Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009-2010

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) ....... 18,855 1,791 1,754 1,434 2,597 3,458 7,822 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $29,396 $13,079 $39,761 $46,876 $38,492 $34,705 $22,238 

Income after taxes ........................................ 28,358 13,145 38,001 44,525 36,293 33,283 21,905 

Age of reference person ................................ 57.6 21.0 29.0 39.8 50.1 59.5 77.3 

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 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .1 

Vehicles ....................................................... .9 .6 .9 .9 1.1 1.1 .9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 32 48 57 65 69 

With mortgage ............................................ 23 1 26 39 39 35 14 

Without mortgage ....................................... 32 1 6 9 18 31 55 

Renter .......................................................... 45 98 68 52 43 35 31 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 13 11 18 19 16 16 10 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 87 89 82 81 84 84 90 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

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

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

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 15 12 23 32 36 51 

College ......................................................... 58 84 88 77 66 61 39 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 75 54 79 77 84 82 71 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $28,489 $16,886 $33,237 $36,534 $34,571 $32,658 $24,565 

Food ............................................................... 3,208 2,201 3,624 3,876 3,664 3,437 2,899 

Food at home ............................................... 2,031 1,109 1,794 2,084 2,256 2,145 2,133 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 274 165 236 227 289 283 306 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 86 65 89 81 86 89 89 

Bakery products ....................................... 188 99 147 146 203 194 217 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 397 190 337 459 476 401 410 

Beef .......................................................... 92 42 64 101 125 90 96 

Pork .......................................................... 75 35 52 88 87 76 82 

Other meats ............................................. 55 34 50 62 59 57 56 

Poultry ...................................................... 71 38 78 81 78 68 72 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 77 24 69 101 98 84 73 

Eggs ......................................................... 27 16 24 26 28 26 31 

Dairy products ............................................ 219 145 198 205 228 224 237 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 77 52 70 67 75 76 86 

Other dairy products ................................ 142 93 128 138 153 148 150 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 401 209 383 386 448 426 419 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 138 65 139 126 158 156 140 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 131 68 126 135 150 137 134 

Processed fruits ....................................... 66 38 60 67 65 69 73 

Processed vegetables .............................. 66 38 59 58 75 64 72 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other food at home .................................... $741 $401 $640 $807 $815 $812 $762 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 81 44 51 80 95 97 83 

Fats and oils ............................................. 58 27 50 51 71 59 63 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 395 232 349 419 389 405 432 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 184 89 168 229 223 209 170 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 23 8 22 28 37 41 14 

Food away from home ................................. 1,177 1,092 1,830 1,792 1,408 1,292 766 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 215 198 350 445 306 207 106 

Housing .......................................................... 11,497 6,158 13,713 14,669 13,239 12,678 10,536 

Shelter .......................................................... 7,251 4,576 10,008 10,076 8,461 7,670 6,141 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,729 165 3,397 5,197 4,992 4,894 3,417 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 1,523 293 2,150 3,314 2,654 2,133 735 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,158 41 729 1,171 1,269 1,546 1,300 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,048 231 518 711 1,069 1,214 1,382 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,184 4,129 5,955 4,595 3,083 2,318 2,504 

Other lodging ............................................. 338 282 656 285 386 458 220 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 2,430 760 2,130 2,527 2,890 2,792 2,548 

Natural gas ................................................. 327 69 232 344 330 354 392 

Electricity .................................................... 924 306 796 911 1,169 1,056 956 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 93 21 216 270 45 82 157 

Telephone services .................................... 742 330 856 907 953 898 642 

Water and other public services ................. 343 54 230 296 394 402 401 

Household operations .................................. 593 140 395 674 554 788 654 

Personal services ....................................... 71 22 222 2129 28 249 117 

Other household expenses ........................ 523 138 374 545 546 739 536 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 424 142 304 360 420 464 510 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 97 42 69 91 114 108 104 

Other household products .......................... 224 72 141 188 189 251 286 

Postage and stationery .............................. 103 28 94 81 116 105 120 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 799 540 876 1,033 914 964 683 

Household textiles ...................................... 69 23 47 66 74 82 80 

Furniture ..................................................... 190 188 277 328 271 154 133 

Floor coverings .......................................... 20 4 16 18 46 26 14 

Major appliances ........................................ 115 22 111 132 132 164 107 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 60 24 56 88 75 63 57 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 344 279 368 400 317 476 292 

Apparel and services ..................................... 948 812 1,391 1,144 985 1,119 734 

Men and boys .............................................. 53 215 42 67 40 89 48 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 41 215 234 255 230 72 34 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 12 1 ( ) 28 13 10 17 14 

Women and girls .......................................... 551 552 852 609 560 656 410 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 531 550 837 586 541 619 394 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 19 22 215 223 19 37 15 

Children under 2 .......................................... 26 11 38 10 36 48 16 

Footwear ...................................................... 170 132 227 265 169 178 141 

Other apparel products and services ........... 148 102 231 193 181 148 119 

Transportation ................................................ 3,665 2,484 4,991 4,462 5,714 4,391 2,465 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,043 2794 1,747 21,160 2,234 1,074 512 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 673 2330 21,034 2691 1,664 692 330 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 369 460 713 469 570 382 181 

Other vehicles ............................................ 1 ( ) 23 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 906 839 1,219 1,214 1,252 1,109 591 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $1,405 $622 $1,567 $1,621 $1,886 $1,801 $1,149 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 91 81 182 125 138 126 36 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 419 249 495 521 585 525 317 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 663 2158 2515 2690 794 850 660 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 231 135 373 285 369 300 135 

Public transportation .................................... 311 228 458 468 342 407 214 

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,372 378 1,195 1,703 2,067 2,536 3,242 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,393 167 684 920 1,039 1,294 2,082 

Medical services .......................................... 486 119 270 441 590 699 496 

Drugs ........................................................... 409 63 167 284 350 452 566 

Medical supplies .......................................... 84 29 74 57 87 91 99 

Entertainment ................................................. 1,434 776 1,595 1,993 1,746 1,845 1,147 

Fees and admissions ................................... 255 184 360 482 301 317 163 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 622 351 679 731 701 732 574 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 461 142 487 679 594 668 339 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 96 100 69 101 149 127 70 

Personal care products and services ............. 494 274 633 678 607 472 442 

Reading .......................................................... 92 36 60 104 85 99 108 

Education ....................................................... 443 2,326 802 421 306 210 82 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 176 100 174 264 290 289 90 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 625 156 420 1,359 910 867 426 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,185 136 589 918 880 1,412 1,610 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,136 851 3,700 4,498 3,772 3,096 679 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 146 23 74 113 172 229 156 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 1,990 848 3,627 4,385 3,599 2,867 523 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 29,396 13,079 39,761 46,876 38,492 34,705 22,238 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 17,865 10,309 37,493 42,472 32,796 23,293 3,329 

Self-employment income ............................. 794 271 2424 1,176 627 1,919 530 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,973 274 2231 827 1,596 6,259 15,701 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,430 116 333 364 1,467 1,614 2,079 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 212 280 265 2361 534 318 250 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 306 115 105 443 582 495 195 

Regular contributions for support ................. 562 1,629 428 986 716 585 209 

Other income ............................................... 254 686 482 2247 175 224 144 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,038 -66 1,760 2,352 2,199 1,422 333 

Federal income taxes ................................... 688 -130 1,245 1,690 1,674 905 144 

2008 Tax stimulus (thru Q20091) ................ 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2-1 

State and local income taxes ....................... 233 57 489 605 414 352 36 

Other taxes .................................................. 117 26 25 57 111 165 154 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item

All

single

females

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Income after taxes ......................................... 28,358 13,145 38,001 44,525 36,293 33,283 21,905 

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,470 $843 - $9,501 $4,794 - $4,026 - $4,099 - $1,747 

Net change in total assets ............................ 1,482 1,406 4,027 11,798 2,836 1,204 -1,289 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 3,952 563 13,528 7,004 6,862 5,303 459 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 630 217 92 94 781 1,094 688 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,040 2-49 -1,163 -1,441 -1,445 -2,055 -581 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 101,928 23,024 57,624 103,950 103,348 129,061 121,672 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 599 229 381 607 647 742 698 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 782 370 572 743 1,041 1,246 627 

Food ............................................................. 79 17 25 147 120 139 48 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 27 21 36 11 17 7 

Housing ........................................................ 172 57 47 125 223 273 172 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 27 21 213 26 52 19 27 

Household textiles ...................................... 6 21 1 ( ) 29 27 10 6 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 16 25 24 215 22 22 16 

Major appliances ...................................... 3 3 ( ) 21 21 28 25 3 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 25 24 215 214 17 13 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 43 216 210 246 35 72 44 

Other housing ............................................ 80 214 19 228 106 149 78 

Apparel and services ................................... 179 80 252 213 184 249 140 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 53 215 42 66 40 89 48 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 63 232 85 64 65 81 55 

Children under 2 ........................................ 26 11 38 10 36 48 16 

Other apparel products and services ......... 37 222 287 274 42 31 21 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 11 24 250 214 210 11 3 

All other apparel products and services ... 26 219 237 259 31 220 18 

Transportation .............................................. 69 140 144 25 46 79 47 

Health care ................................................... 38 26 29 211 229 282 40 

Entertainment ............................................... 73 250 49 280 61 135 58 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 31 231 29 243 216 255 28 

Other entertainment ................................... 42 19 40 37 45 80 30 

Personal care products and services ........... 9 23 27 219 18 24 8 

Reading ........................................................ 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 21 3 2 

Education ..................................................... 67 3 ( ) 26 233 162 115 49 

All other gifts ................................................ 84 9 32 54 187 151 56 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2011