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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

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) ....... 19,808 1,756 1,906 1,321 2,307 3,941 8,577

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $29,288 $13,794 $38,572 $41,241 $38,081 $34,258 $23,906

Income after taxes .......................................... 26,121 12,755 32,922 35,131 31,615 29,751 22,812

Age of reference person ................................. 58.3 21.3 29.0 40.0 50.2 59.6 76.7

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 .8 .8 .6 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ .9 .5 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 55 2 23 45 49 63 71

With mortgage ............................................ 22 2 18 36 35 36 16

Without mortgage ....................................... 32 1 5 10 15 27 56

Renter ........................................................... 45 98 77 55 51 37 29

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 13 13 27 21 18 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 87 87 73 79 82 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 10 8 13 5 7 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 90 92 87 95 93 94

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 10 13 18 30 31 45

College ......................................................... 62 89 85 78 67 64 47

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 73 46 77 79 80 81 72

Average annual expenditures ........................... $31,296 $20,500 $36,355 $35,263 $35,779 $35,527 $28,404

Food ............................................................... 3,413 2,468 4,223 3,721 3,739 3,665 3,101

Food at home ............................................... 2,188 1,093 2,412 1,887 2,385 2,480 2,142

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 293 162 279 253 323 304 307

Cereals and cereal products .................... 91 71 108 90 111 88 85

Bakery products ....................................... 202 91 172 163 212 216 222

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 414 214 482 338 461 485 391

Beef .......................................................... 92 51 76 65 107 119 89

Pork .......................................................... 79 44 89 46 97 94 75

Other meats .............................................. 54 28 59 48 55 65 52

Poultry ...................................................... 86 53 90 76 107 95 81

Fish and seafood ...................................... 70 322 135 71 57 79 61

Eggs ......................................................... 32 17 31 31 37 32 33

Dairy products ............................................ 247 131 254 222 256 275 251

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 77 43 77 71 80 79 81

Other dairy products ................................. 170 88 177 151 176 196 169

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 440 199 505 420 467 464 442

Fresh fruits ............................................... 164 75 177 152 156 169 175

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 146 60 176 138 159 152 145

Processed fruits ........................................ 61 32 72 52 67 69 59

Processed vegetables .............................. 69 32 80 77 84 74 63

Other food at home .................................... 794 386 892 654 878 952 752

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 92 38 97 81 100 103 92

Fats and oils ............................................. 68 31 74 45 94 70 68

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 396 200 482 321 392 500 366

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 213 108 219 184 263 241 203

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 25 39 20 23 29 38 22

Food away from home .................................. 1,225 1,375 1,811 1,834 1,354 1,185 959

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, 2013-2014 — 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 ....................................... 207 219 453 373 243 204 112

Housing .......................................................... 12,421 8,181 13,931 14,365 13,789 13,605 11,711

Shelter .......................................................... 7,790 6,432 9,896 9,432 8,947 8,426 6,744

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,802 555 2,346 4,677 4,428 5,129 3,877

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,429 3153 1,368 2,803 2,225 2,322 867

Property taxes .......................................... 1,261 392 497 1,022 1,160 1,557 1,537

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,112 310 481 852 1,043 1,250 1,473

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,664 5,718 7,323 4,536 4,186 2,759 2,573

Other lodging .............................................. 324 160 227 218 333 538 294

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,536 806 1,999 2,888 2,827 2,960 2,683

Natural gas ................................................. 299 69 191 328 291 370 336

Electricity .................................................... 992 329 798 1,087 1,153 1,154 1,038

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 124 33

349 373 87 135 179

Telephone services .................................... 767 342 748 1,035 915 886 721

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 331 29 65 195 261 356 481

Cellular phone service .............................. 435 312 683 840 654 531 240

Water and other public services ................. 355 63 213 365 382 414 410

Household operations .................................. 752 184 496 677 672 713 975

Personal services ....................................... 112 2 ( ) 319 350 357 37 228

Other household expenses ........................ 640 184 477 627 616 706 747

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 414 172 335 457 360 449 460

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 94 73 78 75 86 117 96

Other household products .......................... 199 74 155 168 175 227 225

Postage and stationery ............................... 121 325 102 214 99 105 140

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 929 587 1,206 912 982 1,056 849

Household textiles ...................................... 73 53 85 47 48 83 78

Furniture ..................................................... 198 179 382 160 236 233 141

Floor coverings ........................................... 12 8 13 334 14 12 9

Major appliances ........................................ 127 16 126 106 162 193 114

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 81 35 81 53 102 78 86

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 438 297 519 511 420 457 420

Apparel and services ...................................... 953 788 1,441 995 871 1,194 767

Men and boys ............................................... 64 346 89 92 95 76 42

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 48 338 369 366 369 63 28

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 16 38

319 327 25 12 14

Women and girls .......................................... 594 513 887 588 480 712 513

Women, 16 and over .................................. 573 513 862 571 465 680 493

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 21 2 ( ) 325 317 315 32 21

Children under 2 ........................................... 18 37

346 316 331 318 38

Footwear ...................................................... 144 3113 224 139 136 200 106

Other apparel products and services ........... 134 108 195 160 129 187 98

Transportation ................................................ 4,405 2,752 5,948 5,115 5,742 5,516 3,378

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,353 31,037 2,201 31,392 2,075 1,931 763

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 683 392 1,207 3392 1,337 1,033 395

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 670 945 994 1,000 738 898 368

Other vehicles ............................................ 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,142 877 1,524 1,471 1,564 1,375 841

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,561 626 1,615 1,787 1,721 1,849 1,489

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 73 45 118 145 103 107 33

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 461 285 485 525 456 586 423

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 749 3139 3595 3684 865 794 828

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 278 157 417 433 298 362 205

Public and other transportation .................... 349 213 609 466 383 361 284

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,796 540 1,616 2,034 2,206 2,811 3,783

Health insurance .......................................... 1,728 279 1,042 1,167 1,220 1,557 2,478

Medical services ........................................... 560 142 335 510 564 664 655

Drugs ............................................................ 391 90 143 265 327 462 507

Medical supplies ........................................... 117 29 96 93 95 128 143

Entertainment ................................................. 1,581 666 1,746 1,743 1,690 2,112 1,405

Fees and admissions ................................... 259 260 497 361 257 265 188

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 728 248 767 749 765 762 781

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 518 81 343 590 579 1,016 371

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, 2013-2014 — 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 ............................................................ 463 58 301 551 489 971 310

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 55 323 341 339 390 45 61

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 76 76 139 43 89 69 65

Personal care products and services ............. 532 335 690 572 582 569 493

Reading .......................................................... 80 31 58 67 52 83 104

Education ....................................................... 690 3,219 1,500 741 619 459 110

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 173 348 204 232 320 290 88

Miscellaneous ................................................. 587 68 453 610 1,058 672 551

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,302 179 415 691 760 1,196 2,017

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,155 1,005 3,678 4,003 4,108 3,151 784

Life and other personal insurance ................ 169 39 65 236 140 196 210

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 1,986 996 3,613 3,767 3,968 2,955 573

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $29,288 $13,794 $38,572 $41,241 $38,081 $34,258 $23,906

Wages and salaries ...................................... 17,475 10,291 36,528 36,972 32,958 25,418 3,895

Self-employment income .............................. 614 3171 595 1,224 1,766 612 306

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,760 3166 3259 1,350 1,409 5,234 17,148

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,213 388 252 371 515 1,566 1,751

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 380 285 190 424 598 591 278

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 502 1,149 294 3682 477 567 364

Other income ................................................ 344 1,345 455 3218 358 271 163

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,167 1,040 5,650 6,110 6,466 4,507 1,094

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,534 834 4,421 4,820 5,151 3,581 925

State and local income taxes ....................... 606 200 1,210 1,272 1,280 895 138

Other taxes ................................................... 27 36

319 318 335 31 31

Income after taxes .......................................... 26,121 12,755 32,922 35,131 31,615 29,751 22,812

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,711 $739 $4,687 - $126 $5,797 - $4,152 $10,056

Net change in total assets ............................ 8,956 3,478 11,061 9,319 13,665 4,630 10,274

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,244 2,739 6,374 9,445 7,869 8,783 218

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 691 426 415 3125 2,255 701 468

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -843 3-37 -504 -1,153 -1,364 -1,511 -587

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 109,725 34,176 39,180 76,346 87,721 132,408 147,641

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 663 184 290 538 597 782 827

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 823 219 765 604 1,133 1,097 761

Food ............................................................. 58 313 62 328 100 65 54

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 37

39315 6 312 5

Housing ........................................................ 198 38 129 129 255 241 217

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 34 31 316 36 32 20

Household textiles ...................................... 11 33

373235313 15

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 25 32

318 312 333 324 30

Major appliances ...................................... 7 31

31341 ( ) 19 6

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 18 31

316 38333 35 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 314 44 14 45 34 29

Other housing ............................................. 107 315 29 85 136 139 123

Apparel and services .................................... 198 93 250 148 213 326 144

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 62 346 74 92 93 76 41

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, 2013-2014 — 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 ................................... 80 330 86 335 27 165 68

Children under 2 ......................................... 18 37

345 316 331 318 38

Other apparel products and services ......... 39 39

345 34361 68 27

Jewelry and watches ................................ 9 34

3833314 39 10

All other apparel products and services ... 30 35

337 31348 59 17

Transportation .............................................. 57 9 18 86 70 31 79

Healthcare .................................................... 37 32

34313 342 318 63

Entertainment ............................................... 84 322 228 337 101 64 70

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 13 2 ( ) 36

39325 317 11

Other entertainment ................................... 71 22 222 29 76 47 59

Personal care products and services ........... 13 33

315 310 27 21 7

Reading ........................................................ 4 31

393331 4 4

Education ..................................................... 120 321 313 396 249 265 67

All other gifts ................................................. 47 10 28 38 70 51 52

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, 2015