Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013-2014

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 20,651 3,121 4,489 7,840 5,200

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $60,030 $69,639 $57,598 $56,312 $61,968

Income after taxes .......................................... 53,917 60,687 51,750 51,336 55,617

Age of reference person ................................. 29.7 29.8 29.6 29.8 29.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.0 .9 1.1 1.1 1.0

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 48 45 49 47 52

Women ......................................................... 52 55 51 53 48

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 39 36 46 41 34

With mortgage ............................................ 32 31 39 31 30

Without mortgage ....................................... 7 5 7 10 5

Renter ........................................................... 61 64 54 59 66

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 14 11 21 4

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 86 89 79 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 18 16 8 20 26

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 82 84 92 80 74

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 3 5 4 3

High school (9-12) ........................................ 26 24 22 30 24

College ......................................................... 71 74 73 66 73

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 88 77 91 88 90

Average annual expenditures ........................... $48,807 $54,965 $47,278 $45,454 $51,503

Food ............................................................... 6,416 6,561 6,235 6,180 6,849

Food at home ............................................... 3,635 3,591 3,766 3,418 3,875

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 463 474 519 414 479

Cereals and cereal products .................... 173 178 183 157 184

Bakery products ....................................... 290 296 336 257 295

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 813 815 740 820 869

Beef .......................................................... 209 171 184 201 269

Pork .......................................................... 150 132 140 168 145

Other meats .............................................. 106 114 124 96 98

Poultry ...................................................... 180 201 165 180 178

Fish and seafood ...................................... 111 139 70 118 120

Eggs ......................................................... 57 58 56 57 59

Dairy products ............................................ 391 416 425 349 407

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 147 150 150 137 159

Other dairy products ................................. 244 266 275 212 248

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 704 718 715 632 792

Fresh fruits ............................................... 255 257 257 213 317

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 226 238 214 203 262

Processed fruits ........................................ 105 103 115 96 111

Processed vegetables .............................. 118 120 129 120 102

Other food at home .................................... 1,264 1,167 1,367 1,202 1,329

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 117 111 137 103 124

Fats and oils ............................................. 104 106 113 93 111

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 665 580 733 643 695

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 345 329 359 336 355

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 33 41 25 27 44

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home .................................. 2,781 2,970 2,469 2,762 2,974

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 509 604 531 422 557

Housing .......................................................... 17,306 20,755 15,972 15,720 18,771

Shelter .......................................................... 10,719 13,714 9,262 9,235 12,417

Owned dwellings ........................................ 4,386 5,347 4,653 3,868 4,360

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,750 3,019 2,677 2,486 3,050

Property taxes .......................................... 1,016 1,640 1,193 803 810

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 620 688 783 579 500

Rented dwellings ........................................ 6,012 7,946 4,281 5,100 7,719

Other lodging .............................................. 321 420 328 267 338

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,253 3,332 3,101 3,476 3,000

Natural gas ................................................. 321 478 524 161 294

Electricity .................................................... 1,260 1,123 1,077 1,597 994

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 63 185 83 24 31

Telephone services .................................... 1,197 1,262 1,074 1,229 1,218

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 150 219 123 153 130

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,047 1,044 951 1,076 1,088

Water and other public services ................. 411 284 344 465 464

Household operations .................................. 1,419 1,657 1,548 1,281 1,371

Personal services ....................................... 834 1,014 968 760 721

Other household expenses ........................ 584 642 580 520 649

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 494 459 521 447 564

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 129 113 124 137 130

Other household products .......................... 255 244 264 231 292

Postage and stationery ............................... 111 102 134 79 142

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,421 1,594 1,540 1,281 1,418

Household textiles ...................................... 69 58 75 61 82

Furniture ..................................................... 423 500 433 400 405

Floor coverings ........................................... 19 34 17 16 18

Major appliances ........................................ 176 164 209 162 175

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 87 80 98 63 119

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 646 758 706 580 618

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,882 1,927 1,809 1,853 1,970

Men and boys ............................................... 458 453 440 433 518

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 339 339 342 302 395

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 119 113 98 131 123

Women and girls .......................................... 641 665 578 672 636

Women, 16 and over .................................. 504 540 456 509 516

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 137 125 121 162 119

Children under 2 ........................................... 173 162 210 158 169

Footwear ...................................................... 362 369 307 408 336

Other apparel products and services ........... 248 278 274 182 311

Transportation ................................................ 9,046 9,563 8,777 8,870 9,243

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,596 3,620 3,540 3,716 3,450

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,380 1,871 931 1,583 1,166

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,177 1,748 2,572 2,094 2,220

Other vehicles ............................................ 39 2 ( ) 338 340 363

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,562 2,322 2,432 2,726 2,571

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,401 2,621 2,453 2,121 2,658

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 255 206 214 309 239

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 677 756 697 591 744

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 889 718 948 871 975

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 580 941 593 350 700

Public and other transportation .................... 487 1,000 352 307 564

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,402 2,570 2,655 2,245 2,322

Health insurance .......................................... 1,601 1,780 1,749 1,537 1,462

Medical services ........................................... 530 528 622 436 595

Drugs ............................................................ 194 188 196 199 190

Medical supplies ........................................... 77 75 88 73 76

Entertainment ................................................. 2,315 2,219 2,701 2,037 2,462

Fees and admissions ................................... 515 584 525 415 617

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 928 1,011 988 885 885

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 566 471 774 489 562

Pets ............................................................ 406 337 655 323 355

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 161 134 119 166 207

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 307 153 415 248 398

Personal care products and services ............. 536 586 492 532 551

Reading .......................................................... 67 70 64 56 85

Education ....................................................... 1,115 2,379 894 754 1,091

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 295 322 330 309 226

Miscellaneous ................................................. 513 482 570 433 600

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,018 717 928 1,069 1,199

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,388 6,210 5,320 4,973 5,577

Life and other personal insurance ................ 128 139 128 127 125

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,259 6,071 5,192 4,847 5,452

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $60,030 $69,639 $57,598 $56,312 $61,968

Wages and salaries ...................................... 55,636 64,636 53,608 52,617 56,535

Self-employment income .............................. 1,931 2,070 1,859 1,555 2,478

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 491 449 606 469 451

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 427 449 -6 357 891

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 667 780 643 622 686

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 442 658 372 404 432

Other income ................................................ 436 597 514 288 495

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 6,113 8,952 5,848 4,976 6,352

Federal income taxes ................................... 4,513 6,502 4,054 3,869 4,685

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,571 2,403 1,773 1,065 1,662

Other taxes ................................................... 29 47 321 42 35

Income after taxes .......................................... 53,917 60,687 51,750 51,336 55,617

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,587 $11,348 $5,420 $2,794 $2,513

Net change in total assets ............................ 15,341 25,282 16,429 11,708 13,912

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,754 13,934 11,008 8,914 11,399

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 164 183 159 172 146

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,084 -1,165 -1,075 -923 -1,285

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 77,541 87,965 68,979 67,402 93,963

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 516 581 516 480 531

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 534 555 488 536 558

Food ............................................................. 30 38 31 23 34

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 12 322 15 6 11

Housing ........................................................ 129 124 152 126 114

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 12 16 13 12 9

Household textiles ...................................... 33

32323136

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 14 315 21 36 21

Major appliances ...................................... 5 31

310 31 10

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 314 311 35

310

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 31 45 31 28 24

Other housing ............................................. 68 45 85 78 54

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Apparel and services .................................... 176 125 134 217 186

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 44 33 28 52 55

Females, 2 and over ................................... 48 26 25 67 55

Children under 2 ......................................... 42 341 44 48 34

Other apparel products and services ......... 42 326 37 51 43

Jewelry and watches ................................ 16 37

326 316 311

All other apparel products and services ... 26 318 311 335 332

Transportation .............................................. 40 47 25 47 38

Healthcare .................................................... 4 1 ( ) 35

3635

Entertainment ............................................... 90 138 94 49 115

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 21 325 329 311 327

Other entertainment ................................... 69 114 65 37 89

Personal care products and services ........... 9 37

38 14 34

Reading ........................................................ 3 33 3 33 5

Education ..................................................... 13 331 35

315 38

All other gifts ................................................. 27 21 15 30 38

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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