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

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012-2013

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) ....... 12,088 428 2,769 4,745 2,656 1,033 459

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $82,955 $51,106 $54,982 $89,029 $100,951 $86,311 $106,938

Income after taxes .......................................... 79,665 50,597 55,357 85,084 94,765 83,310 101,816

Age of reference person ................................. 41.6 21.2 30.4 39.4 48.9 58.7 71.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 7.1

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.8 2.4 3.3 3.1 2.2 1.7 2.2

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .2 .1 1.4

Earners ......................................................... 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.8

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.4 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 41 39 32 41 49 46 44

Women ......................................................... 59 61 68 59 51 54 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 66 33 46 70 78 76 82

With mortgage ............................................ 50 17 37 58 61 41 33

Without mortgage ....................................... 16 15 9 12 17 36 49

Renter ........................................................... 34 67 54 30 22 24 18

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 16 10 17 14 15 20 21

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 84 90 83 86 85 80 79

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 29 61 35 29 23 19 20

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 71 39 65 71 77 81 80

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 11 8 12 9 11 14 18

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 59 42 33 26 34 35

College ......................................................... 54 32 46 57 64 50 46

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

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 1

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 81 90 95 96 92 87

Average annual expenditures ........................... $65,105 $42,922 $51,703 $68,360 $76,755 $67,535 $62,719

Food ............................................................... 9,775 7,628 8,542 9,979 11,286 10,533 7,985

Food at home ............................................... 6,330 5,616 5,614 6,402 7,089 6,892 5,549

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 926 792 782 952 1,062 979 859

Cereals and cereal products .................... 343 288 282 364 385 355 340

Bakery products ....................................... 582 504 500 588 677 624 519

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,471 1,497 1,364 1,441 1,629 1,597 1,204

Beef .......................................................... 417 429 385 434 434 418 333

Pork .......................................................... 271 283 255 259 307 281 241

Other meats .............................................. 210 133 182 210 245 264 193

Poultry ...................................................... 296 322 290 270 342 333 197

Fish and seafood ...................................... 187 230 170 181 203 200 179

Eggs ......................................................... 89 100 83 88 98 101 61

Dairy products ............................................ 657 525 593 684 741 670 472

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 273 238 245 289 303 280 167

Other dairy products ................................. 384 288 348 395 438 390 305

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,138 889 1,011 1,138 1,301 1,265 1,070

Fresh fruits ............................................... 414 294 364 426 471 414 449

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 337 244 295 333 396 403 280

Processed fruits ........................................ 176 159 157 169 203 214 156

Processed vegetables .............................. 211 192 195 210 231 235 184

Other food at home .................................... 2,138 1,913 1,863 2,186 2,356 2,381 1,945

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 226 218 197 233 247 263 160

Fats and oils ............................................. 190 187 155 195 202 256 156

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,105 863 971 1,157 1,220 1,170 999

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 566 632 505 555 611 655 524

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, 2012-2013 — 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 ...................................... 51 214 36 47 76 37 2107

Food away from home .................................. 3,446 2,012 2,928 3,577 4,197 3,641 2,436

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 315 2106 289 333 411 273 113

Housing .......................................................... 21,471 16,035 17,581 23,478 23,622 20,288 19,665

Shelter .......................................................... 12,128 9,294 10,055 13,616 13,381 10,258 8,853

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,910 2,232 4,651 9,682 9,627 7,062 6,503

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,718 21,034 2,938 6,179 5,363 3,494 2,805

Property taxes .......................................... 2,095 760 1,042 2,328 2,960 2,171 2,099

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,097 2439 672 1,175 1,305 1,397 1,599

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,673 6,958 5,170 3,465 2,739 2,508 1,763

Other lodging .............................................. 545 2104 234 469 1,015 688 587

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,252 3,992 4,050 5,494 5,767 5,739 7,111

Natural gas ................................................. 572 390 380 601 675 628 867

Electricity .................................................... 1,982 1,658 1,599 2,080 2,101 2,205 2,394

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 143 230 68 159 150 2133 2526

Telephone services .................................... 1,778 1,374 1,402 1,852 2,021 1,934 1,905

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 394 274 220 383 502 532 748

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,384 1,099 1,182 1,469 1,519 1,403 1,157

Water and other public services ................. 777 540 599 802 819 837 1,418

Household operations .................................. 1,392 611 1,368 1,658 1,262 930 1,314

Personal services ....................................... 611 2174 824 796 317 2237 2380

Other household expenses ........................ 781 437 545 862 944 692 934

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 824 555 756 778 871 1,340 808

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 231 184 229 216 243 316 225

Other household products .......................... 451 344 400 415 479 758 503

Postage and stationery ............................... 142 227 126 147 150 266 80

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,874 1,583 1,353 1,931 2,342 2,022 1,580

Household textiles ...................................... 115 270 100 86 167 207 259

Furniture ..................................................... 514 282 358 637 563 412 343

Floor coverings ........................................... 18 24 6 20 36 24

215

Major appliances ........................................ 297 256 158 341 356 238 514

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 114 269 95 110 121 73 102

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 816 702 637 738 1,100 1,088 547

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,551 2,413 2,565 2,438 2,811 2,205 2,767

Men and boys ............................................... 656 455 602 654 837 430 600

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 390 2360 291 375 544 309 432

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 266 95 312 279 293 122 167

Women and girls .......................................... 918 950 844 851 989 1,035 1,294

Women, 16 and over .................................. 591 707 493 486 694 812 1,002

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 327 243 352 365 295 223 291

Children under 2 ........................................... 191 2273 357 145 82 2177 2162

Footwear ...................................................... 572 516 524 587 682 360 2552

Other apparel products and services ........... 213 219 237 201 222 202 159

Transportation ................................................ 11,851 7,181 9,936 12,295 13,997 11,722 11,615

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,254 22,254 3,858 4,624 4,743 3,402 3,763

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,748 3 ( ) 1,404 2,100 1,896 21,254 22,074

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,432 2,254 2,382 2,439 2,743 2,142 1,689

Other vehicles ............................................ 73 3 ( ) 272 284 2104 26

3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 4,028 3,332 3,394 4,128 4,581 4,189 3,894

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,038 1,366 2,392 3,073 3,814 3,575 3,004

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 303 143 277 339 318 263 230

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 1,009 407 661 950 1,365 1,415 1,433

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,117 2491 830 1,129 1,475 21,423 2978

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 610 326 625 656 656 474 363

Public and other transportation .................... 531 230 292 470 859 557 954

Healthcare ...................................................... 3,719 1,426 2,276 3,589 4,822 5,863 4,902

Health insurance .......................................... 2,117 747 1,367 2,015 2,800 2,920 3,214

Medical services ........................................... 1,003 450 604 1,024 1,269 1,645 716

Drugs ............................................................ 453 190 226 422 562 923 826

Medical supplies ........................................... 146 239 80 128 191 376 146

Entertainment ................................................. 3,262 1,602 2,442 3,439 4,084 3,697 2,639

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, 2012-2013 — 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 ................................... 878 199 496 1,010 1,249 648 916

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,112 879 945 1,189 1,166 1,204 1,077

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 746 456 722 694 739 1,402 540

Pets ............................................................ 525 403 384 484 580 1,150 411

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 221 253 338 210 158 2251 2130

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 526 269 281 546 930 443 2106

Personal care products and services ............. 746 543 563 736 958 794 862

Reading .......................................................... 104 252 51 125 116 111 181

Education ....................................................... 1,500 647 688 1,472 2,281 2,395 970

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 398 267 420 346 434 505 481

Miscellaneous ................................................. 707 601 631 605 983 631 854

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,564 612 1,213 1,601 2,022 1,453 1,786

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,142 3,807 4,506 7,925 8,927 7,066 7,900

Life and other personal insurance ................ 357 233 166 377 496 338 828

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,786 3,774 4,340 7,548 8,431 6,728 7,072

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $82,955 $51,106 $54,982 $89,029 $100,951 $86,311 $106,938

Wages and salaries ...................................... 72,924 46,451 49,215 79,994 89,448 71,659 74,771

Self-employment income .............................. 4,509 21,432 1,606 5,191 5,849 5,341 28,213

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,856 2375 1,063 1,612 3,247 5,595 20,426

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 441 25 147 438 616 764 899

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 1,179 1,533 1,609 821 940 1,690 2,186

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 838 2832 999 785 693 1,248 2331

Other income ................................................ 209 2477 343 189 157 213 2113

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 3,290 509 -375 3,945 6,186 3,001 5,122

Federal income taxes ................................... 2,085 195 -944 2,628 4,269 1,890 4,311

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,134 312 537 1,268 1,758 1,015 761

Other taxes ................................................... 72 22 32 49 159 96 250

Income after taxes .......................................... 79,665 50,597 55,357 85,084 94,765 83,310 101,816

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $4,190 $5,085 - $11,981 - $3,633 - $5,390 $17,440 - $13,357

Net change in total assets ............................ 10,235 6,741 4,236 11,936 10,352 24,464 -612

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 14,426 1,655 16,217 15,569 15,742 7,024 12,746

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 394 29 98 172 21,286 2241 224

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,426 2-790 -1,150 -2,776 -3,466 -2,314 -2,247

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 168,294 71,065 83,105 179,160 237,144 184,477 225,772

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 979 414 553 1,052 1,305 1,086 1,180

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 605 279 399 511 671 1,583 748

Food ............................................................. 58 29 40 67 73 80 221

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 3 ( ) 24 13 8 21

3 ( )

Housing ........................................................ 117 276 85 127 131 143 2140

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 26

29 24 8 26220

Household textiles ...................................... 8 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 25

221 26217

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 10 27

214 27211 24223

Major appliances ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 212 24

223 ( ) 3 ( )

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, 2012-2013 — 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 ............................................ 5 27

21232924223

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 32 3 ( ) 213 36 41 267 235

Other housing ............................................. 52 264 49 55 49 260 244

Apparel and services .................................... 132 2175 103 121 159 106 2230

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 27 29 24 18 49 223 220

Females, 2 and over ................................... 34 218 23 32 42 232 2102

Children under 2 ......................................... 41 2113 235 35 236 251 240

Other apparel products and services ......... 30 235 222 36 232 3 ( ) 268

Jewelry and watches ................................ 3 3 ( ) 21

23273 ( ) 25

All other apparel products and services ... 27 235 221 33 225 3 ( ) 263

Transportation .............................................. 34 23 27 26 40 115 24

Healthcare .................................................... 249 3 ( ) 21

27262565 258

Entertainment ............................................... 54 212 105 36 44 236 256

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 23 28

239 219 211 220 245

Other entertainment ................................... 31 24 66 17 33 216 211

Personal care products and services ........... 5 3 ( ) 21 5 7 217 22

Reading ........................................................ 2 3 ( ) 21 3 1 ( ) 25

3 ( )

Education ..................................................... 99 3 ( ) 25 82 137 2315 2228

All other gifts ................................................. 47 24 26 25 64 199 29

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014