Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 16,630 2,055 2,913 2,322 3,009 2,873 3,459 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $39,167 $15,108 $43,507 $47,999 $44,049 $51,079 $29,736 

Income after taxes ........................................ 37,601 14,672 41,853 45,382 41,832 49,047 29,231 

Age of reference person ................................ 48.2 21.4 29.1 39.6 49.6 59.3 75.5 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 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.

Persons 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 ....................................................... 1.3 .7 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 45 6 26 42 48 61 68 

With mortgage ............................................ 24 4 23 35 33 30 16 

Without mortgage ....................................... 21 2 3 7 15 31 52 

Renter .......................................................... 55 94 74 58 52 39 32 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 12 9 11 16 14 13 11 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 88 91 89 84 86 87 89 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 8 7 11 11 9 5 7 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 93 89 89 91 95 93 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 4 1 ( ) 2 1 3 5 11 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 21 21 31 42 34 38 

College ......................................................... 63 79 76 67 54 61 50 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 79 60 82 81 80 83 81 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $31,288 $19,276 $34,965 $36,685 $33,141 $32,764 $28,725 

Food ............................................................... 3,916 2,771 4,589 4,408 4,014 4,021 3,464 

Food at home ............................................... 1,871 1,060 1,702 1,979 2,022 2,120 1,998 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 255 166 198 251 266 299 298 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 83 55 70 84 86 89 97 

Bakery products ....................................... 172 112 128 166 180 210 201 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 397 185 437 433 439 451 367 

Beef .......................................................... 95 42 128 99 119 94 75 

Pork .......................................................... 77 31 64 79 79 104 85 

Other meats ............................................. 68 45 55 71 89 76 62 

Poultry ...................................................... 70 34 100 78 72 74 54 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 62 315 65 77 56 75 68 

Eggs ......................................................... 25 18 25 29 25 27 24 

Dairy products ............................................ 187 111 161 179 207 221 202 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 74 47 61 78 81 82 79 

Other dairy products ................................ 113 63 100 101 126 139 122 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 338 164 278 353 363 374 413 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 116 55 88 122 123 132 145 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 100 49 89 101 109 116 113 

Processed fruits ....................................... 62 33 45 70 64 61 86 

Processed vegetables .............................. 60 26 55 61 67 65 70 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other food at home .................................... $694 $434 $627 $763 $746 $774 $719 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 61 30 50 67 62 61 79 

Fats and oils ............................................. 49 26 41 57 57 54 53 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 366 221 333 398 371 401 411 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 193 141 180 219 230 230 148 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 25 16 24 23 26 28 29 

Food away from home ................................. 2,046 1,712 2,887 2,429 1,992 1,902 1,465 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 507 611 782 628 454 409 287 

Housing .......................................................... 11,203 6,495 12,546 13,315 11,949 11,132 10,842 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,411 4,545 8,731 9,300 8,040 7,008 6,521 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,231 389 2,540 4,112 4,068 3,783 3,725 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,590 3227 1,721 2,593 2,209 1,612 1,059 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,006 97 565 953 1,223 1,296 1,524 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 635 65 254 566 637 874 1,141 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,806 3,845 5,765 4,806 3,703 2,816 2,373 

Other lodging ............................................. 374 311 425 382 270 409 423 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,232 907 2,005 2,459 2,461 2,462 2,666 

Natural gas ................................................. 260 81 227 287 267 284 349 

Electricity .................................................... 880 364 743 950 976 1,018 1,057 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 101 33 343 66 128 84 220 

Telephone services .................................... 713 382 776 855 787 732 679 

Water and other public services ................. 279 77 216 301 302 344 362 

Household operations .................................. 497 220 416 574 454 594 635 

Personal services ....................................... 58 39 333 3150 352 386 328 

Other household expenses ........................ 439 211 384 424 401 508 607 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 252 91 199 207 294 296 333 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 67 33 59 59 59 76 92 

Other household products .......................... 134 38 97 107 167 164 176 

Postage and stationery .............................. 52 321 43 40 68 56 65 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 811 732 1,194 775 700 771 687 

Household textiles ...................................... 48 16 29 45 34 52 88 

Furniture ..................................................... 244 203 445 276 106 305 148 

Floor coverings .......................................... 27 34 87 17 35 12 30 

Major appliances ........................................ 81 56 112 68 71 55 109 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 48 63 51 30 56 40 49 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 363 390 470 339 428 308 264 

Apparel and services ..................................... 746 623 1,103 1,006 622 765 443 

Men and boys .............................................. 393 365 642 499 286 444 189 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 383 364 627 476 273 438 186 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 31 16 23 13 6 32 

Women and girls .......................................... 64 39 54 115 81 38 73 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 48 38 46 86 355 330 53 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 16 31 39 29 326 38 320 

Children under 2 .......................................... 11 32 323 35 319 39 35 

Footwear ...................................................... 128 3113 191 181 386 138 78 

Other apparel products and services ........... 150 135 192 206 150 137 99 

Transportation ................................................ 4,769 3,246 5,892 5,290 5,011 4,938 3,982 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,364 1,025 2,191 1,511 1,228 1,430 833 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 515 3128 848 3652 3441 698 3285 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 794 870 1,269 827 721 610 543 

Other vehicles ............................................ 55 327 374 332 367 3123 35 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,516 1,211 1,660 1,771 1,712 1,526 1,226 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,571 $781 $1,569 $1,614 $1,788 $1,681 $1,684 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 111 66 152 170 120 116 53 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 576 404 573 651 662 576 556 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 628 3179 3530 3462 767 764 808 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 256 132 314 332 240 225 268 

Public and other transportation .................... 318 229 473 393 283 302 239 

Health care ..................................................... 1,654 262 887 1,372 1,434 1,881 3,311 

Health insurance .......................................... 980 139 578 890 852 1,015 1,962 

Medical services .......................................... 367 57 172 282 317 457 741 

Drugs ........................................................... 239 43 96 140 181 345 498 

Medical supplies .......................................... 67 23 41 60 83 62 110 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,545 991 1,801 1,848 1,503 1,522 1,511 

Fees and admissions ................................... 310 259 369 455 348 218 236 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 718 515 802 861 669 743 703 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 270 96 291 285 322 332 241 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 247 121 338 247 166 229 330 

Personal care products and services ............. 194 133 231 253 180 170 191 

Reading .......................................................... 76 43 59 78 72 84 107 

Education ....................................................... 908 2,482 1,733 365 452 552 336 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 364 223 329 343 556 473 235 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 690 126 493 651 958 1,211 515 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,629 164 903 2,429 1,732 1,651 2,466 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,086 1,103 3,616 4,701 4,204 3,957 1,037 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 131 315 45 118 176 178 201 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,955 1,089 3,572 4,583 4,028 3,779 835 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 39,167 15,108 43,507 47,999 44,049 51,079 29,736 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 27,928 12,045 40,388 44,450 39,260 28,609 5,360 

Self-employment income ............................. 2,876 3522 1,032 1,248 638 12,643 758 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 5,933 3119 266 617 2,183 6,669 20,377 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,072 52 392 529 514 1,676 2,599 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 462 3126 475 582 621 715 220 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 317 110 138 178 626 527 241 

Regular contributions for support ................. 253 1,175 377 3110 334 391 322 

Other income ............................................... 325 959 439 285 173 149 159 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,566 435 1,654 2,617 2,217 2,033 504 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,130 311 1,118 1,955 1,611 1,487 357 

State and local income taxes ....................... 373 121 478 616 508 457 85 

Other taxes .................................................. 63 33 58 46 98 89 63 

Income after taxes ......................................... 37,601 14,672 41,853 45,382 41,832 49,047 29,231 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,947 $2,893 - $934 - $921 - $3,705 - $3,228 - $3,771 

Net change in total assets ............................ 3,155 6,318 7,818 7,282 3,249 -3,285 -152 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 5,103 3,425 8,751 8,203 6,954 -57 3,620 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 996 180 296 348 2,550 1,189 991 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -903 -93 -639 -1,215 -1,325 -1,296 -704 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 87,355 6,874 40,005 69,276 98,945 120,700 149,387 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 479 55 286 453 519 651 734 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 818 168 588 848 1,117 998 959 

Food ............................................................. 51 35 16 41 58 72 85 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 32 10 33 12 19 25 

Housing ........................................................ 133 47 158 202 156 121 107 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 33 17 316 326 312 36 

Household textiles ...................................... 32 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 33 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 36 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 8 34 37 38 316 37 34 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 2 ( ) 31 35 37 36 33 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 34 36 33 39 31 31 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 26 26 36 24 27 24 23 

Other housing ............................................ 83 314 98 150 87 78 67 

Apparel and services ................................... 151 45 180 267 176 96 132 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 18 31 28 26 29 11 311 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 63 35 54 115 81 38 73 

Children under 2 ........................................ 11 32 23 35 319 39 35 

Other apparel products and services ......... 59 338 75 121 347 338 343 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 38 338 52 376 334 321 316 

All other apparel products and services ... 21 2 ( ) 322 345 313 317 327 

Transportation .............................................. 81 18 66 86 176 47 72 

Health care ................................................... 29 31 36 326 18 63 349 

Entertainment ............................................... 68 39 66 80 66 74 93 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 34 2 ( ) 36 310 36 1 ( ) 2 ( )

Other entertainment ................................... 65 9 59 70 61 74 93 

Personal care products and services ........... 4 31 37 8 35 33 31 

Reading ........................................................ 1 1 ( ) 31 33 32 31 31 

Education ..................................................... 221 331 326 90 344 417 317 

All other gifts ................................................ 66 9 51 43 103 87 77 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 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, 2012