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

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2004-2005

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 15,405 2,343 2,732 2,563 2,628 2,130 3,010 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $33,995 $13,680 $35,950 $43,434 $45,833 $39,335 $25,883 

Income after taxes ........................................ 32,204 13,313 33,975 41,191 42,569 36,921 25,262 

Age of reference person ................................ 46.4 21.2 29.1 39.6 49.4 59.4 75.8 

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 over .................................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

Earners ........................................................ .7 .9 .9 .9 .9 .6 .2 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.3 .8 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 47 8 30 50 57 65 68 

With mortgage ............................................ 25 4 25 39 38 32 12 

Without mortgage ....................................... 22 4 5 11 19 34 55 

Renter .......................................................... 53 92 70 50 43 35 32 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 11 6 12 13 14 10 11 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 89 94 88 87 86 90 89 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 8 6 13 12 8 6 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 94 87 88 92 94 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 6 1 2 3 3 7 16 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 21 23 34 36 35 47 

College ......................................................... 61 78 75 63 61 58 37 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 80 67 84 83 81 83 82 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $28,157 $18,189 $30,218 $33,021 $32,706 $30,222 $24,277 

Food ............................................................... 3,449 2,360 3,649 3,952 3,858 3,558 3,149 

Food at home ............................................... 1,602 886 1,414 1,781 1,968 1,685 1,748 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 210 124 181 224 249 215 249 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 68 44 67 69 87 59 76 

Bakery products ....................................... 142 81 114 155 161 156 173 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 383 226 299 470 502 406 374 

Beef .......................................................... 115 69 96 133 160 138 93 

Pork .......................................................... 74 46 45 86 89 88 86 

Other meats ............................................. 51 29 42 58 60 55 55 

Poultry ...................................................... 66 40 63 94 80 58 58 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 57 33 36 75 88 49 56 

Eggs ......................................................... 20 9 17 23 24 17 25 

Dairy products ............................................ 173 93 156 182 194 184 211 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 69 36 59 69 81 74 88 

Other dairy products ................................ 104 58 97 113 113 109 122 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 267 124 226 286 327 279 331 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 90 33 70 101 113 106 110 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 78 39 74 86 95 76 90 

Processed fruits ....................................... 61 33 53 60 73 57 80 

Processed vegetables .............................. 38 20 29 38 47 40 51 

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, 2004-2005 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other food at home .................................... $569 $318 $552 $619 $697 $601 $583 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 50 22 47 52 61 49 61 

Fats and oils ............................................. 42 21 35 35 61 53 44 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 284 177 281 310 324 286 305 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 169 88 168 194 229 176 148 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 24 11 21 28 22 37 25 

Food away from home ................................. 1,847 1,474 2,235 2,171 1,890 1,873 1,401 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 501 590 684 593 469 465 236 

Housing .......................................................... 9,445 5,236 10,364 11,671 10,993 9,946 8,254 

Shelter .......................................................... 6,249 3,784 7,259 7,790 7,364 6,209 4,994 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 2,959 472 2,489 4,165 4,290 3,799 2,539 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,618 283 1,779 2,703 2,586 1,845 584 

Property taxes .......................................... 811 150 470 926 1,079 1,136 1,072 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 530 38 240 536 625 818 884 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,014 3,026 4,601 3,439 2,716 2,088 2,116 

Other lodging ............................................. 276 287 168 185 358 322 338 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 1,834 819 1,796 2,042 2,137 2,186 1,967 

Natural gas ................................................. 271 66 201 289 366 329 355 

Electricity .................................................... 661 302 651 744 749 801 703 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 77 38 21 71 73 155 136 

Telephone services .................................... 641 399 759 750 710 684 539 

Water and other public services ................. 184 44 164 189 240 216 234 

Household operations .................................. 306 96 241 331 344 390 412 

Personal services ....................................... 32 35 320 336 315 324 384 

Other household expenses ........................ 273 91 222 295 329 366 328 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 246 85 235 237 311 296 288 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 59 25 53 57 64 75 73 

Other household products .......................... 120 38 137 94 156 147 132 

Postage and stationery .............................. 68 21 45 86 91 73 84 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 811 453 833 1,271 838 866 594 

Household textiles ...................................... 47 5 94 45 26 23 67 

Furniture ..................................................... 178 130 248 269 156 200 79 

Floor coverings .......................................... 23 313 9 9 22 64 26 

Major appliances ........................................ 80 22 51 84 122 141 70 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 41 20 54 38 36 39 50 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 442 264 377 826 476 398 302 

Apparel and services ..................................... 823 667 992 968 996 893 448 

Men and boys .............................................. 375 341 412 465 474 330 228 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 362 337 396 452 445 318 224 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 13 34 16 13 29 12 34 

Women and girls .......................................... 49 315 55 46 72 38 59 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 35 313 37 312 59 329 352 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 14 32 17 34 13 39 37 

Children under 2 .......................................... 9 32 19 38 35 311 36 

Footwear ...................................................... 165 3160 260 193 172 134 68 

Other apparel products and services ........... 225 149 246 255 273 380 88 

Transportation ................................................ 4,930 3,773 6,137 4,997 5,086 5,138 4,399 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,000 1,735 2,575 1,841 1,923 1,908 1,950 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 874 3524 1,223 603 3603 3997 1,211 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,042 1,106 1,261 1,155 1,300 691 721 

Other vehicles ............................................ 83 3105 391 384 320 3220 317 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,135 886 1,299 1,267 1,186 1,306 901 

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, 2004-2005 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,540 $988 $1,924 $1,592 $1,707 $1,670 $1,339 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 143 81 224 182 155 165 61 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 539 409 635 518 558 579 528 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 584 342 711 602 690 590 545 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 273 156 353 290 305 336 206 

Public transportation .................................... 257 164 340 296 269 254 210 

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,377 288 665 952 1,223 1,866 3,018 

Health insurance .......................................... 713 185 413 558 626 911 1,464 

Medical services .......................................... 360 56 153 179 326 551 835 

Drugs ........................................................... 252 36 89 172 229 337 591 

Medical supplies .......................................... 52 12 10 42 42 67 128 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,459 1,135 1,665 1,649 1,580 1,535 1,192 

Fees and admissions ................................... 377 290 413 490 411 273 357 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 632 473 788 673 712 629 512 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 171 51 231 210 163 235 133 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 279 322 233 275 294 398 190 

Personal care products and services ............. 196 117 241 203 229 202 173 

Reading .......................................................... 93 47 77 83 112 124 110 

Education ....................................................... 714 2,395 846 282 521 348 79 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 266 191 210 358 383 281 185 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 707 168 557 807 885 939 854 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,322 216 888 2,022 1,925 1,584 1,269 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,872 1,003 3,242 4,486 4,445 3,341 911 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 155 17 100 139 206 316 167 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 2,717 985 3,143 4,347 4,239 3,026 744 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 33,995 13,680 35,950 43,434 45,833 39,335 25,883 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 25,335 11,081 32,579 39,850 38,830 25,614 5,521 

Self-employment income ............................. 1,969 3340 1,997 1,840 3,180 3,369 1,273 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 4,785 348 292 584 1,571 7,623 16,921 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,017 313 304 409 1,280 2,024 1,790 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 190 332 98 276 443 149 3129 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 191 342 46 275 296 419 114 

Regular contributions for support ................. 262 1,150 252 342 3109 341 358 

Other income ............................................... 246 675 382 160 124 97 376 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,791 367 1,975 2,243 3,264 2,414 621 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,309 272 1,490 1,624 2,469 1,812 317 

State and local income taxes ....................... 365 91 446 504 675 432 71 

Other taxes .................................................. 116 4 39 115 120 170 233 

Income after taxes ......................................... 32,204 13,313 33,975 41,191 42,569 36,921 25,262 

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, 2004-2005 — 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 ........ - $2,540 $936 - $6,318 - $3,002 $469 - $3,061 - $3,682 

Net change in total assets ............................ 6,670 3,851 9,502 13,042 6,561 8,609 -408 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 9,210 2,914 15,820 16,044 6,091 11,670 3,274 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 366 64 244 447 428 580 439 

Mortgage principal paid on owned

property ...................................................... -965 -82 -834 -1,236 -1,389 -1,849 -544 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 86,597 12,485 50,996 91,967 104,668 137,817 119,989 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 480 76 311 532 624 664 646 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 880 290 568 1,113 1,067 1,168 1,040 

Food ............................................................. 38 13 14 33 31 97 49 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 18 18 25 14 25 11 12 

Housing ........................................................ 178 54 101 429 220 142 110 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 19 313 21 17 37 313 13 

Household textiles ...................................... 31 1 ( ) 32 31 32 1 ( ) 32 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 9 35 31 39 313 311 314 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 34 38 39 34 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 5 35 31 34 35 32 310 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 86 11 40 352 60 34 13 

Other housing ............................................ 62 26 36 51 109 84 67 

Apparel and services ................................... 184 120 216 212 176 306 98 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 25 12 29 33 42 15 14 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 49 315 55 46 72 38 59 

Children under 2 ........................................ 9 32 19 38 35 311 36 

Other apparel products and services ......... 102 91 113 125 57 242 19 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 83 75 96 92 27 236 11 

All other apparel products and services ... 19 317 317 333 330 36 38 

Transportation .............................................. 43 4 13 80 50 36 67 

Health care ................................................... 104 33 323 18 324 332 452 

Entertainment ............................................... 64 28 71 76 103 70 37 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and

tricycles .................................................... 20 38 35 27 15 20 313 

Other entertainment ................................... 45 20 36 49 88 51 24 

Personal care products and services ........... 10 35 21 36 15 7 2 

Reading ........................................................ 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31 1 ( ) 31 

Education ..................................................... 126 318 28 109 308 257 363 

All other gifts ................................................ 114 26 56 136 114 210 149 

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

n.a. Not applicable.