Table 3620. Consumer units of two people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

Total

two

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) ....... 40,860 1,843 4,991 4,034 7,377 9,999 12,615 7,959 4,656

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $72,322 $38,613 $69,301 $74,895 $80,571 $89,588 $59,112 $65,436 $48,301

Income after taxes .......................................... 62,339 35,696 60,122 63,244 67,674 74,566 54,009 58,783 45,846

Age of reference person ................................. 54.7 22.0 29.3 39.9 50.1 59.4 73.0 68.7 80.5

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .1 .1 .2 .3 .1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 1.7 1.7 1.8

Earners ......................................................... 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 .6 .7 .3

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.3 1.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 51 44 53 43 43 49 58 60 55

Women ......................................................... 49 56 47 57 57 51 42 40 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 73 14 36 57 72 87 90 90 89

With mortgage ............................................ 37 9 30 44 49 45 27 35 15

Without mortgage ....................................... 36 6 7 13 23 43 62 55 74

Renter ........................................................... 27 86 64 43 28 13 10 10 11

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 10 14 13 16 14 8 6 6 6

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 90 86 87 84 86 92 94 94 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 16 13 18 11 6 5 5 4

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 84 87 82 89 94 95 95 96

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 2 2 3 4 3 5 3 9

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 35 22 28 34 32 35 33 37

College ......................................................... 65 63 77 69 62 65 60 64 53

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 80 89 90 91 95 95 96 92

Average annual expenditures ........................... $56,005 $38,393 $50,612 $54,290 $59,082 $63,693 $53,589 $58,356 $45,343

Food ............................................................... 6,747 4,934 6,260 6,849 7,127 7,266 6,624 7,213 5,575

Food at home ............................................... 3,861 2,496 3,013 3,708 4,023 4,305 4,089 4,296 3,717

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 496 357 354 458 513 542 551 555 544

Cereals and cereal products .................... 163 142 135 164 164 172 170 172 166

Bakery products ....................................... 333 215 219 294 348 370 381 383 378

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 841 517 648 795 928 933 879 957 739

Beef .......................................................... 217 130 158 204 232 254 225 256 169

Pork .......................................................... 176 93 116 159 199 198 193 209 164

Other meats .............................................. 115 60 79 112 135 124 123 130 111

Poultry ...................................................... 156 113 156 177 174 156 148 162 123

Fish and seafood ...................................... 121 81 93 88 135 141 128 137 113

Eggs ......................................................... 56 40 46 55 54 59 63 64 60

Dairy products ............................................ 408 274 338 364 418 445 443 458 417

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 136 107 112 124 139 145 149 153 141

Other dairy products ................................. 272 166 226 240 279 300 295 305 277

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 745 431 623 686 697 846 820 846 772

Fresh fruits ............................................... 263 145 225 214 236 304 297 306 282

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 249 138 219 224 242 280 269 282 244

Processed fruits ........................................ 106 68 89 102 90 118 122 120 124

Processed vegetables .............................. 127 80 90 146 129 144 132 138 122

Other food at home .................................... 1,370 916 1,050 1,406 1,467 1,539 1,395 1,480 1,244

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 143 103 93 134 138 158 168 172 162

Fats and oils ............................................. 110 67 86 100 104 127 120 127 109

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 682 479 545 755 731 746 679 701 640

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 372 246 290 380 443 410 359 398 289

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 63 21 36 37 50 99 69 83 44

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3620. Consumer units of two people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two

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 away from home .................................. 2,886 2,438 3,248 3,141 3,104 2,961 2,535 2,917 1,858

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 589 303 712 662 658 588 521 611 361

Housing .......................................................... 18,036 12,757 17,855 17,961 19,007 19,788 17,005 18,134 15,055

Shelter .......................................................... 10,462 8,496 12,009 11,265 11,297 10,912 9,037 9,648 7,993

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,614 1,254 4,282 6,255 7,591 7,965 6,793 7,363 5,820

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,823 544 2,492 3,778 4,032 3,244 1,940 2,530 933

Property taxes .......................................... 2,177 284 1,046 1,490 2,306 2,736 2,601 2,718 2,399

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,615 426 744 987 1,252 1,984 2,252 2,114 2,488

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,865 7,003 7,284 4,414 2,792 1,430 1,198 1,024 1,495

Other lodging .............................................. 983 239 443 596 914 1,518 1,046 1,261 678

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,950 2,275 3,004 3,549 4,143 4,495 4,153 4,347 3,822

Natural gas ................................................. 430 213 300 387 419 482 493 504 474

Electricity .................................................... 1,493 864 1,109 1,321 1,560 1,683 1,601 1,651 1,515

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 175 344 54 62 179 227 236 248 217

Telephone services .................................... 1,316 922 1,208 1,319 1,437 1,487 1,208 1,313 1,028

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 407 77 125 250 359 504 569 565 575

Cellular phone service .............................. 909 846 1,083 1,068 1,078 984 639 748 453

Water and other public services ................. 536 232 333 460 548 615 615 632 588

Household operations .................................. 1,047 558 847 865 900 1,217 1,207 1,123 1,352

Personal services ....................................... 110 390 211 177 353 373 114 352 3219

Other household expenses ........................ 937 468 636 688 847 1,145 1,094 1,071 1,132

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 709 256 448 579 714 841 839 901 726

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 155 64 98 150 170 171 178 181 173

Other household products .......................... 390 149 226 310 411 471 455 507 362

Postage and stationery ............................... 164 44 124 119 133 200 206 214 191

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,868 1,172 1,546 1,703 1,954 2,322 1,769 2,115 1,163

Household textiles ...................................... 109 74 81 106 102 135 109 129 73

Furniture ..................................................... 461 435 526 426 457 574 363 463 193

Floor coverings ........................................... 27 35 25 16 20 51 20 25 11

Major appliances ........................................ 281 157 155 229 297 308 337 391 242

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 122 77 82 103 162 143 114 126 93

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 868 424 676 823 916 1,110 826 982 551

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,640 1,451 1,722 1,884 1,892 1,807 1,287 1,522 868

Men and boys ............................................... 375 320 414 416 460 407 280 336 181

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 343 290 386 358 420 373 260 312 168

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 32 30 28 58 39 34 20 24 13

Women and girls .......................................... 657 534 660 667 714 791 537 627 374

Women, 16 and over .................................. 607 508 616 593 652 738 494 571 355

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 51 326 44 75 62 53 43 56 18

Children under 2 ........................................... 36 326 33 46 32 59 19 28 33

Footwear ...................................................... 311 260 308 511 350 302 246 288 171

Other apparel products and services ........... 261 311 308 244 336 248 205 243 140

Transportation ................................................ 9,797 9,342 8,968 10,168 10,074 10,657 9,254 10,495 7,140

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,593 4,686 3,112 4,439 3,714 3,689 3,205 3,769 2,241

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,977 1,651 1,098 1,416 2,156 2,151 2,310 2,747 1,563

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,572 2,819 2,001 2,993 1,452 1,508 885 1,007 677

Other vehicles ............................................ 44 3216 313 331 3107 330 310 315 31

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,618 2,095 2,549 2,672 2,831 2,985 2,289 2,604 1,752

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,869 2,259 2,549 2,397 2,963 3,169 2,967 3,159 2,646

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 206 217 241 252 251 206 148 175 102

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 925 662 755 733 910 1,058 1,000 1,138 761

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,120 3875 898 934 1,235 1,221 1,176 1,045 1,412

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 618 504 654 478 567 684 642 801 371

Public and other transportation .................... 718 301 759 660 566 814 793 963 501

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,945 1,216 2,355 3,066 4,060 5,600 7,124 7,128 7,116

Health insurance .......................................... 3,231 705 1,536 2,017 2,601 3,519 4,800 4,782 4,829

Medical services ........................................... 904 306 539 616 768 1,139 1,120 1,180 1,018

Drugs ............................................................ 630 152 208 313 548 757 922 898 963

Medical supplies ........................................... 181 53 73 121 143 185 282 268 306

Entertainment ................................................. 2,835 1,732 2,423 2,763 2,901 3,230 2,849 3,422 1,856

Fees and admissions ................................... 609 296 589 500 522 767 626 756 406

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,066 773 1,001 1,055 1,083 1,152 1,055 1,142 904

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3620. Consumer units of two people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two

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

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 671 327 492 744 766 864 580 725 324

Pets ............................................................ 550 274 405 642 667 670 473 588 270

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 120 353 87 102 99 194 107 137 54

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 489 336 341 465 530 448 588 800 223

Personal care products and services ............. 707 415 608 628 740 783 740 813 610

Reading .......................................................... 138 60 88 99 96 161 188 189 186

Education ....................................................... 991 1,938 1,560 754 1,622 982 344 420 213

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 344 317 274 412 483 416 217 294 85

Miscellaneous ................................................. 698 236 421 649 720 834 773 838 661

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,379 565 999 1,376 1,917 2,825 3,428 3,043 4,084

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,159 3,127 6,368 7,016 7,785 8,757 3,236 4,233 1,532

Life and other personal insurance ................ 419 39 137 210 376 625 516 606 363

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,740 3,088 6,231 6,807 7,409 8,132 2,720 3,627 1,169

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $72,322 $38,613 $69,301 $74,895 $80,571 $89,588 $59,112 $65,436 $48,301

Wages and salaries ...................................... 51,697 35,404 65,395 67,212 69,867 67,356 20,661 27,830 8,406

Self-employment income .............................. 4,479 863 1,814 5,003 5,857 7,875 2,397 3,084 1,223

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 12,480 3257 303 956 2,295 9,774 30,869 29,973 32,401

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 2,395 310 429 488 856 3,454 4,147 3,598 5,085

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 332 521 312 425 570 305 165 140 208

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 668 330 469 574 968 673 647 549 814

Other income ................................................ 271 928 581 236 159 150 225 261 164

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 9,983 2,917 9,180 11,650 12,897 15,022 5,103 6,653 2,455

Federal income taxes ................................... 7,970 2,229 7,202 9,287 10,222 12,132 4,077 5,319 1,953

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,961 678 1,954 2,331 2,621 2,830 959 1,253 456

Other taxes ................................................... 52 39 24 33 54 61 67 81 45

Income after taxes .......................................... 62,339 35,696 60,122 63,244 67,674 74,566 54,009 58,783 45,846

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $17,780 $1,636 $6,139 $8,543 $12,893 $51,008 $4,219 $13,038 - $10,858

Net change in total assets ............................ 27,627 9,843 21,839 23,818 22,723 55,649 14,391 17,783 8,592

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 9,847 8,207 15,699 15,275 9,830 4,641 10,172 4,745 19,450

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 918 3557 68 1,059 1,318 1,506 563 831 103

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,914 -236 -987 -1,703 -2,797 -2,432 -1,666 -2,163 -816

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 189,383 26,207 75,536 135,982 174,675 234,839 247,914 265,660 217,579

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,041 175 508 752 1,007 1,271 1,307 1,372 1,195

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,458 360 538 835 2,186 2,219 1,173 1,474 649

Food ............................................................. 99 26 28 44 150 173 70 75 61

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 17 34 23 28 17 20 12 7 19

Housing ........................................................ 283 104 108 230 357 439 234 292 134

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 36 36 14 28 33 58 37 44 26

Household textiles ...................................... 10 2 ( ) 36

3139 19 11 316 1 ( )

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 27 37 13 324 32 29 34 36 332

Major appliances ...................................... 6 2 ( ) 31

35 4 6 12 16 34

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 21 37

311 320 27 23 23 21 327

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 53 316 28 55 63 65 55 73 24

Other housing ............................................. 156 74 47 122 220 268 97 123 53

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3620. Consumer units of two people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

two

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

Apparel and services .................................... 238 79 167 170 311 329 203 258 104

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 65 329 52 35 87 91 51 63 29

Females, 2 and over ................................... 87 323 38 49 114 126 86 102 57

Children under 2 ......................................... 33 38 27 40 31 59 19 28 33

Other apparel products and services ......... 53 318 50 46 79 53 47 64 315

Jewelry and watches ................................ 17 35

334 33 36 11 9 12 34

All other apparel products and services ... 36 314 316 43 44 42 38 52 311

Transportation .............................................. 158 11 70 159 210 194 155 215 53

Healthcare .................................................... 32 36

3833 52 78 7 310 33

Entertainment ............................................... 126 326 77 57 158 198 108 145 41

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 44 311 330 323 41 72 41 57 312

Other entertainment ................................... 82 15 47 33 117 126 67 89 29

Personal care products and services ........... 18 328 8 310 23 20 20 30 2

Reading ........................................................ 6 34 3 7 5 9 4 5 3

Education ..................................................... 367 354 313 386 829 574 208 262 115

All other gifts ................................................. 114 17 32 42 74 185 152 175 112

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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