Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

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) ....... 19,470 1,726 1,771 1,383 2,401 3,699 8,489

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $29,424 $13,321 $37,967 $40,552 $36,748 $35,887 $24,215

Income after taxes .......................................... 28,438 13,233 36,785 38,523 34,847 34,300 23,779

Age of reference person ................................. 58.6 21.3 28.6 39.4 50.3 59.5 77.4

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 .9 .8 .6 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ .9 .4 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 23 43 54 66 71

With mortgage ............................................ 22 1 20 33 39 37 14

Without mortgage ....................................... 33 1 3 10 15 29 56

Renter ........................................................... 45 98 77 57 46 34 29

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 11 19 19 20 17 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 89 81 81 80 83 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 6 7 9 12 8 5 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 94 93 91 88 92 95 95

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 13 15 23 33 32 47

College ......................................................... 60 86 85 75 64 64 44

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 74 41 76 82 79 82 74

Average annual expenditures ........................... $29,617 $19,493 $33,377 $34,365 $33,467 $34,345 $26,846

Food ............................................................... 3,352 2,682 3,864 3,632 3,500 3,753 3,067

Food at home ............................................... 2,104 1,167 1,995 2,027 2,173 2,457 2,122

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 291 178 285 252 290 316 308

Cereals and cereal products .................... 89 71 115 82 92 89 88

Bakery products ....................................... 201 107 170 169 198 227 221

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 382 217 303 376 413 458 384

Beef .......................................................... 90 61 66 85 97 103 93

Pork .......................................................... 76 48 43 85 78 87 80

Other meats .............................................. 54 26 51 47 59 63 56

Poultry ...................................................... 71 34 67 77 89 82 65

Fish and seafood ...................................... 61 29 48 53 63 86 59

Eggs ......................................................... 30 20 27 29 27 37 31

Dairy products ............................................ 230 128 230 218 243 269 228

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 78 47 73 68 86 84 81

Other dairy products ................................. 152 82 157 149 157 184 147

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 427 227 417 377 430 481 447

Fresh fruits ............................................... 154 84 147 126 134 176 170

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 136 64 145 128 142 153 139

Processed fruits ........................................ 67 41 58 57 68 82 68

Processed vegetables .............................. 69 39 67 66 86 70 70

Other food at home .................................... 774 416 760 804 797 933 754

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 89 47 70 83 101 103 92

Fats and oils ............................................. 65 35 55 54 69 76 69

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 396 211 448 416 355 491 382

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 200 116 166 225 247 232 189

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 7 22 26 25 32 23

Food away from home .................................. 1,248 1,515 1,869 1,605 1,327 1,296 945

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 234 356 470 518 194 216 131

Housing .......................................................... 11,747 6,610 12,896 13,656 13,020 12,992 11,320

Shelter .......................................................... 7,243 5,024 8,979 9,029 8,101 7,891 6,516

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,717 178 2,143 4,214 4,551 5,212 3,797

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,377 372 1,289 2,410 2,366 2,442 749

Property taxes .......................................... 1,222 346 476 1,064 1,206 1,506 1,525

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,117 360 378 740 979 1,265 1,523

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,249 4,452 6,666 4,621 3,284 2,366 2,444

Other lodging .............................................. 277 394 171 194 265 313 276

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,465 779 2,049 2,585 2,838 2,798 2,624

Natural gas ................................................. 285 69 179 250 279 345 331

Electricity .................................................... 952 327 822 1,017 1,071 1,051 1,020

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 123 31

344 368 74 124 187

Telephone services .................................... 759 328 808 927 1,034 894 673

Water and other public services ................. 345 54 196 323 380 385 413

Household operations .................................. 774 167 511 643 649 753 1,018

Personal services ....................................... 167 2 ( ) 343 327 341 328 347

Other household expenses ........................ 607 167 468 616 607 725 672

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 394 131 303 362 345 505 432

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 91 42 96 79 104 102 90

Other household products .......................... 203 57 155 205 182 273 214

Postage and stationery ............................... 100 31 52 78 59 130 128

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 870 511 1,053 1,037 1,087 1,045 729

Household textiles ...................................... 81 30 73 31 57 142 80

Furniture ..................................................... 217 151 353 443 321 198 145

Floor coverings ........................................... 8 4 311 34 10 8 8

Major appliances ........................................ 105 25 91 145 145 122 98

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 61 54 73 67 49 81 53

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 398 247 451 348 506 494 344

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,039 1,153 1,564 1,160 1,061 1,156 814

Men and boys ............................................... 79 65 87 65 75 104 70

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 63 361 379 342 62 86 52

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 16 34

38 23 13 19 19

Women and girls .......................................... 656 735 1,067 583 676 701 530

Women, 16 and over .................................. 630 731 1,062 558 633 654 509

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 26 34

35324 43 47 21

Children under 2 ........................................... 13 35

311 310 343 11 36

Footwear ...................................................... 160 242 220 307 137 171 107

Other apparel products and services ........... 132 105 178 195 130 168 102

Transportation ................................................ 3,916 2,536 4,908 4,854 5,061 5,279 2,907

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,057 3790 31,289 31,495 1,524 1,764 551

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 535 3143 3272 3616 3873 1,024 348

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 510 633 1,017 849 578 740 203

Other vehicles ............................................ 312 313 2 ( ) 330 374 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,204 883 1,596 1,711 1,659 1,468 861

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,335 598 1,444 1,291 1,552 1,749 1,216

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 83 35 173 175 124 112 34

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 437 252 435 465 507 610 379

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 568 3198 3454 3324 607 769 595

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 247 114 382 328 313 258 209

Public and other transportation .................... 320 264 579 358 327 298 279

Health care ..................................................... 2,604 469 1,400 1,807 2,029 2,725 3,524

Health insurance .......................................... 1,472 219 756 909 1,052 1,299 2,161

Medical services ........................................... 595 129 415 575 533 764 675

Drugs ............................................................ 419 86 167 243 342 560 525

Medical supplies ........................................... 117 34 61 80 101 102 163

Entertainment ................................................. 1,440 814 1,464 1,729 1,786 1,733 1,275

Fees and admissions ................................... 268 236 462 298 262 277 228

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 640 291 642 762 694 738 634

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 461 247 281 568 747 620 360

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 70 40 79 101 83 98 54

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Personal care products and services ............. 534 422 669 632 537 571 492

Reading .......................................................... 98 38 80 82 87 102 118

Education ....................................................... 599 3,252 1,161 440 400 348 134

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 174 76 159 361 342 244 89

Miscellaneous ................................................. 597 132 577 865 601 659 624

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,199 178 558 830 967 1,144 1,689

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,086 777 3,607 3,800 3,882 3,425 663

Life and other personal insurance ................ 190 34 93 116 139 413 178

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 1,895 773 3,514 3,684 3,742 3,011 485

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $29,424 $13,321 $37,967 $40,552 $36,748 $35,887 $24,215

Wages and salaries ...................................... 16,975 9,517 35,646 36,853 31,250 25,747 3,497

Self-employment income .............................. 550 365 3573 3703 1,085 757 379

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 9,156 3155 3281 921 1,603 6,348 17,539

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,283 148 178 452 674 1,312 2,039

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 273 3135 3336 451 607 445 389

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 380 225 123 370 711 672 246

Regular contributions for support ................. 552 2,108 476 3658 684 408 259

Other income ................................................ 256 968 354 3144 132 200 169

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 986 88 1,182 2,029 1,900 1,587 437

Federal income taxes ................................... 654 38 800 1,396 1,473 1,062 219

State and local income taxes ....................... 225 49 343 530 351 395 77

Other taxes ................................................... 107 31 38 104 76 130 141

Income after taxes .......................................... 28,438 13,233 36,785 38,523 34,847 34,300 23,779

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,127 - $839 $81 - $6,716 $2,846 - $5,591 $295

Net change in total assets ............................ 1,977 462 5,663 2,298 4,301 951 1,254

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,104 1,301 5,581 9,014 1,455 6,542 959

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 648 740 85 82 976 1,666 303

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -937 3-27 -466 -1,113 -1,643 -1,853 -593

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 103,529 32,146 34,068 66,100 87,915 131,290 137,052

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 624 324 258 478 595 786 785

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 818 280 563 739 1,168 1,112 750

Food ............................................................. 71 25 81 45 127 121 41

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 37 21 31 8 9 3

Housing ........................................................ 152 29 85 127 193 268 129

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 23 35

316 327 19 45 17

Household textiles ...................................... 9 31

383132 20 7

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 15 35

39321 317 27 12

Major appliances ...................................... 6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 316 36 10 4

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 35

3934312 17 7

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 36 9 28 28 46 65 28

Other housing ............................................. 69 39

324 351 108 111 65

Apparel and services .................................... 208 180 193 213 254 263 174

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 77 65 87 58 74 100 70

Females, 2 and over ................................... 71 334 326 73 84 106 68

Children under 2 ......................................... 13 35

311 310 343 11 6

Other apparel products and services ......... 47 376 370 371 53 46 31

Jewelry and watches ................................ 13 33

322 311 10 15 14

All other apparel products and services ... 34 373 347 360 342 31 17

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Transportation .............................................. 69 7 49 150 121 84 52

Health care ................................................... 74 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 37

350 312 148

Entertainment ............................................... 44 312 46 74 60 68 28

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 15 1 ( ) 317 331 36

328 310

Other entertainment ................................... 29 312 29 42 53 39 18

Personal care products and services ........... 10 313 312 311 31 21 8

Reading ........................................................ 2 31

352 ( ) 32 4 2

Education ..................................................... 96 31

34338 259 171 65

All other gifts ................................................. 85 5 64 74 93 92 102

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, 2013