Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 37,691 4,092 5,247 3,464 4,876 7,277 12,736 6,283 6,453

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $34,482 $15,383 $41,830 $49,460 $46,987 $38,372 $26,509 $29,850 $23,255

Income after taxes .......................................... 29,727 14,009 35,296 40,879 38,191 32,153 24,824 27,324 22,391

Age of reference person ................................. 53.6 21.2 29.0 39.6 50.0 59.4 76.0 69.1 82.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 1.0 1.0 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. n.a. n.a.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .6 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2 .3 .1

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.0 .5 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 54 61 63 57 45 33 38 29

Women ......................................................... 53 46 39 37 43 55 67 62 71

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 48 3 23 39 49 58 68 67 69

With mortgage ............................................ 20 1 18 28 33 30 15 21 10

Without mortgage ....................................... 27 2 5 11 16 29 53 46 59

Renter ........................................................... 52 97 77 61 51 42 32 33 31

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 10 15 22 22 16 11 14 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 90 85 78 78 84 89 86 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 8 11 10 12 10 7 5 5 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 89 90 88 90 93 95 95 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 1 ( ) 1 1 2 2 6 4 8

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 15 16 25 35 36 43 38 49

College ......................................................... 64 85 82 74 62 61 51 59 43

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 74 48 78 76 78 80 75 81 69

Average annual expenditures ........................... $32,748 $21,508 $36,269 $39,333 $38,006 $35,102 $29,689 $31,536 $27,898

Food ............................................................... 3,814 2,945 4,332 4,603 4,169 3,860 3,474 4,017 2,948

Food at home ............................................... 2,143 1,260 1,973 2,249 2,423 2,325 2,222 2,508 1,945

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 272 183 226 263 277 280 313 349 279

Cereals and cereal products .................... 88 73 86 94 96 85 90 99 80

Bakery products ....................................... 184 110 140 169 181 195 224 250 198

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 438 259 390 499 482 490 446 529 366

Beef .......................................................... 103 64 89 99 114 112 113 142 84

Pork .......................................................... 80 46 55 80 95 96 86 104 68

Other meats .............................................. 63 32 54 86 73 73 61 69 53

Poultry ...................................................... 87 65 90 97 88 103 79 84 74

Fish and seafood ...................................... 71 29 69 99 77 71 74 89 60

Eggs ......................................................... 33 22 33 38 35 35 34 42 27

Dairy products ............................................ 224 130 212 211 230 248 243 259 228

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 75 44 70 70 76 81 83 84 82

Other dairy products ................................. 149 86 142 142 154 167 160 175 146

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 416 233 400 446 444 433 446 473 420

Fresh fruits ............................................... 152 87 140 163 156 151 173 172 173

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 131 70 143 147 139 132 135 151 119

Processed fruits ........................................ 63 37 59 58 73 69 65 66 64

Processed vegetables .............................. 71 39 58 79 76 81 74 84 65

Other food at home .................................... 793 456 746 828 989 874 773 898 652

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 99 41 75 64 208 88 95 108 83

Fats and oils ............................................. 62 34 55 65 77 66 64 73 55

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 391 246 387 407 433 455 375 429 323

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 216 126 204 268 243 231 213 255 173

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 25 8 25 25 29 34 25 32 17

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Food away from home .................................. 1,671 1,685 2,359 2,355 1,746 1,535 1,252 1,508 1,003

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 357 247 650 708 359 362 174 229 121

Housing .......................................................... 12,388 7,656 13,457 14,653 14,088 12,927 11,881 11,781 11,980

Shelter .......................................................... 8,080 5,884 9,494 10,176 9,614 8,080 7,046 6,740 7,344

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,480 476 2,240 3,921 4,818 4,489 3,746 3,819 3,675

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,305 364 1,335 2,308 2,223 1,786 792 988 601

Property taxes .......................................... 1,191 285 547 935 1,662 1,479 1,472 1,443 1,500

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 984 127 358 678 933 1,224 1,481 1,387 1,574

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,237 5,164 6,964 5,866 4,287 3,137 2,981 2,531 3,420

Other lodging .............................................. 364 244 291 389 508 454 319 390 249

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,398 816 2,053 2,523 2,726 2,776 2,673 2,727 2,620

Natural gas ................................................. 281 83 206 297 300 334 333 327 339

Electricity .................................................... 953 356 829 1,014 1,094 1,087 1,048 1,073 1,024

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 94 36 24 37 75 115 162 158 166

Telephone services .................................... 749 301 757 874 921 852 731 778 684

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 256 22 60 136 212 297 439 383 493

Cellular phone service .............................. 493 279 697 738 709 554 292 395 191

Water and other public services ................. 321 70 237 301 336 387 399 390 407

Household operations .................................. 644 206 579 645 592 583 865 751 976

Personal services ....................................... 80 310 396 384 335 315 149 365 231

Other household expenses ........................ 564 196 483 561 557 568 716 687 745

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 367 139 271 356 313 419 469 540 400

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 84 50 78 71 89 108 83 86 80

Other household products .......................... 198 61 128 207 182 215 261 303 221

Postage and stationery ............................... 85 28 65 78 42 97 124 151 99

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 899 610 1,060 953 843 1,069 829 1,024 640

Household textiles ...................................... 52 25 62 44 57 60 53 79 29

Furniture ..................................................... 249 209 336 353 238 336 151 211 91

Floor coverings ........................................... 13 4 11 7 23 13 14 25 4

Major appliances ........................................ 112 39 85 88 100 148 137 164 110

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 70 39 68 75 78 63 79 75 83

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 404 294 499 387 348 449 395 469 323

Apparel and services ...................................... 881 817 1,046 1,200 936 913 707 991 433

Men and boys ............................................... 192 183 320 276 261 167 107 138 78

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 182 182 303 262 251 154 100 129 71

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 10 31 17 13 10 13 8 9 6

Women and girls .......................................... 364 330 331 425 344 366 379 554 210

Women, 16 and over .................................. 354 330 316 413 331 355 368 539 204

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 11 31 14 12 14 11 11 15 36

Children under 2 ........................................... 14 310 322 32

311 331 353733

Footwear ...................................................... 155 169 211 242 140 173 101 144 59

Other apparel products and services ........... 155 124 162 255 179 176 115 148 83

Transportation ................................................ 4,762 3,125 6,326 5,997 5,308 5,516 3,652 4,335 2,985

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,636 1,369 2,616 2,122 1,729 2,017 932 1,279 595

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 792 3292 1,308 1,140 675 1,137 493 657 333

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 809 1,055 1,252 971 968 830 431 605 262

Other vehicles ............................................ 35 322 356 311 386 350 38

317 2 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,193 868 1,494 1,559 1,506 1,314 884 1,110 664

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,569 647 1,696 1,814 1,712 1,833 1,523 1,566 1,479

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 88 42 126 123 148 99 47 71 24

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 512 313 448 623 573 641 475 612 341

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 638 3124 634 594 685 727 732 563 895

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 331 168 488 475 306 366 269 320 220

Public and other transportation .................... 365 241 519 501 361 352 312 380 246

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,568 438 1,588 1,815 2,481 2,811 3,753 3,449 4,048

Health insurance .......................................... 1,685 213 1,109 1,242 1,640 1,809 2,462 2,214 2,703

Medical services ........................................... 480 116 287 331 483 546 677 656 697

Drugs ............................................................ 303 74 129 172 282 345 465 452 479

Medical supplies ........................................... 101 35 64 70 76 111 148 127 169

Entertainment ................................................. 1,665 891 1,756 1,829 1,804 1,966 1,597 2,099 1,110

Fees and admissions ................................... 315 244 486 479 294 343 214 293 137

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 788 420 807 866 806 803 863 979 752

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 398 139 264 402 499 613 361 530 198

Pets ............................................................ 351 97 227 347 447 576 306 450 166

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 47 342 37 355 52 36 55 80 31

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 165 88 199 81 205 208 158 297 23

Personal care products and services ............. 409 235 441 511 431 406 414 415 414

Reading .......................................................... 83 29 74 63 58 83 118 110 126

Education ....................................................... 820 3,659 1,208 643 664 373 112 146 79

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 245 94 266 314 419 342 145 197 94

Miscellaneous ................................................. 645 68 540 848 906 645 718 739 697

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,402 211 707 1,603 1,916 1,248 1,907 1,435 2,366

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,709 1,093 3,878 4,546 4,466 3,650 1,037 1,593 496

Life and other personal insurance ................ 133 36 66 101 148 201 166 205 127

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,577 1,087 3,812 4,445 4,319 3,450 872 1,388 369

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $34,482 $15,383 $41,830 $49,460 $46,987 $38,372 $26,509 $29,850 $23,255

Wages and salaries ...................................... 22,873 11,459 38,730 45,071 39,726 26,955 5,187 9,341 1,142

Self-employment income .............................. 1,604 625 1,330 2,243 3,569 2,494 597 1,037 167

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,414 3232 291 835 1,470 5,642 17,733 16,952 18,494

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,259 216 187 357 911 1,731 2,145 1,698 2,581

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 399 262 166 451 577 759 251 331 173

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 444 619 348 218 397 563 439 358 517

Other income ................................................ 489 1,970 778 285 336 229 157 132 182

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 4,755 1,374 6,534 8,581 8,796 6,220 1,684 2,527 864

Federal income taxes ................................... 3,790 1,107 5,158 7,047 7,000 4,796 1,400 2,045 772

State and local income taxes ....................... 890 265 1,363 1,520 1,758 1,127 258 448 72

Other taxes ................................................... 75 32

313 315 38 297 27 33 20

Income after taxes .......................................... 29,727 14,009 35,296 40,879 38,191 32,153 24,824 27,324 22,391

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $2,624 $626 $1,646 $6,565 $6,648 - $23,374 $15,912 $5,617 $25,935

Net change in total assets ............................ 6,109 3,774 8,609 11,922 9,551 -18,864 17,200 7,833 26,320

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,485 3,148 6,963 5,357 2,903 4,510 1,289 2,216 386

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 888 289 137 805 2,094 1,414 649 1,020 289

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -834 3-22 -525 -1,086 -1,440 -1,255 -681 -969 -401

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 97,150 2,789 38,522 70,332 99,463 118,691 145,722 140,504 150,802

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 597 151 286 486 630 717 818 807 829

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 840 306 614 692 1,286 1,076 829 944 718

Food ............................................................. 69 22 44 51 195 61 50 70 31

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 12 8 14 18 5 21 7 10 4

Housing ........................................................ 192 45 150 153 207 244 230 262 199

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 17 35 10 9 14 17 27 40 14

Household textiles ...................................... 5 31

311 ( ) 3139 9 314 34

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 16 32

314 310 316 21 21 11 330

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

311 3332 14 6 3339

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 10 31

3437314 38 15 8 322

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 39 16 53 21 48 33 45 63 28

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Other housing ............................................. 114 22 72 113 128 164 127 133 122

Apparel and services .................................... 152 114 162 163 175 219 107 139 75

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 40 23 54 71 71 33 24 18 30

Females, 2 and over ................................... 49 324 41 59 38 77 45 66 25

Children under 2 ......................................... 13 310 322 32

311 331 353733

Other apparel products and services ......... 49 57 45 331 55 78 33 48 18

Jewelry and watches ................................ 25 331 315 38 29 43 20 336 35

All other apparel products and services ... 23 326 329 322 325 35 12 312 313

Transportation .............................................. 90 23 47 60 143 139 89 102 77

Healthcare .................................................... 70 35

35330 43 29 163 104 3221

Entertainment ............................................... 65 28 85 73 82 72 55 80 32

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 17 38

312 331 312 316 20 326 315

Other entertainment ................................... 48 20 74 42 69 57 35 53 17

Personal care products and services ........... 14 32 19 8 22 17 11 16 35

Reading ........................................................ 4 31 8 3 5 5 4 4 3

Education ..................................................... 116 343 31 85 337 196 52 63 42

All other gifts ................................................. 57 13 49 49 71 73 62 94 30

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, August, 2016