 999 494 695 873 1,053 1,312 1,138 1,137 1,141 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

two or 

more 

people 

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 

 Drugs ................................................................ 535 121 234 369 524 714 911 873 983 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 174 60 95 146 177 209 262 238 308 

 Entertainment ................................................................3,615 2,008 2,812 4,055 4,382 3,847 3,219 3,798 2,140 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 867 401 612 1,094 1,176 775 727 869 461 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 1,156 766 956 1,184 1,286 1,241 1,166 1,250 1,009 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 956 524 729 1,044 1,170 1,177 752 923 436 

 Pets ................................................................ 763 375 517 791 947 1,006 631 773 369 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................194 149 211 253 222 171 121 150 67 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 636 317 515 733 750 654 574 756 235 

 Personal care products and services ................................846 520 661 943 1,007 871 802 858 696 

 Reading ................................................................ 121 41 64 106 130 134 185 170 212 

 Education ................................................................ 1,682 1,666 1,228 1,276 3,390 1,824 536 662 300 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 373 432 344 369 435 446 252 304 154 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................1,085 508 654 1,106 1,388 1,290 1,040 1,122 886 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 2,034 924 1,050 1,565 2,417 2,578 2,683 2,627 2,787 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 8,337 4,919 7,152 9,107 11,282 10,087 4,405 5,217 2,883 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................455 74 207 368 519 680 555 588 492 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 7,882 4,845 6,945 8,740 10,763 9,407 3,850 4,628 2,391 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $89,836 $74,176 $75,147 $96,419 $112,750 $99,659 $65,138 $73,527 $49,401 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 71,428 46,423 69,505 86,984 97,875 79,085 26,230 33,986 11,681 

 Self-employment income ................................ 6,935 25,460 3,571 5,797 9,140 7,390 4,463 5,524 2,473 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 8,122 354 502 1,306 2,416 8,962 28,972 27,774 31,219 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................................................ 2,037 142 229 833 2,006 2,994 4,382 5,084 3,065 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 543 826 689 707 473 495 308 314 297 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support................................ 477 294 375 576 452 431 579 603 535 

 Other income ................................................................294 676 276 215 387 302 203 241 131 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................ 12,425 11,789 7,894 12,836 18,238 15,697 6,704 8,961 2,470 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 9,797 10,994 5,767 9,920 14,462 12,477 5,365 7,160 1,999 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 2,553 770 2,078 2,862 3,653 3,126 1,277 1,723 442 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 75 325 50 53 123 94 61 78 30 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 77,411 62,387 67,253 83,583 94,512 83,962 58,434 64,567 46,931 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................ $13,413 $1,171 $5,973 $6,144 $19,562 $22,953 $14,001 $16,190 $9,894 

 Net change in total assets ................................ 23,681 10,266 21,719 23,029 28,060 30,770 17,100 20,432 10,850 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................ 10,268 9,095 15,746 16,885 8,499 7,817 3,099 4,242 957 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................ 913 140 265 496 383 1,168 2,406 3,599 169 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property ................................................................ -2,315 -460 -1,254 -2,282 -3,373 -2,916 -1,958 -2,053 -1,779 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home ................................................................ 210,042 44,056 101,215 188,660 251,638 259,269 271,268 285,194 245,149 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home ................................................................ 1,145 301 649 1,040 1,330 1,405 1,421 1,477 1,315 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

two or 

more 

people 

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 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................ 1,308 691 549 831 1,974 1,968 1,257 1,500 807 

 Food ................................................................ 94 21 56 53 122 168 85 90 77 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 13 32 15 15 14 19 7 5 11 

 Housing ................................................................ 252 149 132 159 316 413 251 278 201 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................ 33 12 23 24 35 53 36 48 16 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 10 39 5 36 10 18 10 12 36 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................24 312 13 10 26 51 23 20 29 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 9 ( 1 ) 2 4 7 22 12 9 19 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 15 312 10 6 19 29 11 11 310 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 50 40 39 33 54 84 44 53 27 

 Other housing ................................................................ 134 77 52 86 191 206 137 145 123 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 214 156 172 196 242 240 233 280 146 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................ 60 25 41 53 77 71 66 78 43 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................ 71 35 47 65 81 89 81 101 45 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 36 328 43 34 40 29 36 44 320 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 47 368 40 45 44 51 50 57 338 

 Jewelry and watches ................................ 7 32 11 34 3 10 9 8 311 

 All other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 40 365 30 41 41 40 41 48 326 

 Transportation ................................................................126 192 54 164 133 138 122 140 88 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 19 31 33 10 25 37 22 22 321 

 Entertainment ................................................................107 72 59 77 138 151 115 151 48 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles ................................................................ 46 321 28 32 73 60 43 55 319 

 Other entertainment ................................................................ 61 51 31 45 65 91 72 96 29 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 12 39 8 14 10 12 18 22 10 

 Reading ................................................................ 3 31 1 3 3 4 6 7 3 

 Education ................................................................ 366 377 5 89 840 620 273 337 155 

 All other gifts ................................................................ 101 11 44 51 130 165 126 168 47 

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, 2018