Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

All 

single 

males 

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) ..................................................... 18,028 1,878 3,430 2,182 2,389 3,282 4,868 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $45,566 $19,272 $53,689 $61,714 $55,312 $48,793 $35,790 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 38,600 17,473 45,071 50,427 45,871 40,615 31,965 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 50.2 21.3 29.4 39.2 49.8 59.4 75.1 

 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 .................................................................................. .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

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

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.2 .7 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.3 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .......................................................................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner .............................................................................................. 43 6 27 35 46 53 65 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 21 3 21 25 33 25 18 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 22 3 6 10 13 27 47 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 57 94 73 65 54 47 35 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 14 13 15 19 23 13 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................. 86 87 85 81 77 87 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 9 9 11 15 10 8 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 91 91 89 85 90 92 95 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 32 27 19 32 36 40 36 

 College ..................................................................................................... 66 73 80 68 62 58 60 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 78 56 82 80 81 80 81 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $38,748 $23,925 $42,488 $45,904 $41,412 $40,667 $36,089 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,871 3,400 5,528 5,875 5,051 5,123 4,316 

 Food at home ........................................................................................... 2,447 1,262 2,275 2,666 2,664 2,937 2,464 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 288 154 258 295 291 360 301 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 86 71 97 93 89 102 68 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 202 83 160 202 202 258 233 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 528 277 480 546 704 671 460 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 135 78 123 147 204 165 104 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 92 41 60 79 144 126 87 

 Other meats ....................................................................................... 76 19 60 65 119 95 76 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 105 69 135 125 127 121 69 

 Fish and seafood ............................................................................... 84 42 69 90 74 113 92 

 Eggs................................................................................................... 36 26 33 40 36 50 32 

 Dairy products....................................................................................... 232 134 194 246 235 271 257 

 Fresh milk and cream ........................................................................ 77 44 71 82 82 88 80 

 Other dairy products .......................................................................... 155 90 123 164 153 184 177 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 425 177 413 427 459 486 461 

 Fresh fruits ......................................................................................... 149 63 135 139 155 160 182 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 137 51 160 144 162 155 126 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................. 64 28 45 58 67 81 77 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 75 35 73 86 76 90 75 

 Other food at home ............................................................................... 975 520 929 1,152 974 1,149 984 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 77 25 62 98 79 89 88 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 57 27 50 63 63 73 58 

 Miscellaneous foods .......................................................................... 539 326 511 621 536 644 534 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 271 131 267 335 274 305 277 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ...................... 30 12 40 36 22 37 27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 2,424 2,138 3,253 3,209 2,387 2,185 1,853 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 577 267 820 804 655 485 462 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 14,313 8,065 15,651 16,419 14,803 14,972 14,128 

 Shelter ...................................................................................................... 9,560 5,797 11,176 11,371 9,739 9,353 9,111 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 3,540 401 2,593 3,487 3,984 4,534 4,553 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,300 3154 1,457 1,824 1,830 1,521 989 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,200 160 695 975 1,305 1,605 1,733 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ............................ 1,040 387 442 689 849 1,409 1,831 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 5,583 5,256 8,245 7,503 5,194 4,210 4,090 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 437 139 338 381 562 609 469 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 2,449 1,055 2,142 2,583 2,794 2,727 2,787 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 262 77 209 281 305 291 323 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 974 489 890 995 1,104 1,050 1,098 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 79 38 326 340 53 115 150 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 765 372 734 932 937 826 739 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 131 312 35 58 109 148 275 

 Cellular phone service ....................................................................... 635 360 699 874 828 678 465 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 368 110 284 335 395 445 477 

 Household operations .............................................................................. 738 316 679 774 637 636 1,042 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 93 311 332 3109 36 327 3246 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 645 305 646 666 632 609 796 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................................................................ 418 144 239 397 636 466 502 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 91 24 72 125 101 98 102 

 Other household products .................................................................... 251 70 130 220 465 208 330 

 Postage and stationery ......................................................................... 76 350 37 52 69 159 69 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,149 752 1,415 1,293 996 1,790 686 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 56 38 53 119 22 89 47 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 244 197 433 326 208 211 131 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 8 34 10 39 37 11 5 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 133 48 169 110 147 141 140 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ..................................... 57 40 62 109 57 48 46 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 651 456 688 620 556 1,291 317 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 977 1,235 1,205 1,131 887 1,177 580 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 511 623 657 477 481 666 298 

 Men, 16 and over .................................................................................. 498 622 645 429 465 660 290 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 14 31 12 48 16 6 9 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 89 3325 56 72 88 69 46 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 80 3325 353 351 361 60 45 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 9 ( 1 ) 33 321 327 38 31 

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

314 323 311 330 322 33 311 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 191 3111 260 335 3134 236 117 

 Other apparel products and services....................................................... 172 153 222 217 162 202 108 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 6,214 4,606 7,734 7,042 6,762 6,135 5,188 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 2,322 1,772 3,403 2,175 2,519 1,990 1,965 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................................................ 846 3576 868 3876 31,106 3614 948 

 Cars and trucks, used ........................................................................... 1,410 1,151 2,391 1,286 1,268 1,340 992 

 Other vehicles ....................................................................................... 66 345 3144 313 3145 335 325 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ......................................................... 1,322 1,091 1,381 1,648 1,605 1,467 987 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,111 1,386 2,302 2,582 2,225 2,174 1,950 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 118 87 155 157 163 104 74 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 650 504 649 699 692 690 640 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 453 216 553 724 377 442 397 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 890 579 945 1,003 993 937 839 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................ 459 357 649 638 412 504 285 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................... 2,738 545 1,626 2,135 2,445 2,910 4,660 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 1,796 372 1,152 1,446 1,654 1,784 3,034 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 552 91 297 385 463 743 899 

 Drugs........................................................................................................ 264 39 118 232 185 305 478 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 126 343 59 72 144 77 250 

 Entertainment .............................................................................................. 1,703 1,034 1,801 2,094 1,692 1,607 1,791 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 369 262 511 525 264 335 318 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 757 415 687 1,018 831 723 818 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 346 188 187 321 383 413 452 

 Pets ....................................................................................................... 287 119 162 242 315 367 378 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 59 369 325 379 369 345 374 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 231 168 416 230 213 138 203 

 Personal care products and services.......................................................... 270 226 352 312 252 249 235 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 67 35 44 59 61 61 103 

 Education .................................................................................................... 596 2,108 738 748 359 386 103 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 325 156 262 426 465 443 243 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 725 228 469 972 670 821 949 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,511 295 857 2,154 2,307 1,408 1,833 

 Personal insurance and pensions ............................................................... 3,859 1,726 5,401 5,734 5,003 4,890 1,497 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 186 313 109 214 207 269 229 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 3,673 1,713 5,292 5,521 4,796 4,622 1,268 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ........................................................................ $45,566 $19,272 $53,689 $61,714 $55,312 $48,793 $35,790 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 32,541 15,910 50,158 55,012 47,597 34,222 7,952 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 3,301 435 2,026 4,641 4,255 6,467 2,102 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 6,859 337 3199 677 1,376 5,394 20,632 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 1,760 317 524 633 962 1,421 4,313 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).................................................. 296 164 166 161 462 626 195 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 320 3213 3212 3390 290 268 456 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 489 2,196 405 3200 369 394 140 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ........................................ 6,966 1,800 8,619 11,287 9,440 8,178 3,825 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 5,563 1,390 6,766 8,935 7,472 6,581 3,190 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................... 1,367 381 1,828 2,330 1,954 1,554 577 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 36 328 325 323 315 43 58 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 38,600 17,473 45,071 50,427 45,871 40,615 31,965 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ..................................................... $7,197 $7,093 $4,220 $2,606 $10,960 $8,987 $8,340 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 12,796 11,771 18,967 9,234 13,718 13,457 9,543 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 5,599 4,678 14,747 6,628 2,758 4,470 1,203 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 780 31,019 456 3259 3579 832 1,214 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,096 3

-78 -1,005 -1,095 -1,611 -1,588 -969 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 108,926 316,241 63,685 76,696 118,102 141,091 164,810 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 634 380 432 498 681 786 924 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................................................ 900 723 458 1,168 966 1,192 946 

 Food ......................................................................................................... 45 32 69 38 70 55 29 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................. 10 ( 1 ) 33 29 33 7 17 

 Housing .................................................................................................... 174 110 99 211 195 211 202 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................ 21 33 311 319 320 329 29 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 

312 ( 2

 ) 319 338 31 34 311 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................................ 11 31 37 317 332 34 38 

 Major appliances ............................................................................... 7 31 ( 2 ) 310 328 32 37 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................... 

33 ( 1

 ) 37 38 34 31 31 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 20 9 22 35 11 20 20 

 Other housing ....................................................................................... 112 398 40 102 132 154 134 

 Apparel and services ............................................................................... 203 3526 134 283 195 189 113 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................. 44 3100 35 55 54 11 41 

 Females, 2 and over ............................................................................. 86 3325 353 70 83 60 45 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................... 14 323 310 330 322 33 311 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................... 60 377 336 3128 335 3114 315 

 Jewelry and watches ......................................................................... 39 377 317 388 33 381 35 

 All other apparel products and services ............................................ 21 31 319 340 332 333 310 

 Transportation .......................................................................................... 131 16 34 123 133 167 223 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 43 35 310 323 320 44 399 

 Entertainment ........................................................................................... 79 323 39 213 66 82 74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

males 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles .......................................... 

311 34 38 319 321 319 32 

 Other entertainment .............................................................................. 68 19 31 193 45 63 72 

 Personal care products and services ...................................................... 10 31 35 37 ( 2 ) 317 8 

 Reading .................................................................................................... 2 31 31 32 36 35 ( 1 ) 

 Education ................................................................................................. 105 325 37 390 207 255 360 

 All other gifts ............................................................................................ 98 14 58 119 70 162 122 

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, 2020