Table 3820. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012

Item Total

35-44 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 21,648 3,779 4,511 8,332 5,027

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $77,772 $86,069 $75,139 $71,858 $83,699

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,955 84,010 73,583 70,193 81,580

Age of reference person ................................. 39.5 39.5 39.4 39.6 39.4

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5

Persons 65 and older ................................... 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.9 2.2

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 47 43 46 49 49

Female ......................................................... 53 57 54 51 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 62 62 69 61 56

With mortgage ............................................ 52 54 58 49 50

Without mortgage ....................................... 10 8 11 12 6

Renter ........................................................... 38 38 31 39 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 12 11 23 5

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 88 89 77 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 18 14 9 19 30

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 82 86 91 81 70

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 31 27 29 35 28

College ......................................................... 66 71 67 62 65

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 91 85 93 91 93

Average annual expenditures ........................... $57,668 $61,567 $56,782 $53,102 $63,121

Food ............................................................... 7,732 8,219 7,817 7,002 8,511

Food at home ............................................... 4,542 4,963 4,706 4,038 4,916

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 638 733 708 549 650

Cereals and cereal products .................... 220 254 238 183 241

Bakery products ....................................... 418 479 471 366 409

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,003 1,071 982 961 1,039

Beef .......................................................... 264 255 282 263 256

Pork .......................................................... 199 206 186 205 195

Other meats .............................................. 151 168 177 131 149

Poultry ...................................................... 185 218 161 175 198

Fish and seafood ...................................... 144 162 119 134 171

Eggs ......................................................... 60 63 58 52 70

Dairy products ............................................ 489 565 503 410 551

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 189 197 181 171 222

Other dairy products ................................. 300 369 322 240 329

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 824 972 814 672 976

Fresh fruits ............................................... 294 334 296 225 375

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 248 296 224 209 301

Processed fruits ........................................ 134 161 143 101 158

Processed vegetables .............................. 149 181 151 136 142

Other food at home .................................... 1,588 1,621 1,698 1,447 1,700

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 175 170 208 148 192

Fats and oils ............................................. 130 145 133 115 141

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 810 798 880 739 874

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 426 456 426 408 433

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 48 53 50 36 60

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3820. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

35-44 Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home .................................. 3,191 3,256 3,111 2,963 3,595

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 499 599 489 406 590

Housing .......................................................... 19,918 23,142 18,281 17,822 22,439

Shelter .......................................................... 11,959 14,325 10,495 10,274 14,286

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,760 9,547 7,657 6,552 8,511

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,834 5,395 4,467 4,119 5,925

Property taxes .......................................... 1,920 3,105 2,210 1,357 1,701

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,007 1,046 981 1,076 885

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,702 4,191 2,380 3,250 5,272

Other lodging .............................................. 496 588 458 472 503

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,071 4,468 3,952 4,151 3,745

Natural gas ................................................. 430 626 639 237 415

Electricity .................................................... 1,538 1,459 1,395 1,837 1,231

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 121 431 107 39 35

Telephone services .................................... 1,424 1,504 1,363 1,446 1,384

Water and other public services ................. 557 448 448 593 679

Household operations .................................. 1,527 1,793 1,459 1,247 1,850

Personal services ....................................... 788 1,021 810 532 1,017

Other household expenses ........................ 738 772 649 715 833

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 659 811 640 579 696

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 172 185 161 160 195

Other household products .......................... 359 483 374 302 345

Postage and stationery ............................... 128 143 105 117 156

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,702 1,744 1,735 1,570 1,862

Household textiles ...................................... 132 115 97 131 178

Furniture ..................................................... 466 412 516 475 445

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 38 14 13 27

Major appliances ........................................ 234 251 267 206 239

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 91 108 81 69 124

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 759 820 760 675 850

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,246 2,247 2,364 2,007 2,539

Men and boys ............................................... 588 640 563 523 679

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 399 418 390 366 450

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 188 223 172 157 229

Women and girls .......................................... 821 769 930 759 866

Women, 16 and over .................................. 580 518 656 532 642

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 240 252 274 227 224

Children under 2 ........................................... 99 107 104 91 100

Footwear ...................................................... 471 451 506 394 586

Other apparel products and services ........... 267 280 262 239 308

Transportation ................................................ 9,845 9,623 9,648 9,895 10,103

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,522 2,957 3,779 3,713 3,399

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,590 1,314 1,526 1,706 1,662

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,852 1,533 2,229 1,903 1,669

Other vehicles ............................................ 80 4110 424 4104 469

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,265 2,992 3,255 3,419 3,226

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,548 2,899 2,214 2,444 2,755

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 315 256 274 354 331

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 845 795 811 824 949

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 916 1,104 692 935 941

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 472 743 437 332 534

Public and other transportation .................... 510 776 399 320 723

Health care ..................................................... 2,855 2,683 3,320 2,720 2,790

Health insurance .......................................... 1,666 1,710 1,847 1,614 1,555

Medical services ........................................... 707 546 929 632 753

Drugs ............................................................ 370 315 415 372 368

Medical supplies ........................................... 112 112 129 102 114

Entertainment ................................................. 3,079 3,234 3,364 2,654 3,412

Fees and admissions ................................... 837 958 1,076 556 999

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,103 1,233 1,047 1,091 1,074

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 667 658 802 621 628

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 472 385 439 387 711

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3820. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

35-44 Northeast Midwest South West

Personal care products and services ............. 715 689 672 676 840

Reading .......................................................... 96 103 105 72 123

Education ....................................................... 934 1,102 909 781 1,084

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 351 390 362 369 280

Miscellaneous ................................................. 829 876 752 693 1,088

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,519 1,224 1,597 1,571 1,586

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,050 7,436 7,102 6,435 7,735

Life and other personal insurance ................ 316 295 361 321 283

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,734 7,141 6,741 6,113 7,452

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $77,772 $86,069 $75,139 $71,858 $83,699

Wages and salaries ...................................... 71,050 79,213 68,688 65,470 76,281

Self-employment income .............................. 3,277 2,833 3,189 3,295 3,658

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 1,152 1,199 839 1,300 1,154

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 488 798 618 319 418

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 600 821 673 348 785

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 570 578 564 527 641

Regular contributions for support ................. 432 394 394 440 479

Other income ................................................ 204 233 174 159 283

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,816 2,059 1,556 1,665 2,118

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,155 1,136 897 1,136 1,432

State and local income taxes ....................... 551 712 607 413 608

Other taxes ................................................... 110 210 53 116 78

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,955 84,010 73,583 70,193 81,580

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $6,138 - $7,253 - $8,524 - $1,568 - $10,735

Net change in total assets ............................ 8,027 9,339 7,382 7,941 7,765

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 14,165 16,592 15,906 9,508 18,499

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 230 181 336 194 233

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,427 -2,713 -2,421 -2,101 -2,756

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 140,596 180,520 121,845 114,250 171,079

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 860 1,043 809 770 916

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 731 743 774 634 845

Food ............................................................. 70 81 67 66 73

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 12 17 25 7 6

Housing ........................................................ 159 207 151 136 169

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 27 47 21 21 26

Household textiles ...................................... 7 412 410 42

48

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 12 414 13 11 49

Major appliances ...................................... 5 42

45 7 47

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 6 412 8 45

42

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 42 82 34 32 36

Other housing ............................................. 72 52 74 69 91

Apparel and services .................................... 193 203 231 145 230

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 41 70 33 36 35

Females, 2 and over ................................... 62 59 76 44 81

Children under 2 ......................................... 21 424 29 17 18

Other apparel products and services ......... 69 50 92 48 97

Jewelry and watches ................................ 22 428 35 15 418

All other apparel products and services ... 47 422 57 33 78

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3820. Consumer units with reference person age 35 to 44 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

35-44 Northeast Midwest South West

Transportation .............................................. 73 27 88 64 111

Health care ................................................... 13 410 413 43

433

Entertainment ............................................... 73 86 61 69 78

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 30 437 30 25 434

Other entertainment ................................... 42 49 31 44 44

Personal care products and services ........... 13 23 4 9 19

Reading ........................................................ 1 41 2 41 2

Education ..................................................... 81 51 115 80 76

All other gifts ................................................. 42 36 18 55 48

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.05.

2 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

3 No data reported.

4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013