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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

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) ....... 19,793 1,677 1,829 1,291 2,514 3,653 8,830

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $29,606 $14,140 $38,499 $43,569 $38,929 $34,868 $23,827

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,654 13,520 35,156 39,163 35,165 31,761 23,264

Age of reference person ................................. 58.8 21.4 29.0 39.4 50.3 59.7 77.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 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.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .5 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .1

Vehicles ........................................................ .9 .5 .9 1.1 1.1 1.1 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Women ......................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 22 47 52 64 71

With mortgage ............................................ 22 1 17 36 37 36 14

Without mortgage ....................................... 34 1 5 11 15 29 57

Renter ........................................................... 45 98 78 53 48 36 29

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 12 16 21 19 17 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 88 84 79 81 83 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 9 8 13 6 6 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 91 92 87 94 94 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 6 1 ( ) 2 5 3 6 10

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 12 12 18 31 28 45

College ......................................................... 61 88 85 77 65 66 44

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 74 47 76 84 80 82 72

Average annual expenditures ........................... $30,399 $19,920 $35,539 $36,040 $35,107 $34,683 $27,204

Food ............................................................... 3,363 2,408 4,254 3,698 3,651 3,695 3,029

Food at home ............................................... 2,141 1,087 2,380 1,903 2,269 2,520 2,080

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 291 156 305 238 287 330 301

Cereals and cereal products .................... 88 71 105 81 92 93 84

Bakery products ....................................... 204 84 200 157 194 237 218

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 399 214 423 379 454 466 379

Beef .......................................................... 93 59 80 88 106 111 90

Pork .......................................................... 78 55 75 63 76 94 78

Other meats .............................................. 53 26 55 51 61 62 51

Poultry ...................................................... 80 37 85 88 112 87 71

Fish and seafood ...................................... 65 320 98 60 67 79 57

Eggs ......................................................... 31 19 31 29 31 34 31

Dairy products ............................................ 235 133 252 213 243 268 233

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 79 48 83 76 85 82 80

Other dairy products ................................. 156 85 169 137 159 186 153

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 437 184 520 370 444 499 437

Fresh fruits ............................................... 161 55 197 124 137 187 172

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 141 58 178 119 143 159 140

Processed fruits ........................................ 65 41 63 52 67 80 64

Processed vegetables .............................. 69 30 83 76 96 74 62

Other food at home .................................... 779 401 879 702 841 957 729

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 88 45 79 81 112 107 81

Fats and oils ............................................. 67 38 63 47 75 81 68

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 395 207 517 347 363 498 366

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 207 104 201 202 263 240 193

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 38 19 25 29 30 21

Food away from home .................................. 1,222 1,321 1,875 1,795 1,382 1,175 948

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, 2012-2013 — 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 ....................................... 226 177 558 537 204 222 120

Housing .......................................................... 11,990 7,371 13,167 14,439 13,582 13,059 11,342

Shelter .......................................................... 7,491 5,749 9,259 9,370 8,560 7,853 6,726

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,726 389 2,198 4,790 4,345 5,009 3,814

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,386 3113 1,281 2,668 2,211 2,390 812

Property taxes .......................................... 1,230 216 489 1,148 1,104 1,470 1,525

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,110 359 428 973 1,029 1,150 1,477

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,474 5,136 6,875 4,363 3,861 2,503 2,615

Other lodging .............................................. 290 224 187 217 353 340 297

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,449 857 1,955 2,737 2,802 2,821 2,557

Natural gas ................................................. 277 67 163 272 293 345 309

Electricity .................................................... 960 348 790 1,006 1,070 1,095 1,017

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 110 31

339 3108 59 107 160

Telephone services .................................... 759 384 786 989 972 863 686

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 341 20 78 225 278 382 475

Cellular phone service .............................. 417 364 707 765 694 480 211

Water and other public services ................. 344 57 177 362 408 411 385

Household operations .................................. 718 173 502 705 705 734 865

Personal services ....................................... 94 2 ( ) 330 320 385 326 167

Other household expenses ........................ 624 173 471 685 620 707 698

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 390 120 346 335 368 468 421

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 94 35 100 73 97 119 92

Other household products .......................... 185 60 151 146 167 234 201

Postage and stationery ............................... 111 325 96 116 104 115 127

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 942 472 1,106 1,292 1,147 1,184 772

Household textiles ...................................... 78 20 71 43 57 143 70

Furniture ..................................................... 222 138 322 500 354 252 127

Floor coverings ........................................... 11 6 12 329 6 13 8

Major appliances ........................................ 122 21 150 162 174 158 100

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 70 34 67 59 67 102 65

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 439 253 483 498 489 515 401

Apparel and services ...................................... 945 806 1,598 1,185 913 1,142 709

Men and boys ............................................... 73 328 82 90 87 102 57

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 56 322 369 366 365 87 41

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 16 36

314 323 21 14 17

Women and girls .......................................... 571 501 1,051 611 559 630 446

Women, 16 and over .................................. 549 500 1,036 596 530 599 425

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 21 31

315 315 29 31 21

Children under 2 ........................................... 16 35

333 319 315 323 310

Footwear ...................................................... 142 153 235 237 134 154 101

Other apparel products and services ........... 144 120 198 229 118 233 95

Transportation ................................................ 4,258 2,962 5,447 5,280 5,325 5,429 3,298

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,264 31,230 1,988 31,715 1,653 1,769 734

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 642 3243 3771 3743 1,153 909 420

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 620 986 1,217 940 500 860 315

Other vehicles ............................................ 32

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 332 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,193 918 1,546 1,646 1,634 1,458 870

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,474 627 1,328 1,516 1,646 1,916 1,406

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 78 52 144 194 104 107 32

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 450 306 458 513 509 582 395

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 677 3135 3313 3398 692 904 777

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 269 133 412 412 340 323 202

Public and other transportation .................... 328 189 585 402 392 287 288

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,722 530 1,494 1,972 2,204 2,727 3,639

Health insurance .......................................... 1,598 260 882 1,105 1,156 1,292 2,325

Medical services ........................................... 584 147 353 519 614 737 652

Drugs ............................................................ 433 82 172 269 324 601 531

Medical supplies ........................................... 107 42 86 80 110 98 130

Entertainment ................................................. 1,484 706 1,829 1,820 1,759 1,858 1,253

Fees and admissions ................................... 267 293 509 329 236 215 236

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 675 238 842 762 732 738 666

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 463 131 356 632 706 813 287

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, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Pets ............................................................ 414 86 308 589 641 754 246

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 49 346 348 343 365 59 42

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 78 44 122 98 85 91 64

Personal care products and services ............. 519 401 676 589 521 561 477

Reading .......................................................... 88 36 60 95 75 98 103

Education ....................................................... 632 3,114 1,486 324 458 459 147

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 185 73 183 315 382 298 85

Miscellaneous ................................................. 554 150 581 611 651 683 534

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,263 203 486 777 945 1,280 1,780

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,170 983 3,720 4,398 4,437 3,172 688

Life and other personal insurance ................ 189 311 75 281 115 222 241

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 1,981 972 3,645 4,117 4,322 2,950 447

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $29,606 $14,140 $38,499 $43,569 $38,929 $34,868 $23,827

Wages and salaries ...................................... 17,323 10,584 36,276 39,865 33,477 25,730 3,302

Self-employment income .............................. 538 3147 3696 3742 1,392 410 360

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 9,187 3180 3291 1,003 1,520 5,890 17,483

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,252 203 117 404 732 1,254 1,958

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 373 217 145 225 687 668 261

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 636 1,727 567 1,132 863 710 275

Other income ................................................ 296 1,081 408 3198 258 205 188

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 1,951 620 3,343 4,407 3,764 3,107 563

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,502 473 2,557 3,309 3,036 2,371 418

State and local income taxes ....................... 384 146 761 1,010 664 648 71

Other taxes ................................................... 65 31 25 88 63 88 73

Income after taxes .......................................... 27,654 13,520 35,156 39,163 35,165 31,761 23,264

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $2,264 - $266 $4,181 - $5,686 $6,843 - $6,915 $6,002

Net change in total assets ............................ 5,943 1,351 9,350 5,246 10,990 1,145 6,759

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,679 1,618 5,169 10,932 4,146 8,060 757

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 531 686 382 3167 961 782 360

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -831 3-25 -427 -1,201 -1,443 -1,571 -533

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 104,345 33,640 34,325 76,839 82,843 131,378 136,936

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 647 93 254 538 601 773 811

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 806 197 793 872 1,162 1,089 680

Food ............................................................. 62 23 69 47 127 82 42

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 35

317 33 3 14 3

Housing ........................................................ 146 32 133 165 235 187 122

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 36 34 316 35 42 17

Household textiles ...................................... 9 1 ( ) 312 32

36313 10

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 17 39

322 323 39 22 17

Major appliances ...................................... 5 1 ( ) 31

317 31 7 6

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 39

321 3639 16 11

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 32 5 28 30 41 47 28

Other housing ............................................. 63 311 37 94 144 63 50

Apparel and services .................................... 193 88 232 162 215 271 164

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 69 328 66 83 87 97 57

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, 2012-2013 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Females, 2 and over ................................... 70 335 75 332 49 106 69

Children under 2 ......................................... 16 35

333 319 315 323 10

Other apparel products and services ......... 38 321 358 328 63 45 28

Jewelry and watches ................................ 13 35

326 36 16 15 12

All other apparel products and services ... 25 315 332 322 347 30 17

Transportation .............................................. 71 8 36 229 114 48 63

Healthcare .................................................... 49 1 ( ) 32

312 52 321 85

Entertainment ............................................... 66 37 226 57 60 56 49

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 11 1 ( ) 34

319 323 316 38

Other entertainment ................................... 55 37 222 39 38 39 41

Personal care products and services ........... 11 38

313 38314 22 6

Reading ........................................................ 3 1 ( ) 34

3231 4 3

Education ..................................................... 129 323 313 3100 245 293 75

All other gifts ................................................. 69 2 48 88 93 91 68

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