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

Surveys, 2020-2021

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)1................................................... 21,697 1,257 2,297 1,343 2,102 4,080 10,619 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $39,178 $22,050 $51,387 $60,846 $53,190 $47,383 $29,899 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 35,298 20,632 44,680 51,467 43,453 40,653 29,289 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 60.1 21.3 29.3 38.9 50.0 60.1 76.1 

 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 .................................................................................. .5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

 Earners .................................................................................................... .5 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 55 5 21 46 50 61 67 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 23 2 17 36 35 31 20 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 32 3 4 10 15 30 48 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 45 95 79 54 50 39 33 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 17 13 26 26 23 20 11 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or 

 African-American .................................................................................. 83 87 74 74 77 80 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 8 8 13 15 11 11 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 92 92 87 85 89 89 95 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 29 21 14 19 24 27 35 

 College ..................................................................................................... 69 79 86 80 75 71 60 

 Never attended and other ........................................................................ ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 78 49 77 81 80 87 78 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $38,838 $25,584 $44,563 $58,800 $45,426 $40,353 $34,748 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,446 4,327 5,525 6,214 5,188 4,231 3,945 

 Food at home ........................................................................................... 3,080 2,361 3,318 3,766 3,008 3,059 3,031 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 388 346 400 398 406 366 394 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 111 109 126 159 121 100 105 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 277 237 273 239 285 266 289 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 592 405 572 754 591 604 589 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 140 75 114 211 131 132 147 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 116 96 95 131 112 126 118 

 Other meats ....................................................................................... 83 75 84 74 78 82 86 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 108 93 123 144 125 111 97 

 Fish and seafood ............................................................................... 103 430 107 138 105 109 103 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 42 36 49 56 41 43 39 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 306 199 321 371 275 283 319 

 Fresh milk and cream ........................................................................ 93 59 94 112 89 94 93 

 Other dairy products .......................................................................... 213 140 227 259 187 189 226 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 637 499 690 731 665 633 623 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 236 166 252 274 254 236 232 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 202 142 216 223 223 207 197 

 Processed fruits................................................................................. 80 71 89 98 76 76 78 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 118 120 133 136 112 115 115 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 1,158 912 1,335 1,513 1,070 1,173 1,105 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 114 92 104 125 107 104 122 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 86 61 82 92 68 88 90 

 Miscellaneous foods .......................................................................... 636 536 828 852 607 629 583 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 292 207 276 372 257 312 291 

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 

Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 30 417 46 72 30 41 19 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 1,365 1,966 2,207 2,448 2,180 1,172 914 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 257 232 488 459 411 239 163 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 16,223 9,629 17,956 26,816 17,489 15,670 15,225 

 Shelter...................................................................................................... 10,101 6,774 13,180 13,092 11,478 9,633 9,358 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 4,686 227 2,657 5,259 5,398 5,532 5,115 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,359 470 1,370 2,526 2,574 1,770 963 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,533 107 751 1,364 1,406 1,819 1,807 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses ..................... 1,795 450 537 1,369 1,417 1,942 2,345 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 5,051 6,214 9,983 7,406 5,730 3,633 3,958 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 364 333 540 427 349 469 284 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 2,687 911 2,011 2,817 3,009 3,012 2,839 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 304 82 172 326 314 333 343 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,032 422 809 1,048 1,081 1,195 1,079 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 83 ( 3 ) 450 425 480 73 111 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 818 299 715 994 1,071 928 788 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 197 44 433 448 123 145 308 

 Cellular phone service ....................................................................... 622 295 682 945 948 783 480 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 450 107 265 424 464 482 518 

 Household operations .............................................................................. 1,054 325 739 941 1,075 956 1,257 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 

464 ( 2

 ) 426 476 41 441 4100 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 989 325 713 865 1,073 915 1,156 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 597 263 540 886 447 618 621 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 141 438 216 272 108 140 123 

 Other household products .................................................................... 358 185 239 531 250 373 391 

 Postage and stationery ......................................................................... 98 440 85 84 90 105 107 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,784 1,356 1,486 9,080 1,481 1,451 1,150 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 96 168 150 135 93 77 81 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 379 443 525 569 416 356 316 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 22 412 27 32 19 24 20 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 215 174 103 184 265 261 223 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares .............................. 105 67 115 190 97 103 98 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 968 493 567 7,970 589 631 412 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,080 1,289 1,720 2,233 1,495 1,047 710 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 46 418 432 469 461 67 36 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 25 43 432 423 426 433 21 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 21 415 41 446 435 34 415 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 686 808 1,119 1,793 963 594 426 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 671 762 1,100 1,793 948 565 418 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 16 446 419 ( 2 ) 416 429 48 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 

417 ( 2

 ) 421 451 46 435 47 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 207 4366 407 4217 337 237 110 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 124 96 141 103 128 114 130 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 4,621 2,467 5,905 7,770 6,710 5,855 3,313 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 1,637 4362 42,023 43,668 2,993 2,267 936 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................................................ 684 ( 2 ) 4578 42,696 41,425 4976 274 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 949 4362 1,446 4971 1,569 1,270 663 

 Other vehicles ....................................................................................... 

44 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 421 ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil......................................................... 813 791 1,094 1,105 1,041 1,055 579 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 1,938 1,097 2,312 2,446 2,450 2,283 1,659 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 96 86 148 135 147 134 56 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 523 341 503 645 652 648 460 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 470 322 622 718 557 484 400 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 849 349 1,039 948 1,094 1,016 742 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 233 216 476 551 225 250 138 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................... 3,747 791 2,080 2,939 2,572 3,382 4,929 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 2,467 332 1,385 1,595 1,723 2,166 3,327 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 711 251 419 899 433 723 854 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 426 122 181 321 313 371 569 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 143 86 95 124 102 122 179 

 Entertainment .............................................................................................. 1,694 969 1,798 2,560 1,883 1,807 1,565 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 205 192 386 425 201 228 130 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 705 188 481 816 675 721 800 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 643 471 671 1,181 795 697 537 

 Pets ....................................................................................................... 575 434 532 1,088 667 662 481 

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 

Surveys, 2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 68 436 4138 493 4128 35 56 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 141 118 261 138 212 162 98 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 596 497 1,011 854 672 543 491 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 109 52 110 65 72 93 135 

 Education .................................................................................................... 604 2,948 1,647 891 698 303 164 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 166 119 141 203 314 271 104 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 635 230 526 549 824 828 609 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,692 219 570 900 1,312 1,580 2,327 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 2,967 1,815 5,086 6,347 5,786 4,505 1,069 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 239 421 153 263 263 255 269 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 2,728 1,794 4,933 6,084 5,523 4,250 800 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $39,178 $22,050 $51,387 $60,846 $53,190 $47,383 $29,899 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 24,075 17,993 47,803 57,773 47,658 35,767 6,242 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 1,518 606 1,638 4786 2,050 3,801 711 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 10,387 485 4212 4644 1,455 3,597 19,415 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... 1,836 444 156 477 499 2,399 2,584 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 389 4126 268 386 521 643 322 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 570 4450 634 4546 842 907 389 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 404 2,345 676 4236 4164 268 235 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ........................................ 3,880 1,419 6,707 9,379 9,737 6,730 610 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 4,025 1,441 6,028 8,097 8,919 6,349 1,521 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -1,165 -541 -1,234 -995 -1,220 -1,170 -1,233 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 983 517 1,874 2,232 2,004 1,494 290 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 36 42 440 447 433 56 32 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 35,298 20,632 44,680 51,467 43,453 40,653 29,289 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $9,006 $3,096 $2,890 $4,605 $20,991 $17,274 $6,037 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 15,823 6,848 12,369 24,900 42,014 21,391 9,161 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 6,817 3,752 9,480 20,294 21,023 4,117 3,125 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 1,461 4285 4251 41,856 47,295 1,852 506 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,209 4

-56 -763 -1,461 -2,128 -1,572 -1,089 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 161,035 414,010 70,907 146,350 164,806 169,001 195,978 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 867 478 358 751 805 974 1,056 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022