Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

five or

more

people

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) ....... 12,352 509 2,528 4,633 2,928 1,229 525

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $91,539 $53,524 $65,817 $96,000 $109,664 $106,740 $76,242

Income after taxes .......................................... 83,493 55,475 64,028 86,693 96,700 95,774 73,757

Age of reference person ................................. 42.4 21.2 30.7 39.4 48.8 58.8 71.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.7

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.3 1.8 1.7

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.1 2 ( ) .1 .1 .2 1.5

Earners ......................................................... 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.6 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.5 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 42 33 33 44 46 52 43

Women ......................................................... 58 67 67 56 54 48 57

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 32 47 64 76 84 81

With mortgage ............................................ 49 19 36 53 56 56 38

Without mortgage ....................................... 16 13 11 11 20 28 43

Renter ........................................................... 35 68 53 36 24 16 19

Race of reference person:

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

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

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 28 46 32 29 23 23 17

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 72 54 68 71 77 77 83

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 8 3 6 7 10 10 12

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 60 43 32 30 34 47

College ......................................................... 56 37 51 61 58 54 39

Never attended and other ............................. 1 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 2 2

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 94 83 93 95 94 94 89

Average annual expenditures ........................... $70,247 $49,064 $55,740 $74,545 $81,302 $73,265 $59,700

Food ............................................................... 9,957 8,142 8,105 10,708 10,965 10,581 9,301

Food at home ............................................... 6,266 5,707 5,157 6,647 6,656 7,272 6,100

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 866 802 745 896 920 1,010 832

Cereals and cereal products .................... 313 318 312 308 321 345 244

Bakery products ....................................... 553 484 434 587 599 665 588

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,494 1,508 1,210 1,559 1,626 1,686 1,476

Beef .......................................................... 423 386 321 426 511 501 404

Pork .......................................................... 283 326 241 291 282 309 381

Other meats .............................................. 208 184 160 227 215 280 183

Poultry ...................................................... 289 305 271 300 291 285 276

Fish and seafood ...................................... 187 197 109 213 221 208 149

Eggs ......................................................... 104 110 109 102 105 103 83

Dairy products ............................................ 641 539 528 697 658 777 581

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 250 208 219 271 244 313 210

Other dairy products ................................. 391 331 309 426 414 464 372

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,161 994 941 1,281 1,205 1,320 1,018

Fresh fruits ............................................... 425 372 339 481 450 436 314

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 355 289 276 394 368 455 307

Processed fruits ........................................ 170 122 140 182 182 196 178

Processed vegetables .............................. 210 211 187 224 205 233 218

Other food at home .................................... 2,105 1,864 1,732 2,213 2,247 2,480 2,193

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 214 134 172 231 219 317 196

Fats and oils ............................................. 181 145 138 189 204 222 215

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,094 1,042 952 1,144 1,153 1,164 1,072

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 561 526 424 584 609 730 674

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

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 ...................................... 55 116 47 65 61 47 137

Food away from home .................................. 3,691 2,435 2,948 4,061 4,309 3,308 3,201

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 332 217 168 430 323 354 565

Housing .......................................................... 22,458 16,952 18,694 24,689 24,360 22,121 17,551

Shelter .......................................................... 12,525 9,980 10,366 14,114 13,570 11,376 8,221

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,840 2,483 4,758 9,129 9,502 8,370 6,008

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,367 1,290 2,875 5,354 4,977 4,186 2,849

Property taxes .......................................... 2,155 898 1,186 2,287 2,885 2,580 1,806

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,318 295 696 1,488 1,639 1,604 1,353

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,031 7,303 5,374 4,337 3,031 2,040 1,921

Other lodging .............................................. 653 1194 234 648 1,037 966 292

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,418 4,525 4,556 5,398 5,942 6,251 5,743

Natural gas ................................................. 607 530 497 588 694 723 626

Electricity .................................................... 2,009 1,635 1,760 1,985 2,144 2,297 2,352

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 122 123 68 110 202 124 1128

Telephone services .................................... 1,894 1,647 1,532 1,951 2,103 2,125 1,669

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 373 187 206 359 467 542 559

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,521 1,459 1,325 1,593 1,636 1,583 1,110

Water and other public services ................. 787 690 700 763 800 982 969

Household operations .................................. 1,652 729 1,615 2,023 1,520 1,196 1,253

Personal services ....................................... 760 1192 1,025 1,040 462 1286 1339

Other household expenses ........................ 892 537 590 983 1,058 910 914

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 855 459 610 856 1,135 1,058 872

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 249 121 192 266 306 227 313

Other household products .......................... 474 278 334 451 625 725 495

Postage and stationery ............................... 132 60 83 139 204 106 65

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,009 1,259 1,547 2,298 2,193 2,240 1,461

Household textiles ...................................... 116 134 53 129 120 307 1143

Furniture ..................................................... 568 390 504 730 534 379 254

Floor coverings ........................................... 20 115 9 22 17 45 113

Major appliances ........................................ 348 316 282 357 408 320 315

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 140 108 67 178 151 186 191

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 817 396 632 881 963 1,003 645

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,804 3,241 2,386 2,858 3,058 3,349 1,792

Men and boys ............................................... 768 709 657 838 785 934 433

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 443 405 276 459 524 756 1324

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 325 305 381 379 261 178 109

Women and girls .......................................... 969 1,392 666 961 1,175 1,199 745

Women, 16 and over .................................. 646 1,243 388 569 859 960 386

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 322 150 277 392 316 240 359

Children under 2 ........................................... 187 1209 378 137 107 1104 157

Footwear ...................................................... 648 675 532 610 767 950 1475

Other apparel products and services ........... 232 256 153 312 224 161 83

Transportation ................................................ 12,664 8,378 11,075 12,958 15,156 11,988 10,516

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 5,218 2,891 5,272 5,276 6,384 3,484 14,263

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,945 1519 2,247 1,690 2,719 11,207 11,541

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 3,211 2,372 2,990 3,536 3,539 2,219 2,722

Other vehicles ............................................ 61 3 ( ) 135 150 1126 158 3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,424 2,921 2,929 3,522 3,708 3,745 3,092

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,383 1,983 2,522 3,403 4,333 4,067 2,778

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 328 202 314 350 333 350 239

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 1,083 624 757 1,095 1,412 1,173 1,042

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,359 1750 926 1,371 1,847 11,789 11,071

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 614 408 526 588 741 756 425

Public and other transportation .................... 639 583 352 756 731 692 383

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,534 1,797 3,237 4,776 5,214 5,457 5,452

Health insurance .......................................... 3,009 1,044 2,337 3,202 3,267 3,433 4,034

Medical services ........................................... 974 403 603 1,087 1,222 1,101 627

Drugs ............................................................ 397 224 208 344 529 674 646

Medical supplies ........................................... 154 1126 89 143 196 249 144

Entertainment ................................................. 3,383 1,501 2,786 3,800 3,895 2,773 3,053

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Fees and admissions ................................... 877 160 515 1,156 1,084 497 495

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,234 1,015 979 1,354 1,293 1,270 1,313

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 736 232 919 764 631 641 816

Pets ............................................................ 509 209 679 464 481 396 631

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 228 124 241 300 150 1245 1185

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 535 194 372 526 887 365 1428

Personal care products and services ............. 756 531 490 854 919 783 593

Reading .......................................................... 100 170 82 105 108 138 187

Education ....................................................... 1,854 2,622 868 1,566 3,069 2,079 1,150

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 394 436 375 286 429 618 693

Miscellaneous ................................................. 892 310 618 903 1,073 965 1,540

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,971 730 1,329 2,176 2,600 1,839 1,250

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 8,147 4,139 5,528 8,436 10,133 10,219 6,156

Life and other personal insurance ................ 395 134 132 469 589 352 382

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,751 4,105 5,397 7,967 9,543 9,868 5,774

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $91,539 $53,524 $65,817 $96,000 $109,664 $106,740 $76,242

Wages and salaries ...................................... 79,104 47,385 56,364 84,334 96,920 89,605 49,256

Self-employment income .............................. 6,786 2,555 4,638 7,434 8,113 8,978 12,979

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,596 11,131 1,126 1,216 2,048 5,380 19,827

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,069 1150 1,437 1,176 863 548 1,602

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 1,216 1,822 1,547 1,016 1,077 1,319 1,331

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 502 1376 459 560 331 547 1,173

Other income ................................................ 267 1106 245 264 312 363 175

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 8,046 -1,951 1,788 9,307 12,964 10,966 2,485

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,634 -2,375 502 6,653 9,683 7,903 1,233

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,368 420 1,254 2,622 3,222 2,968 1,214

Other taxes ................................................... 44 13

132 32 159 195 139

Income after taxes .......................................... 83,493 55,475 64,028 86,693 96,700 95,774 73,757

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,439 $8,845 - $2,584 $136 $5,102 $32,027 $3,671

Net change in total assets ............................ 15,197 14,161 7,296 13,741 17,750 35,109 6,238

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,758 5,316 9,880 13,605 12,648 3,082 2,567

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 209 157 187 168 1295 1562 3 ( )

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,420 -618 -1,260 -2,518 -3,313 -3,259 -1,942

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 188,454 79,988 94,807 193,993 257,909 239,151 189,703

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,040 452 599 1,085 1,335 1,295 1,083

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 581 627 460 526 708 856 448

Food ............................................................. 44 18 22 59 54 144 119

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 112 14 6 10 112 3 ( )

Housing ........................................................ 143 1221 158 126 174 104 179

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 28 16

16 39 47 116 12

Household textiles ...................................... 14

1411162 ( ) 122 3 ( )

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 13 3 ( ) 11

112 135 113 ( )

Major appliances ...................................... 8 3 ( ) 11

13130 113 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more people by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15

3 ( ) 2 ( ) 19152 ( ) 3 ( )

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 14 112 110 13 21 110 123

Other housing ............................................. 83 1200 140 57 72 156 153

Apparel and services .................................... 175 1161 190 146 140 351 1300

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 47 1141 112 45 29 1167 152

Females, 2 and over ................................... 38 14 19 39 46 190 155

Children under 2 ......................................... 56 13 134 138 124 148 131

Other apparel products and services ......... 34 113 125 124 142 146 1162

Jewelry and watches ................................ 14

3 ( ) 121612110 3 ( )

All other apparel products and services ... 30 113 123 118 140 135 1162

Transportation .............................................. 68 1199 38 51 107 73 8

Healthcare .................................................... 19

2 ( ) 1214126 13112

Entertainment ............................................... 55 117 120 72 75 153 19

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 19 19

113 121 125 118 3 ( )

Other entertainment ................................... 36 18 7 51 50 35 19

Personal care products and services ........... 8 3 ( ) 12 17 15

113 ( )

Reading ........................................................ 1 3 ( ) 11

11123 ( ) 13

Education ..................................................... 52 19

15127 186 1198 3 ( )

All other gifts ................................................. 19 11 18 17 28 16 118

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016