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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1................................................... 5,824 803 1,166 2,421 1,433 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $45,273 $53,948 $39,867 $44,277 $46,490 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 43,569 50,107 38,804 42,213 46,072 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 21.9 21.8 21.9 22.0 21.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.2 

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

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Earners .................................................................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men.......................................................................................................... 49 46 47 50 51 

 Women .................................................................................................... 51 54 53 50 49 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 17 17 17 18 16 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 10 9 11 10 11 

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

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 83 83 83 82 84 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 12 10 12 16 6 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or 

 African-American .................................................................................. 88 90 88 84 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 22 11 14 23 35 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 78 89 86 77 65 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 33 32 33 35 31 

 College .................................................................................................... 66 68 67 65 67 

 Never attended and other ....................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 76 63 76 77 81 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $40,416 $48,438 $34,637 $38,012 $44,889 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 5,111 6,764 4,854 4,509 5,539 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 2,871 3,707 2,743 2,546 3,129 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 375 434 389 337 398 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 133 135 137 112 161 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 242 299 252 225 237 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 657 788 516 615 774 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 158 205 99 141 208 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 132 145 115 142 124 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 107 149 89 115 89 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 128 142 97 113 169 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 89 493 89 59 134 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 44 55 26 45 51 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 248 352 251 200 276 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 85 88 77 76 105 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 162 265 173 124 171 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 584 770 590 473 676 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 201 217 202 161 259 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 190 309 205 111 254 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 88 97 84 93 80 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 104 147 100 108 84 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 1,008 1,362 997 920 1,005 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 115 247 122 101 77 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 73 75 59 86 63 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 509 642 532 440 545 

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 Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 284 353 271 270 286 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 27 445 414 23 33 

 Food away from home............................................................................. 2,240 3,057 2,111 1,963 2,410 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 293 559 344 223 246 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 15,348 18,329 12,508 14,700 17,056 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 10,270 13,709 7,876 9,382 11,790 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 1,276 1,759 1,237 1,038 1,436 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 501 4548 596 340 670 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 434 766 407 339 430 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses .................... 340 444 234 359 336 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 8,617 11,345 6,255 8,023 10,012 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 377 4605 383 320 342 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 2,330 2,248 2,124 2,470 2,305 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 211 351 338 119 184 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 928 841 730 1,082 879 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 

417 489 48 45 44 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 864 804 784 911 886 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 27 470 413 424 419 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 838 734 772 886 867 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 309 163 264 354 353 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 619 634 585 645 601 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 

452 460 4104 437 431 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 567 574 481 608 569 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 358 371 338 376 341 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 88 4126 108 87 59 

 Other household products .................................................................... 229 218 190 258 218 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 41 427 441 431 65 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,771 1,367 1,584 1,828 2,019 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 77 57 65 46 144 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 471 461 413 463 535 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 12 49 416 11 14 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 249 187 217 330 172 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares .............................. 80 473 69 79 98 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 881 579 804 899 1,056 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,349 1,600 819 1,173 1,934 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 300 4197 149 262 520 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 263 4155 476 247 478 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 37 442 474 415 442 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 427 486 362 311 635 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 376 416 324 250 598 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 

451 470 438 460 437 

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

448 440 431 463 440 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 383 4739 4180 275 561 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 191 138 97 262 177 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 7,688 7,589 7,076 7,314 8,875 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 3,358 43,052 3,403 3,279 3,628 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 998 ( 3 ) 4387 41,845 4623 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 2,294 3,040 3,016 1,303 2,964 

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

466 412 ( 3

 ) 4132 440 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 1,636 1,456 1,388 1,673 1,877 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,457 2,476 2,081 2,226 3,134 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 175 116 163 212 155 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 581 449 538 580 686 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 535 776 341 306 943 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 1,166 1,136 1,039 1,128 1,350 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 237 605 204 136 236 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 1,360 1,504 1,168 1,479 1,244 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 876 1,005 750 947 788 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 292 207 244 360 261 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 129 199 133 117 116 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 63 492 440 55 78 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 1,523 2,032 1,449 1,444 1,476 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 234 276 264 184 271 

 Audio and visual equipment and services............................................... 535 711 473 507 560 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 487 674 619 392 459 

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 Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

under 

25

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 365 542 532 305 259 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 122 4132 487 487 4200 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 267 371 493 361 186 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 491 705 445 432 528 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 65 457 448 63 85 

 Education .................................................................................................... 2,169 3,341 1,570 1,697 2,808 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 224 4231 277 183 246 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 298 314 312 261 340 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 575 405 169 804 614 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 3,921 5,007 3,597 3,728 3,899 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 90 453 4119 67 126 

 Pensions and Social Security.................................................................. 3,831 4,954 3,479 3,661 3,773 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $45,273 $53,948 $39,867 $44,277 $46,490 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 40,006 45,125 34,955 39,337 42,375 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 2,382 44,373 2,377 2,150 1,660 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 383 4537 4314 4305 4486 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... 314 4383 38 572 63 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 388 4479 4346 372 399 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 641 41,894 4138 4407 741 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 1,159 41,158 1,699 1,132 765 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 1,703 3,841 1,062 2,063 418 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 2,027 3,690 1,671 1,716 1,911 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -1,718 4

-1,587 -1,442 -1,612 -2,195 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 875 1,729 821 722 697 

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

4520 48 412 41,238 46 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 43,569 50,107 38,804 42,213 46,072 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... -$294 $7,063 $1,608 $199 -$6,801 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 9,633 12,242 9,084 13,595 1,924 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 9,928 5,179 7,476 13,396 8,724 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 352 4210 4170 4150 919 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -450 4

-444 -457 -286 -723 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 46,339 441,310 28,819 33,698 84,775 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 257 4275 209 211 365 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022