Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 12,391 460 2,764 4,756 2,749 1,144 517

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $87,596 $57,461 $60,718 $92,848 $103,864 $97,381 $101,675

Income after taxes .......................................... 80,772 57,755 59,200 84,662 93,123 89,262 96,364

Age of reference person ................................. 42.1 21.4 30.6 39.6 49.0 58.6 70.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.8

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.2 1.7 2.1

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .1 1.1 2 ( ) .1 .1 .2 1.5

Earners ......................................................... 2.2 2.3 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.7

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.4 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 43 37 33 43 49 49 45

Women ......................................................... 57 63 67 57 51 51 55

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 28 48 68 75 81 79

With mortgage ............................................ 49 12 36 57 58 52 29

Without mortgage ....................................... 16 16 12 11 17 29 49

Renter ........................................................... 35 72 52 32 25 19 21

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 12 16 13 16 20 17

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 88 84 87 84 80 83

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 28 53 34 28 22 21 17

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 72 47 66 72 78 79 83

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 10 7 11 9 11 13 17

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 57 40 30 29 32 43

College ......................................................... 55 36 49 61 60 54 39

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 82 91 95 94 93 89

Average annual expenditures ........................... $67,314 $47,020 $52,862 $71,111 $77,854 $73,822 $63,362

Food ............................................................... 9,873 7,459 8,335 10,034 11,379 11,968 9,270

Food at home ............................................... 6,332 5,188 5,377 6,344 7,118 8,134 6,299

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 892 728 737 900 1,018 1,115 932

Cereals and cereal products .................... 329 284 269 338 367 408 340

Bakery products ....................................... 562 444 468 562 651 707 592

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,517 1,284 1,319 1,456 1,780 1,983 1,429

Beef .......................................................... 410 285 359 414 461 520 398

Pork .......................................................... 294 271 253 268 358 378 349

Other meats .............................................. 208 114 164 204 248 366 152

Poultry ...................................................... 314 348 304 305 334 345 247

Fish and seafood ...................................... 192 176 138 172 271 261 214

Eggs ......................................................... 98 90 101 93 107 112 68

Dairy products ............................................ 643 557 571 670 678 772 522

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 261 238 242 274 259 312 185

Other dairy products ................................. 383 319 330 396 418 460 337

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,165 847 1,007 1,169 1,298 1,515 1,216

Fresh fruits ............................................... 422 287 370 428 478 484 465

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 355 253 305 355 405 478 323

Processed fruits ........................................ 173 135 150 167 192 244 202

Processed vegetables .............................. 215 171 182 220 223 309 226

Other food at home .................................... 2,115 1,772 1,743 2,149 2,344 2,749 2,199

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 210 157 185 211 230 279 187

Fats and oils ............................................. 193 135 151 187 225 300 228

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,100 933 898 1,150 1,180 1,374 1,189

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 563 528 462 552 653 747 529

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 50 118 47 48 57 49 166

Food away from home .................................. 3,542 2,270 2,958 3,690 4,261 3,834 2,971

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 320 210 256 303 446 332 321

Housing .......................................................... 22,015 17,262 17,807 24,276 23,552 22,946 18,836

Shelter .......................................................... 12,397 10,317 9,908 14,235 13,178 11,682 8,077

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,903 2,097 4,595 9,830 9,033 8,478 5,743

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,500 1836 2,804 5,995 4,790 4,195 2,224

Property taxes .......................................... 2,106 926 1,139 2,291 2,795 2,512 2,075

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,296 336 653 1,544 1,449 1,771 1,444

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,853 8,115 5,047 3,787 3,078 2,291 1,856

Other lodging .............................................. 641 1104 265 618 1,068 913 478

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,473 4,494 4,383 5,604 5,888 6,262 7,004

Natural gas ................................................. 619 490 429 618 732 781 793

Electricity .................................................... 2,058 1,662 1,771 2,124 2,090 2,309 2,615

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 149 144 77 139 219 119 1420

Telephone services .................................... 1,860 1,623 1,445 1,940 2,055 2,154 1,852

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 387 261 207 369 486 562 704

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,473 1,362 1,238 1,571 1,569 1,592 1,147

Water and other public services ................. 787 675 660 783 792 899 1,324

Household operations .................................. 1,531 714 1,463 1,902 1,284 1,210 1,238

Personal services ....................................... 699 1230 955 961 343 1248 1214

Other household expenses ........................ 832 484 508 941 941 962 1,024

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 828 419 676 753 1,058 1,313 994

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 225 101 203 209 256 319 361

Other household products .......................... 483 283 359 432 656 793 567

Postage and stationery ............................... 119 135 113 111 146 201 66

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,787 1,319 1,377 1,782 2,143 2,479 1,523

Household textiles ...................................... 99 154 62 78 119 315 181

Furniture ..................................................... 473 296 386 559 470 499 254

Floor coverings ........................................... 24 15 7 26 35 145 13

Major appliances ........................................ 320 306 250 321 367 269 517

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 127 265 82 126 149 115 133

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 744 392 590 673 1,003 1,236 535

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,612 3,310 2,518 2,474 2,641 3,047 2,578

Men and boys ............................................... 674 512 633 705 687 833 465

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 367 1358 283 341 422 650 1319

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 307 154 351 364 266 183 146

Women and girls .......................................... 946 1,664 805 817 944 1,339 1,364

Women, 16 and over .................................. 641 1,426 471 486 679 1,136 986

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 305 238 334 331 265 203 378

Children under 2 ........................................... 193 1358 327 149 109 1127 1117

Footwear ...................................................... 597 583 592 569 684 573 1510

Other apparel products and services ........... 201 192 161 233 216 174 122

Transportation ................................................ 12,040 8,084 9,869 12,206 14,686 12,222 12,246

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,306 12,471 3,712 4,250 5,663 3,231 4,795

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,722 1574 1,451 1,772 2,384 1683 12,509

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,544 1,897 2,229 2,450 3,182 2,542 2,286

Other vehicles ............................................ 40 3 ( ) 132 128 197 15

3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,822 3,236 3,207 4,066 4,043 4,101 3,592

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,334 1,992 2,647 3,316 4,135 4,185 3,284

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 305 146 296 335 303 291 247

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 1,051 577 728 1,028 1,383 1,244 1,383

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,323 1831 986 1,227 1,816 11,992 11,241

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 655 438 638 725 633 658 413

Public and other transportation .................... 578 385 303 573 845 705 575

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,108 1,388 2,675 4,362 4,912 5,339 4,958

Health insurance .......................................... 2,540 1,010 1,862 2,615 2,853 3,348 3,398

Medical services ........................................... 1,007 142 530 1,219 1,352 983 589

Drugs ............................................................ 426 205 211 391 542 774 788

Medical supplies ........................................... 135 131 72 136 166 233 183

Entertainment ................................................. 3,392 1,454 2,812 3,573 4,271 2,871 3,250

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Fees and admissions ................................... 868 204 498 1,065 1,124 591 911

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,148 950 970 1,266 1,116 1,217 1,177

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 770 239 1,013 762 701 568 771

Pets ............................................................ 548 184 701 511 568 347 696

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 222 154 312 251 133 1222 174

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 607 161 332 481 1,330 494 1391

Personal care products and services ............. 713 516 455 746 940 829 766

Reading .......................................................... 104 185 60 123 97 129 152

Education ....................................................... 1,738 1,678 975 1,786 2,371 2,342 797

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 350 342 304 259 398 656 503

Miscellaneous ................................................. 679 314 567 703 813 691 706

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,733 551 1,319 1,879 2,117 1,689 1,696

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,638 4,367 4,908 8,388 9,231 8,761 7,283

Life and other personal insurance ................ 342 145 147 415 394 343 710

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,295 4,322 4,761 7,973 8,837 8,418 6,573

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $87,596 $57,461 $60,718 $92,848 $103,864 $97,381 $101,675

Wages and salaries ...................................... 75,352 51,533 52,563 81,601 90,637 81,266 66,555

Self-employment income .............................. 6,540 12,335 2,869 7,528 8,175 7,778 9,393

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,769 1935 1,180 1,314 2,587 5,496 21,221

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 890 1154 1,412 854 614 416 1,597

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 1,208 1,414 1,679 788 1,109 1,585 2,075

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 610 1628 669 616 489 707 1667

Other income ................................................ 226 1462 346 146 254 1133 1166

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 6,824 -294 1,518 8,186 10,740 8,119 5,311

Federal income taxes ................................... 4,754 -935 358 5,793 7,966 5,824 4,311

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,030 641 1,141 2,360 2,695 2,236 989

Other taxes ................................................... 40 3 ( ) 119 33 179 158 111

Income after taxes .......................................... 80,772 57,755 59,200 84,662 93,123 89,262 96,364

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $2,680 $5,633 - $711 - $631 $5,218 $19,238 - $1,489

Net change in total assets ............................ 13,912 6,561 8,137 11,482 20,553 29,959 2,884

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 11,232 928 8,848 12,113 15,335 10,721 4,373

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 143 123 1126 154 1109 1327 13

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,374 1-466 -1,236 -2,854 -3,002 -2,502 -2,113

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 177,685 82,914 91,914 195,003 229,593 217,636 196,945

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,011 422 593 1,114 1,259 1,221 1,049

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 533 260 401 448 648 1,061 598

Food ............................................................. 52 116 17 64 81 61 131

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 111 15 7 14 11

3 ( )

Housing ........................................................ 131 155 140 118 154 144 1143

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 111 15 21 13 115 113

Household textiles ...................................... 15

133 ( ) 1711120 3 ( )

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 15 15

112 17135 13123

Major appliances ...................................... 10 3 ( ) 112 11

131 113 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 15

2 ( ) 161312123

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 19 112 16 20 34 112 122

Other housing ............................................. 79 124 117 62 72 194 185

Apparel and services .................................... 118 1126 101 92 117 246 1231

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 26 110 112 20 17 153 13

Females, 2 and over ................................... 26 118 113 23 39 144 151

Children under 2 ......................................... 35 169 153 122 130 138 123

Other apparel products and services ......... 30 129 123 127 130 111 1153

Jewelry and watches ................................ 15

3 ( ) 131516111 3 ( )

All other apparel products and services ... 26 129 121 122 125 3 ( ) 1153

Transportation .............................................. 45 117 31 25 93 75 12

Healthcare .................................................... 18

2 ( ) 12111 110 14114

Entertainment ............................................... 45 121 171 38 35 148 115

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 15 112 121 116 18

110 13

Other entertainment ................................... 30 19

150 21 26 39 112

Personal care products and services ........... 6 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 8 18

110 12

Reading ........................................................ 1 3 ( ) 11

12113 ( ) 13

Education ..................................................... 83 19

16154 1111 1329 1147

All other gifts ................................................. 37 14 27 30 25 142 19

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015