Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 17,563 1,609 1,564 2,091 1,827 2,732 2,068 5,672

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $37,224 $11 $7,842 $12,705 $17,330 $24,726 $34,433 $78,369

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,670 456 7,816 12,484 17,048 23,850 32,267 68,630

Age of reference person ................................. 48.8 41.8 43.4 51.8 55.5 52.7 46.7 47.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 1.0 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. n.a.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 .1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1

Earners ......................................................... .7 .5 .5 .4 .4 .6 .8 .9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.2 .7 .7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 44 24 23 33 45 44 47 57

With mortgage ............................................ 21 8 6 7 12 15 23 38

Without mortgage ....................................... 23 16 17 25 33 29 24 19

Renter ........................................................... 56 76 77 67 55 56 53 43

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 18 19 16 11 11 10 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 82 81 84 89 89 90 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 8 14 10 11 9 9 7

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 92 86 90 89 91 91 93

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 5 11 9 8 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 36 31 45 42 39 36 18

College ......................................................... 64 59 57 46 50 57 61 81

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

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 77 51 52 64 79 82 87 90

Average annual expenditures ........................... $31,660 $17,358 $16,950 $18,725 $22,434 $26,777 $29,850 $49,831

Food ............................................................... 3,824 2,840 2,513 3,014 2,845 3,225 3,336 5,236

Food at home ............................................... 1,933 1,393 1,552 1,924 1,654 1,745 1,876 2,292

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 266 214 226 245 265 252 256 300

Cereals and cereal products .................... 90 76 101 74 88 84 80 102

Bakery products ....................................... 176 138 126 171 177 168 176 198

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 405 284 327 413 315 383 415 472

Beef .......................................................... 89 70 66 96 70 84 97 100

Pork .......................................................... 77 64 70 71 60 74 83 85

Other meats .............................................. 66 42 49 56 55 51 83 79

Poultry ...................................................... 78 54 63 80 61 79 59 95

Fish and seafood ...................................... 65 31 47 78 38 62 63 82

Eggs ......................................................... 31 24 31 32 31 33 30 31

Dairy products ............................................ 202 162 169 212 194 182 196 227

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 78 71 71 82 74 73 73 86

Other dairy products ................................. 124 92 98 130 119 109 123 141

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 360 221 255 369 291 320 311 458

Fresh fruits ............................................... 129 70 79 122 96 119 106 174

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 105 69 80 103 82 94 84 135

Processed fruits ........................................ 62 44 46 66 56 51 57 77

Processed vegetables .............................. 64 39 50 77 57 55 63 72

Other food at home .................................... 699 511 574 685 589 608 699 836

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 62 47 47 62 46 56 61 74

Fats and oils ............................................. 56 35 61 69 50 44 51 64

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 352 251 276 342 301 307 334 427

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 207 171 170 201 180 181 233 232

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 38

320 312 313 21 320 39

Food away from home .................................. 1,891 1,446 961 1,090 1,191 1,480 1,459 2,943

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 475 239 168 232 331 353 461 758

Housing .......................................................... 11,254 6,727 6,466 7,323 8,579 10,112 11,115 16,686

Shelter .......................................................... 7,477 4,748 4,573 4,700 5,444 6,519 7,105 11,327

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,028 1,085 785 1,122 1,824 2,318 2,710 5,746

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,397 434 255 364 585 660 1,299 3,017

Property taxes .......................................... 993 459 353 508 689 898 831 1,703

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 638 192 178 250 549 760 579 1,026

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,118 3,437 3,509 3,461 3,438 3,989 4,274 4,945

Other lodging .............................................. 331 226 278 117 183 211 121 636

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,166 1,235 1,249 1,712 2,032 2,175 2,298 2,841

Natural gas ................................................. 208 81 116 165 174 204 213 295

Electricity .................................................... 877 562 580 762 880 926 965 1,035

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 83 331 320 349 102 74 63 134

Telephone services .................................... 709 434 393 526 582 714 756 964

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 208 131 131 202 208 221 194 251

Cellular phone service .............................. 502 302 262 324 373 492 562 713

Water and other public services ................. 288 127 140 210 295 258 300 412

Household operations .................................. 522 181 170 243 300 496 626 864

Personal services ....................................... 45 2 ( ) 31

31316 310 3179 364

Other household expenses ........................ 477 181 169 242 284 486 447 800

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 286 190 139 244 230 237 238 396

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 63 51 43 67 45 55 59 78

Other household products .......................... 160 93 78 104 89 103 117 264

Postage and stationery ............................... 62 45 318 72 96 79 62 54

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 803 374 335 423 573 684 849 1,258

Household textiles ...................................... 50 37

316 323 40 44 37 87

Furniture ..................................................... 208 105 103 55 89 232 221 346

Floor coverings ........................................... 6 31

353231 8 35 10

Major appliances ........................................ 82 33 17 63 70 101 82 114

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 49 30 20 64 27 48 39 67

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 407 197 175 216 346 252 465 633

Apparel and services ...................................... 769 538 409 274 488 541 599 1,298

Men and boys ............................................... 368 314 227 91 193 213 269 647

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 358 313 227 89 189 209 264 624

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 31

1 ( ) 32343535 23

Women and girls .......................................... 86 37

32 38 338 104 84 140

Women, 16 and over .................................. 78 36

1 ( ) 331 333 398 372 128

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 8 1 ( ) 32

373536312 13

Children under 2 ........................................... 311 311 2 ( ) 38

35319 322 38

Footwear ...................................................... 141 3137 399 358 3131 104 396 209

Other apparel products and services ........... 162 70 81 79 122 101 129 294

Transportation ................................................ 5,362 2,320 2,464 3,065 3,779 4,840 5,848 8,335

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,735 3435 3515 1,013 1,270 1,600 1,998 2,825

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 721 3186 367 3550 3629 3673 3641 1,200

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 962 3249 431 464 628 900 1,274 1,518

Other vehicles ............................................ 52 2 ( ) 318 2 ( ) 313 328 384 108

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,626 934 954 1,110 1,292 1,581 1,920 2,220

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,688 744 793 801 1,052 1,433 1,719 2,728

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 102 325 320 35 50 92 106 190

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 615 323 278 344 358 653 611 933

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 667 3300 3394 3292 3467 3483 3730 1,017

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 305 96 100 130 177 204 271 587

Public and other transportation .................... 313 206 202 141 164 225 211 562

Healthcare ...................................................... 1,945 794 806 1,458 2,054 2,309 1,740 2,625

Health insurance .......................................... 1,063 363 460 734 1,042 1,261 1,049 1,466

Medical services ........................................... 558 251 140 505 613 617 403 790

Drugs ............................................................ 258 160 192 171 276 372 235 280

Medical supplies ........................................... 67 320 315 48 123 59 52 89

Entertainment ................................................. 1,560 773 992 957 1,162 1,254 1,585 2,410

Fees and admissions ................................... 324 144 109 81 160 245 272 626

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 714 447 390 492 635 634 766 998

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 329 135 430 178 273 290 388 430

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Pets ............................................................ 247 119 164 109 256 266 243 339

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 82 316 3266 370 317 324 3145 92

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 193 47 63 206 94 85 159 356

Personal care products and services ............. 199 125 124 140 136 176 160 302

Reading .......................................................... 67 23 27 32 56 55 64 113

Education ....................................................... 688 1,003 1,472 615 517 441 498 652

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 318 252 446 362 301 320 381 267

Miscellaneous ................................................. 604 253 319 308 420 740 548 906

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,623 1,334 414 541 1,066 1,089 999 3,101

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,972 138 330 402 701 1,322 2,518 7,142

Life and other personal insurance ................ 118 330 23 67 67 78 91 233

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,854 108 308 335 634 1,245 2,426 6,909

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $37,224 $11 $7,842 $12,705 $17,330 $24,726 $34,433 $78,369

Wages and salaries ...................................... 25,935 1,277 3,078 3,613 5,640 12,811 24,672 60,782

Self-employment income .............................. 2,554 -3,157 3127 3153 678 701 1,821 7,493

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,095 687 2,113 6,200 9,294 9,223 6,230 6,103

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,263 103 109 194 249 353 774 3,248

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 404 346 1,312 1,169 364 390 386 324

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 541 210 604 812 731 834 391 370

Other income ................................................ 431 545 499 564 375 413 458 349

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,554 -445 26 221 282 876 2,166 9,739

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,796 -433 22 174 166 633 1,639 7,753

State and local income taxes ....................... 700 -42 1 29 46 179 441 1,905

Other taxes ................................................... 58 330 33 18 70 64 85 80

Income after taxes .......................................... 33,670 456 7,816 12,484 17,048 23,850 32,267 68,630

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $6,588 - $829 $1,731 $827 - $2,328 $18,030 - $3,468 $13,184

Net change in total assets ............................ 10,721 4,102 2,419 3,639 1,199 20,791 1,533 19,066

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,133 4,931 689 2,813 3,528 2,761 5,001 5,882

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 788 32,198 3701 298 484 688 589 812

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -990 -217 -176 -290 -389 -429 -938 -2,175

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 79,587 36,942 29,326 41,775 58,759 72,001 64,588 135,320

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 497 277 222 296 382 481 450 770

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 851 279 169 622 619 547 476 1,596

Food ............................................................. 42 58 37

310 319 12 12 91

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 310 36 30

Housing ........................................................ 127 36 43 72 140 88 130 205

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 10 37

3234313 3237 17

Household textiles ...................................... 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 32

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 10 31

32313 31317 311 12

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

3131315 31 9

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 31

1 ( ) 312 1 ( ) 32310 33

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 33

35 14 42 12 26 57

Other housing ............................................. 76 325 35 40 81 57 86 119

Apparel and services .................................... 195 327 337 82 390 159 174 355

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 32 32

1 ( ) 312 3435314 76

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4002. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

and

over

Females, 2 and over ................................... 81 37

32337 338 98 81 129

Children under 2 ......................................... 11 311 2 ( ) 38

35319 322 37

Other apparel products and services ......... 71 38

335 325 344 337 358 142

Jewelry and watches ................................ 46 31

318 315 335 313 332 102

All other apparel products and services ... 25 37

317 310 39324 326 340

Transportation .............................................. 97 45 11 61 20 148 31 174

Healthcare .................................................... 107 338 33

3368 3108 359 33 118

Entertainment ............................................... 58 359 32

312 344 320 48 111

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 36

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 313535314 37

Other entertainment ................................... 52 59 32 11 39 15 33 104

Personal care products and services ........... 7 32

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 382 ( ) 35 15

Reading ........................................................ 4 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 32

2 ( ) 3233 10

Education ..................................................... 120 35

312 35311 38328 347

All other gifts ................................................. 81 8 53 9 179 41 36 140

1 Value is too small to display.

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, 2014