Table 3223. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

Total

35-44

years

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

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 21,518 632 538 889 711 1,870 2,012 1,963 3,552 9,352

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $81,265 $2,172 $7,990 $12,823 $17,727 $25,013 $34,841 $44,478 $59,486 $139,388

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,851 2,440 8,715 14,428 20,169 27,740 35,577 43,267 55,446 116,113

Age of reference person ................................. 39.7 39.8 39.4 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.3 39.5 39.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.7

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.4 .9 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5

Adults 65 and older ...................................... 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2.1 2.1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 .6 .7 .7 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.0

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.5

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 46 43 33 35 36 35 42 46 46 52

Women ......................................................... 54 57 67 65 64 65 58 54 54 48

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 60 36 27 32 30 31 42 49 60 80

With mortgage ............................................ 50 22 14 14 17 20 30 38 50 72

Without mortgage ....................................... 11 14 13 18 13 12 12 11 10 9

Renter ........................................................... 40 64 73 68 70 69 58 51 40 20

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 32 29 25 17 22 20 20 12 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 68 71 75 83 78 80 80 88 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 19 19 21 22 35 32 29 24 22 11

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 81 81 79 78 65 68 71 76 78 89

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 7 11 10 12 7 5 4 5 2

High school (9-12) ........................................ 29 37 46 45 50 46 42 37 28 16

College ......................................................... 67 56 44 44 38 47 53 58 67 82

Never attended and other ............................. 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 90 63 65 64 72 85 87 93 95 97

Average annual expenditures ........................... $60,662 $24,999 $24,126 $23,746 $26,670 $31,976 $38,762 $42,850 $52,435 $88,388

Food ............................................................... 7,992 3,526 4,299 4,349 5,104 5,463 6,001 6,279 7,131 10,595

Food at home ............................................... 4,658 2,626 2,868 2,801 3,632 3,704 3,860 3,975 4,372 5,707

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 634 372 327 433 419 466 503 550 617 785

Cereals and cereal products .................... 227 179 122 176 163 166 188 193 222 275

Bakery products ....................................... 407 193 205 257 255 301 315 356 395 510

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,020 688 800 751 884 923 900 923 1,003 1,153

Beef .......................................................... 272 149 194 240 268 254 217 256 297 295

Pork .......................................................... 192 169 174 108 160 184 196 162 186 212

Other meats .............................................. 143 85 86 76 107 102 123 129 145 172

Poultry ...................................................... 216 124 171 207 195 202 217 197 197 239

Fish and seafood ...................................... 133 129 133 268 96 123 86 117 117 162

Eggs ......................................................... 64 31 40 52 57 59 60 61 61 73

Dairy products ............................................ 496 249 278 291 371 385 416 413 472 614

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 188 84 130 147 172 180 175 174 174 213

Other dairy products ................................. 309 165 147 144 199 205 241 239 299 402

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 874 492 496 453 685 661 681 771 787 1,101

Fresh fruits ............................................... 319 178 183 156 225 236 233 306 274 408

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 263 152 135 125 238 196 222 234 248 322

Processed fruits ........................................ 129 58 48 77 85 103 97 98 119 167

Processed vegetables .............................. 163 105 130 95 137 125 129 132 146 204

Other food at home .................................... 1,634 825 968 873 1,273 1,269 1,360 1,319 1,493 2,053

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 157 59 79 112 79 128 147 136 137 196

Fats and oils ............................................. 131 74 100 60 112 122 114 96 118 160

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 864 448 478 450 733 588 679 645 803 1,115

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 438 234 301 243 345 419 406 418 395 509

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 44 210 210 28

24212 14 24 39 73

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3223. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

35-44

years

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

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food away from home .................................. 3,334 899 1,431 1,548 1,473 1,758 2,140 2,304 2,759 4,888

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 474 272 2226 153 144 171 262 288 353 746

Housing .......................................................... 20,945 10,951 9,827 10,298 11,145 12,365 14,072 15,689 18,157 29,349

Shelter .......................................................... 12,595 6,951 6,056 6,162 6,431 7,650 8,417 9,563 10,568 17,726

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,822 2,397 1,486 1,608 1,612 2,037 3,210 4,265 5,667 13,329

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,852 1,618 2895 701 793 1,267 2,027 2,697 3,617 8,248

Property taxes .......................................... 1,920 583 327 503 475 460 813 951 1,353 3,296

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,049 195 2263 404 344 310 370 617 697 1,785

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,229 4,489 4,522 4,518 4,794 5,563 5,031 5,104 4,532 3,386

Other lodging .............................................. 544 266 248 236 226 250 176 194 369 1,011

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,304 2,910 2,666 2,771 3,084 3,104 3,487 3,834 4,410 5,206

Natural gas ................................................. 465 275 204 273 319 256 326 409 481 600

Electricity .................................................... 1,626 1,263 1,208 1,212 1,353 1,329 1,495 1,588 1,631 1,827

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 107 230 225 228 254 229 238 247 142 159

Telephone services .................................... 1,529 977 918 913 1,037 1,142 1,205 1,315 1,607 1,859

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 299 234 236 217 252 206 198 235 277 380

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,230 743 682 697 786 936 1,007 1,080 1,330 1,480

Water and other public services ................. 577 364 310 346 321 348 423 474 550 760

Household operations .................................. 1,668 497 358 385 440 439 665 776 1,022 2,932

Personal services ....................................... 853 2101 236 256 285 280 212 258 386 1,680

Other household expenses ........................ 815 396 322 329 355 359 453 518 636 1,252

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 651 209 238 329 341 435 458 583 598 868

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 168 53 275 72 136 158 118 148 151 212

Other household products .......................... 357 128 129 161 164 213 236 369 358 467

Postage and stationery ............................... 126 228 234 96 40 64 105 65 89 189

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,726 384 508 650 849 737 1,044 933 1,558 2,617

Household textiles ...................................... 102 244 246 255 240 116 52 62 67 145

Furniture ..................................................... 464 144 200 164 62 199 304 288 355 726

Floor coverings ........................................... 16 22

23252822212 13 15 25

Major appliances ........................................ 240 229 230 133 247 74 117 110 233 381

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 103 218 248 67 50 40 54 73 81 155

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 801 147 180 227 643 305 504 387 807 1,184

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,111 770 1,018 876 1,093 1,432 1,917 1,629 1,538 2,921

Men and boys ............................................... 565 185 194 248 206 408 631 442 424 758

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 363 2149 2134 2174 2112 199 446 270 293 486

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 202 36 60 74 94 209 184 173 131 272

Women and girls .......................................... 731 389 376 300 394 446 473 597 530 1,047

Women, 16 and over .................................. 530 286 2295 204 272 329 334 435 355 769

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 201 102 81 95 123 118 139 163 175 278

Children under 2 ........................................... 98 230 217 280 278 115 296 2119 65 112

Footwear ...................................................... 455 276 2330 2157 281 324 570 313 345 595

Other apparel products and services ........... 261 90 101 91 133 139 147 157 173 409

Transportation ................................................ 10,568 4,937 4,733 3,835 3,888 6,168 6,901 8,045 9,919 14,865

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,995 21,934 22,125 21,185 2950 2,222 2,214 2,853 3,594 5,871

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,608 3 ( ) 21,517 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2437 2456 2554 1,459 2,756

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,327 21,934 2608 1,185 950 1,766 1,757 2,299 1,999 3,030

Other vehicles ............................................ 61 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 219 21

3 ( ) 2136 84

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,101 1,750 1,394 1,385 1,856 2,019 2,435 2,856 3,257 3,899

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,854 1,104 1,051 1,101 984 1,731 2,014 2,045 2,662 4,021

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 283 254 2126 75 80 120 203 208 266 414

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 857 336 263 230 245 561 564 591 856 1,209

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,081 2422 2526 2663 2524 2786 890 863 1,008 1,403

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 633 292 136 133 135 263 358 383 533 994

Public and other transportation .................... 618 149 2163 165 98 196 237 291 406 1,074

Healthcare ...................................................... 3,587 1,254 712 944 1,165 1,284 2,040 2,334 3,623 5,386

Health insurance .......................................... 2,289 951 492 567 613 833 1,311 1,536 2,184 3,474

Medical services ........................................... 824 162 294 219 275 219 371 384 995 1,255

Drugs ............................................................ 356 116 110 123 236 186 277 328 338 480

Medical supplies ........................................... 118 226 216 235 241 45 81 86 105 177

Entertainment ................................................. 3,166 948 1,118 1,069 1,091 1,211 1,835 1,811 2,727 4,914

Fees and admissions ................................... 885 120 69 82 125 159 235 301 539 1,653

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,155 563 595 527 619 659 1,012 859 1,100 1,538

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3223. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

35-44

years

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

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 662 228 385 374 316 304 406 438 608 954

Pets ............................................................ 489 118 2359 178 209 269 295 306 461 704

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 173 2110 226 2196 2107 234 2110 132 147 250

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 464 238 270 286 231 89 183 213 480 769

Personal care products and services ............. 707 209 410 261 276 428 502 541 563 1,017

Reading .......................................................... 95 231 220 223 249 35 54 66 93 141

Education ....................................................... 1,098 2888 2460 297 332 373 399 432 670 1,880

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 328 327 526 329 417 372 355 426 349 266

Miscellaneous ................................................. 723 297 253 196 530 226 530 490 526 1,106

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,517 452 210 331 402 573 944 961 1,308 2,369

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,352 137 312 787 1,034 1,876 2,950 3,859 5,479 12,835

Life and other personal insurance ................ 313 231 227 2254 216 59 97 159 216 544

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,039 106 285 533 1,018 1,817 2,853 3,700 5,263 12,292

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $81,265 $2,172 $7,990 $12,823 $17,727 $25,013 $34,841 $44,478 $59,486 $139,388

Wages and salaries ...................................... 73,031 1,104 2,708 5,845 11,376 20,715 30,105 40,437 54,123 126,728

Self-employment income .............................. 5,296 2-802 2187 232 2764 1,013 2,027 1,616 3,175 9,984

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 949 276 1,297 3,349 1,744 1,044 923 1,079 899 678

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 597 243 21

239 293 216 197 143 258 1,187

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 597 975 2,520 2,264 2,762 1,489 825 349 307 73

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 593 2214 2669 938 2476 611 622 594 599 579

Other income ................................................ 201 2562 2607 2357 2512 2126 2142 2260 126 159

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 10,414 -268 -725 -1,605 -2,442 -2,727 -736 1,211 4,040 23,274

Federal income taxes ................................... 8,077 -138 -673 -1,548 -2,441 -2,816 -1,138 460 2,730 18,640

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,302 -140 -65 -70 -24 84 389 718 1,281 4,582

Other taxes ................................................... 35 210 214 213 223 25

213 234 30 53

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,851 2,440 8,715 14,428 20,169 27,740 35,577 43,267 55,446 116,113

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $3,573 - $9,005 - $2,369 $4,558 $1,696 - $3,075 $856 $2,926 - $577 $8,441

Net change in total assets ............................ 17,891 -459 -1,161 9,568 3,541 407 2,446 4,840 6,215 36,101

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 14,317 8,546 1,208 5,010 1,844 3,483 1,590 1,913 6,792 27,660

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 424 253 224 2478 2163 2176 2777 265 282 589

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,301 -672 2-320 -380 -371 -549 -920 -1,268 -1,818 -3,902

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 160,340 40,882 29,944 41,282 37,127 37,530 59,608 77,078 108,246 280,086

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 910 343 227 284 301 303 453 542 729 1,459

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 632 277 258 285 155 290 413 424 632 904

Food ............................................................. 57 26

212 232 28235 45 18 43 88

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 3 ( ) 21

226 3 ( ) 21271 ( ) 22 28

Housing ........................................................ 153 276 92 58 278 31 179 81 121 221

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 21 210 28

29222825220 16 34

Household textiles ...................................... 4 3 ( ) 21

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 22212227

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 13 21

22211 ( ) 21212228 26

Major appliances ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 21

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2124 9

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 8 21

21211 ( ) 21212124 17

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 34 21

22212827248 7 46 47

Other housing ............................................. 80 264 279 247 268 215 122 251 50 107

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3223. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

35-44

years

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

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Apparel and services .................................... 156 2126 2126 264 264 159 99 133 122 202

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 38 3 ( ) 244 216 23

226 217 33 26 58

Females, 2 and over ................................... 48 287 213 27

29248 228 37 53 58

Children under 2 ......................................... 35 27

24218 216 275 223 241 27 44

Other apparel products and services ......... 34 232 265 223 237 29

232 222 236 42

Jewelry and watches ................................ 12 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 211 21

232924 22

All other apparel products and services ... 22 231 265 223 225 28

229 213 232 20

Transportation .............................................. 64 264 3 ( ) 5 3 ( ) 8 15 53 110 83

Healthcare .................................................... 9 3 ( ) 28

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 211 222625 14

Entertainment ............................................... 66 23

216 279 21219 234 42 42 107

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 27 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 275 3 ( ) 29

214 223 222 37

Other entertainment ................................... 39 23

216 2421211 20 19 20 70

Personal care products and services ........... 8 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 25

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 28213 5 11

Reading ........................................................ 4 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 22

3 ( ) 1 ( ) 222621 6

Education ..................................................... 72 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 22

23215 217 228 156 94

All other gifts ................................................. 32 21

23211 1 ( ) 11 5 44 24 50

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

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