Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011

Item

All

single

females

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) ....... 19,164 1,835 1,780 1,469 2,536 3,598 7,947 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $29,080 $13,110 $39,834 $42,473 $35,057 $35,748 $22,959 

Income after taxes ........................................ 28,107 13,258 38,124 40,486 33,173 34,471 22,507 

Age of reference person ................................ 57.6 21.1 28.8 39.7 50.1 59.5 77.5 

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 ................................... .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .5 .8 .9 .8 .8 .6 .1 

Vehicles ....................................................... .9 .5 .9 .9 1.1 1.1 .9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Female ......................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 29 45 54 65 71 

With mortgage ............................................ 23 1 25 37 38 35 14 

Without mortgage ....................................... 32 1 4 8 16 30 57 

Renter .......................................................... 45 98 71 55 46 35 29 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 13 12 18 18 18 17 9 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 87 88 82 82 82 83 91 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 94 95 91 92 93 94 95 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 14 14 25 33 36 49 

College ......................................................... 59 86 85 74 65 61 42 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 74 45 79 78 82 81 73 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $28,688 $17,928 $33,307 $36,379 $31,367 $34,086 $25,341 

Food ............................................................... 3,241 2,570 3,670 3,801 3,375 3,641 2,924 

Food at home ............................................... 2,057 1,202 1,803 2,175 2,179 2,329 2,093 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 284 188 241 259 307 294 304 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 89 70 99 91 98 87 88 

Bakery products ....................................... 195 118 142 168 209 207 216 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 383 221 303 391 420 462 382 

Beef .......................................................... 88 59 57 92 104 112 84 

Pork .......................................................... 73 35 52 80 86 79 77 

Other meats ............................................. 54 30 49 52 58 60 56 

Poultry ...................................................... 69 45 60 65 74 82 67 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 69 34 58 74 71 93 65 

Eggs ......................................................... 29 18 26 28 27 34 31 

Dairy products ............................................ 223 129 205 231 228 255 228 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 76 47 69 73 80 81 80 

Other dairy products ................................ 147 82 136 158 149 174 148 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 419 254 396 400 431 452 441 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 153 93 142 145 148 175 160 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 136 76 140 134 138 146 140 

Processed fruits ....................................... 63 38 56 63 63 65 69 

Processed vegetables .............................. 68 47 59 57 81 66 72 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other food at home .................................... $748 $410 $657 $895 $792 $866 $738 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 85 35 62 94 86 102 90 

Fats and oils ............................................. 64 29 59 57 71 67 68 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 387 232 355 476 388 435 385 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 191 105 160 235 224 231 176 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 22 7 21 33 23 31 18 

Food away from home ................................. 1,184 1,369 1,867 1,625 1,196 1,312 831 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 215 352 366 372 197 236 120 

Housing .......................................................... 11,459 6,217 13,455 14,141 12,330 12,817 10,824 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,037 4,632 9,638 9,331 7,790 7,806 5,998 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,654 189 2,956 4,680 4,339 5,075 3,558 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,450 2122 1,820 3,066 2,336 2,343 687 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,173 47 632 1,068 1,105 1,471 1,461 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,031 219 503 546 898 1,261 1,410 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,093 4,086 6,295 4,418 3,179 2,353 2,209 

Other lodging ............................................. 291 358 387 233 271 379 232 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,464 759 2,117 2,659 2,786 2,806 2,640 

Natural gas ................................................. 312 69 209 323 297 337 383 

Electricity .................................................... 948 315 819 1,037 1,145 1,050 998 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 117 22 226 238 54 117 198 

Telephone services .................................... 750 319 855 933 959 917 650 

Water and other public services ................. 336 54 208 327 331 385 411 

Household operations .................................. 713 160 451 691 542 771 931 

Personal services ....................................... 162 22 230 2117 27 222 349 

Other household expenses ........................ 551 158 421 574 535 750 582 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 426 164 244 442 362 483 518 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 91 59 65 96 96 102 97 

Other household products .......................... 228 80 118 254 171 269 282 

Postage and stationery .............................. 107 25 62 92 94 112 139 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 820 502 1,004 1,018 851 951 736 

Household textiles ...................................... 72 26 68 49 54 73 93 

Furniture ..................................................... 184 146 333 278 162 191 147 

Floor coverings .......................................... 17 4 19 216 45 16 12 

Major appliances ........................................ 110 22 75 144 116 159 108 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 59 55 81 71 62 65 49 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 376 249 429 459 413 447 327 

Apparel and services ..................................... 1,046 1,107 1,494 1,357 1,043 1,197 798 

Men and boys .............................................. 75 249 75 94 57 98 72 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 60 245 269 276 243 77 55 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 15 23 26 18 13 22 17 

Women and girls .......................................... 638 709 979 689 620 721 493 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 608 705 964 650 591 660 472 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 30 24 215 238 29 61 21 

Children under 2 .......................................... 20 211 14 29 52 18 14 

Footwear ...................................................... 178 241 192 410 157 217 112 

Other apparel products and services ........... 135 97 234 156 157 141 107 

Transportation ................................................ 3,690 2,255 4,946 4,616 4,535 5,027 2,681 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 938 2441 21,342 21,129 1,213 1,667 511 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 547 2188 2744 2485 2751 1,015 320 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 381 2240 597 643 392 652 191 

Other vehicles ............................................ 210 213 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 270 3 ( ) 3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,080 894 1,455 1,520 1,450 1,287 746 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,357 $638 $1,598 $1,609 $1,588 $1,695 $1,183 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 88 48 185 142 133 123 36 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 418 234 488 486 532 556 334 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 616 2246 2477 2699 629 775 627 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 235 110 447 283 294 241 186 

Public and other transportation .................... 315 281 552 358 285 377 241 

Health care ..................................................... 2,429 384 1,296 1,803 1,919 2,675 3,320 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,399 174 696 906 1,001 1,339 2,083 

Medical services .......................................... 524 121 384 547 505 743 550 

Drugs ........................................................... 402 68 160 267 328 499 534 

Medical supplies .......................................... 106 22 57 83 85 94 152 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,432 814 1,450 1,962 1,737 1,702 1,244 

Fees and admissions ................................... 250 202 374 408 274 288 178 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 632 368 613 800 688 727 607 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 472 193 385 647 643 606 400 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 78 50 78 107 132 82 60 

Personal care products and services ............. 524 321 688 756 528 540 478 

Reading .......................................................... 93 38 73 87 83 93 116 

Education ....................................................... 503 2,732 913 594 254 245 78 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 172 90 162 307 290 274 85 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 645 121 411 1,713 624 809 570 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,098 125 649 892 864 1,225 1,478 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,139 802 3,734 3,977 3,588 3,606 625 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 188 21 85 95 166 445 162 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 1,951 801 3,649 3,882 3,422 3,161 463 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 29,080 13,110 39,834 42,473 35,057 35,748 22,959 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 17,303 9,774 37,714 37,905 29,874 24,467 3,408 

Self-employment income ............................. 666 276 2469 1,245 522 1,523 398 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,439 276 2262 1,071 1,591 6,493 16,629 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,300 165 361 296 1,187 1,705 1,810 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 248 2128 2224 336 624 450 254 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 340 191 112 462 605 505 243 

Regular contributions for support ................. 558 2,049 362 1,016 507 384 268 

Other income ............................................... 227 652 330 2143 148 220 149 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 973 -148 1,709 1,987 1,885 1,277 452 

Federal income taxes ................................... 635 -186 1,182 1,422 1,452 821 212 

State and local income taxes ....................... 221 34 495 524 360 329 55 

Other taxes .................................................. 117 25 33 41 73 126 185 

Income after taxes ......................................... 28,107 13,258 38,124 40,486 33,173 34,471 22,507 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $809 - $744 - $1,671 $212 $1,815 - $3,181 - $583 

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,506 243 6,681 10,116 4,422 3,282 -276 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 3,315 987 8,352 9,905 2,607 6,463 307 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 681 397 229 55 571 1,593 629 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -972 2-61 -1,071 -1,274 -1,442 -1,744 -605 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 100,732 23,226 47,949 83,405 92,188 124,959 130,026 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 604 232 348 537 572 759 745 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 816 314 623 818 941 1,182 762 

Food ............................................................. 68 16 41 91 105 132 39 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 10 28 8 223 13 15 5 

Housing ........................................................ 183 53 78 159 163 305 191 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 31 215 16 46 47 27 31 

Household textiles ...................................... 8 22 24 25 24 15 9 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 17 23 29 26 28 27 17 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 3 ( ) 21 1 ( ) 28 8 3 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 23 28 26 219 20 13 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 42 222 32 66 23 74 37 

Other housing ............................................ 84 211 218 236 61 161 97 

Apparel and services ................................... 216 165 210 315 232 266 181 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 74 249 75 92 55 98 72 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 71 223 46 95 76 108 63 

Children under 2 ........................................ 20 11 14 29 52 18 14 

Other apparel products and services ......... 51 282 276 2118 49 42 33 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 14 23 249 212 210 10 12 

All other apparel products and services ... 37 280 226 2106 238 32 20 

Transportation .............................................. 67 16 157 25 42 98 61 

Health care ................................................... 46 26 23 213 218 242 82 

Entertainment ............................................... 65 234 55 90 75 90 54 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 22 1 ( ) 217 238 214 243 18 

Other entertainment ................................... 42 34 37 51 60 47 35 

Personal care products and services ........... 10 28 27 19 17 11 6 

Reading ........................................................ 2 21 24 1 ( ) 22 4 2 

Education ..................................................... 67 3 ( ) 26 223 167 142 39 

All other gifts ................................................ 82 8 53 62 109 77 102 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012