Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

Total

two or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 88,511 4,152 15,556 18,091 18,819 15,961 15,932 10,253 5,679

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $79,207 $42,939 $66,462 $87,759 $94,498 $91,708 $60,802 $67,414 $48,865

Income after taxes .......................................... 69,585 41,195 60,324 76,791 80,956 77,968 56,014 61,181 46,683

Age of reference person ................................. 48.7 21.8 30.0 39.7 49.6 59.2 72.8 68.6 80.5

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3

Children under 18 ......................................... .8 .7 1.4 1.6 .8 .3 .1 .1 .1

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .2 1.7 1.6 1.7

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 .8 .9 .5

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 42 44 43 46 50 56 57 53

Women ......................................................... 53 58 56 57 54 50 44 43 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 69 22 45 64 75 85 89 89 88

With mortgage ............................................ 44 11 37 53 55 48 29 36 17

Without mortgage ....................................... 26 11 8 11 20 37 60 53 71

Renter ........................................................... 31 78 55 36 25 15 11 11 12

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 14 14 13 13 11 8 8 7

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 86 86 87 87 89 92 92 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 25 21 21 14 9 7 7 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 75 79 79 86 91 93 93 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 5 4 4 5 5 5 7 5 10

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 44 29 29 31 32 37 36 39

College ......................................................... 63 51 67 66 63 64 56 59 51

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 80 91 93 93 95 94 96 92

Average annual expenditures ........................... $61,008 $39,901 $53,164 $65,204 $70,515 $65,927 $53,553 $58,025 $45,434

Food ............................................................... 7,915 5,658 7,064 8,736 9,119 8,143 6,890 7,466 5,832

Food at home ............................................... 4,728 3,386 4,098 5,159 5,359 4,973 4,318 4,515 3,955

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 631 480 525 704 725 642 584 588 577

Cereals and cereal products .................... 216 184 195 252 244 208 184 188 177

Bakery products ....................................... 415 296 331 452 481 434 400 400 399

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,060 753 931 1,140 1,237 1,103 946 1,018 814

Beef .......................................................... 279 176 247 307 319 294 248 279 191

Pork .......................................................... 212 141 173 215 244 235 209 226 178

Other meats .............................................. 146 90 119 159 178 154 129 137 115

Poultry ...................................................... 207 174 208 242 238 190 158 168 139

Fish and seafood ...................................... 149 116 118 146 185 164 136 142 124

Eggs ......................................................... 68 56 65 71 73 66 66 66 66

Dairy products ............................................ 494 348 443 549 548 503 456 467 436

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 178 145 169 208 190 171 154 159 147

Other dairy products ................................. 316 203 274 341 357 332 302 309 290

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 893 601 789 966 977 945 859 889 802

Fresh fruits ............................................... 321 205 288 352 352 331 310 320 292

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 283 175 252 290 316 311 277 295 245

Processed fruits ........................................ 132 103 116 144 140 139 128 126 131

Processed vegetables .............................. 157 118 133 181 170 165 143 148 134

Other food at home .................................... 1,650 1,203 1,409 1,800 1,871 1,780 1,473 1,553 1,326

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 166 109 130 175 192 175 171 176 161

Fats and oils ............................................. 137 97 117 146 152 149 132 137 121

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 845 635 741 956 953 891 717 738 679

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 446 347 384 475 516 481 390 427 321

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 56 14 37 48 58 83 63 75 43

Food away from home .................................. 3,187 2,272 2,966 3,578 3,760 3,170 2,572 2,951 1,877

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 504 335 495 477 590 523 473 551 328

Housing .......................................................... 19,785 14,136 18,603 22,164 21,693 20,370 16,940 18,132 14,778

Shelter .......................................................... 11,356 8,947 11,132 13,085 12,592 11,275 8,859 9,517 7,670

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,254 1,622 5,044 8,494 8,763 8,284 6,658 7,241 5,607

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,697 787 3,164 5,265 4,692 3,674 2,042 2,603 1,029

Property taxes .......................................... 2,172 441 1,166 2,102 2,675 2,758 2,505 2,618 2,302

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,385 394 715 1,127 1,396 1,852 2,111 2,020 2,277

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,269 7,105 5,754 4,008 2,750 1,638 1,250 1,131 1,466

Other lodging .............................................. 832 220 334 583 1,079 1,353 950 1,146 597

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,444 2,947 3,661 4,623 4,957 4,866 4,364 4,611 3,919

Natural gas ................................................. 478 269 360 499 528 539 507 527 471

Electricity .................................................... 1,665 1,151 1,406 1,734 1,803 1,806 1,670 1,729 1,563

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 166 49 75 119 193 207 263 287 221

Telephone services .................................... 1,530 1,148 1,349 1,646 1,776 1,641 1,271 1,394 1,049

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 393 141 177 326 435 510 577 577 577

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,137 1,007 1,172 1,320 1,341 1,131 694 818 472

Water and other public services ................. 604 329 471 625 657 672 653 674 615

Household operations .................................. 1,387 684 1,724 1,872 1,176 1,168 1,162 1,078 1,314

Personal services ....................................... 493 241 1,095 1,001 200 105 127 60 247

Other household expenses ........................ 895 442 629 871 976 1,062 1,036 1,019 1,066

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 750 377 559 708 861 888 842 914 710

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 180 106 147 188 207 188 187 198 167

Other household products .......................... 417 226 288 388 504 502 456 504 368

Postage and stationery ............................... 153 46 125 132 150 198 199 213 174

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,849 1,180 1,526 1,876 2,107 2,174 1,712 2,011 1,167

Household textiles ...................................... 113 83 75 112 133 136 119 135 88

Furniture ..................................................... 459 399 458 502 485 511 342 422 196

Floor coverings ........................................... 23 8 22 16 21 40 19 23 10

Major appliances ........................................ 275 176 200 268 314 286 326 380 227

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 118 104 93 111 137 139 111 122 90

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 861 411 678 867 1,016 1,061 797 929 556

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,053 1,862 2,069 2,354 2,385 2,045 1,364 1,607 916

Men and boys ............................................... 493 368 488 615 600 474 288 345 185

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 369 294 336 378 453 429 257 305 168

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 124 74 152 237 147 45 32 39 17

Women and girls .......................................... 771 671 706 828 851 881 597 697 413

Women, 16 and over .................................. 626 580 533 591 679 797 541 629 380

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 145 91 173 237 172 85 56 69 33

Children under 2 ........................................... 101 213 214 115 55 60 26 38 24

Footwear ...................................................... 415 344 399 513 519 376 259 302 180

Other apparel products and services ........... 274 266 262 283 361 254 193 226 134

Transportation ................................................ 10,847 8,076 10,102 11,463 12,542 11,150 9,334 10,445 7,328

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,036 3,370 4,089 4,362 4,673 3,788 3,285 3,705 2,527

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,949 998 1,545 1,730 2,397 2,115 2,144 2,507 1,489

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,040 2,260 2,510 2,565 2,207 1,637 1,132 1,185 1,037

Other vehicles ............................................ 48 2112 35 68 68 236 28

212 21

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,053 2,387 2,861 3,378 3,442 3,234 2,406 2,732 1,819

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,098 1,995 2,664 3,067 3,668 3,377 2,929 3,153 2,527

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 257 190 301 311 286 233 162 188 116

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 968 551 739 913 1,149 1,126 1,000 1,136 754

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,219 842 997 1,188 1,498 1,324 1,164 1,102 1,280

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 653 411 627 656 734 694 603 727 377

Public and other transportation .................... 660 325 487 656 758 752 713 856 455

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,578 1,541 2,749 3,940 4,658 5,534 6,841 6,831 6,858

Health insurance .......................................... 2,963 1,018 1,832 2,512 2,900 3,511 4,610 4,578 4,668

Medical services ........................................... 916 332 615 913 1,020 1,094 1,064 1,118 966

Drugs ............................................................ 539 142 221 385 560 746 905 888 936

Medical supplies ........................................... 161 50 82 130 178 183 261 246 289

Entertainment ................................................. 3,035 1,662 2,485 3,426 3,528 3,147 2,812 3,266 1,988

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Fees and admissions ................................... 729 229 522 967 902 724 600 719 384

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,116 821 958 1,219 1,202 1,182 1,062 1,138 923

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 699 360 663 700 784 814 623 757 377

Pets ............................................................ 539 249 465 506 660 641 497 605 299

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 160 111 198 194 124 173 126 151 78

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 491 252 342 540 640 428 528 652 304

Personal care products and services ............. 729 405 572 770 863 773 732 799 610

Reading .......................................................... 116 52 70 102 102 150 175 179 169

Education ....................................................... 1,401 1,578 1,078 1,205 2,598 1,493 392 476 241

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 361 377 303 340 430 448 269 338 145

Miscellaneous ................................................. 755 263 536 759 898 876 802 840 734

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,984 593 1,100 1,551 2,090 2,514 3,048 2,725 3,633

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,943 3,364 5,937 7,918 9,019 8,760 3,480 4,370 1,873

Life and other personal insurance ................ 398 70 149 345 464 605 503 577 371

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,545 3,295 5,788 7,573 8,554 8,155 2,977 3,793 1,503

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $79,207 $42,939 $66,462 $87,759 $94,498 $91,708 $60,802 $67,414 $48,865

Wages and salaries ...................................... 63,597 39,152 61,567 78,987 82,469 71,655 24,107 31,313 11,097

Self-employment income .............................. 4,811 975 2,148 5,801 6,929 7,081 2,508 3,196 1,266

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,678 661 565 928 2,307 8,650 29,490 28,700 30,917

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,657 186 475 616 1,176 3,039 3,562 3,120 4,360

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 600 897 830 620 626 506 337 313 381

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 627 450 495 623 800 627 603 552 695

Other income ................................................ 237 619 382 185 190 151 195 221 148

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 9,621 1,744 6,138 10,968 13,542 13,740 4,789 6,233 2,182

Federal income taxes ................................... 7,461 1,023 4,431 8,450 10,604 10,928 3,785 4,949 1,685

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,103 706 1,673 2,479 2,849 2,741 940 1,212 447

Other taxes ................................................... 58 215 34 39 88 71 64 71 50

Income after taxes .......................................... 69,585 41,195 60,324 76,791 80,956 77,968 56,014 61,181 46,683

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $11,425 $1,829 $4,241 $4,487 $12,019 $34,931 $4,566 $11,609 - $8,152

Net change in total assets ............................ 22,086 8,600 16,297 19,858 22,934 41,461 13,370 16,076 8,483

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,661 6,771 12,056 15,371 10,915 6,530 8,804 4,467 16,635

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 722 276 111 464 921 1,716 498 723 93

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,233 -397 -1,250 -2,500 -3,235 -2,624 -1,793 -2,285 -904

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 184,211 41,509 89,965 177,463 213,754 232,719 237,586 251,087 213,208

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,022 263 587 988 1,168 1,274 1,261 1,313 1,166

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,178 362 475 637 1,887 1,973 1,079 1,314 653

Food ............................................................. 87 37 27 61 128 167 62 67 52

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 27 13 16 17 16 10 7 16

Housing ........................................................ 230 107 127 153 302 371 226 262 161

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 27 14 12 24 27 45 35 39 26

Household textiles ...................................... 7 21

23 4 6 15 10 14 22

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 21 26 15 14 24 30 29 30 27

Major appliances ...................................... 7 1 ( ) 6 5 7 7 10 13 24

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15 25 9 9 16 23 19 18 223

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 45 15 29 35 64 54 50 64 24

Other housing ............................................. 129 72 69 76 181 228 103 114 82

Apparel and services .................................... 211 109 154 164 246 320 208 253 126

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 54 36 36 36 61 93 49 59 30

Females, 2 and over ................................... 74 26 39 51 87 120 87 99 65

Children under 2 ......................................... 37 27 46 40 32 49 22 33 23

Other apparel products and services ......... 47 220 33 36 65 57 50 62 28

Jewelry and watches ................................ 14 25 14 13 25 12 8 11 25

All other apparel products and services ... 33 215 19 23 41 45 41 51 223

Transportation .............................................. 115 7 44 66 195 158 131 176 49

Healthcare .................................................... 21 23

24 8 36 53 7 9 23

Entertainment ............................................... 95 27 65 63 104 165 101 135 37

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 34 213 26 27 28 55 43 60 210

Other entertainment ................................... 61 14 39 36 75 110 58 75 26

Personal care products and services ........... 14 218 8 8 15 21 18 25 5

Reading ........................................................ 4 3 2 3 4 8 6 7 4

Education ..................................................... 311 233 8 67 773 547 176 215 106

All other gifts ................................................. 76 12 24 29 68 149 135 158 93

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015