Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2020-2021

Item 

Total 

one

person 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1................................................... 39,942 2,496 5,566 3,688 4,672 7,598 15,922 8,050 7,872 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $43,904 $24,091 $54,251 $59,419 $62,734 $48,704 $31,984 $36,492 $27,374 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 38,816 22,500 46,989 50,464 51,676 41,205 30,905 34,367 27,365 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 56.5 21.6 29.3 39.2 49.9 60.0 75.7 69.4 82.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 1.0 1.0 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. n.a. n.a. 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0 

 Earners .................................................................................................... .6 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 .3 .1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.1 .6 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men.......................................................................................................... 46 50 59 64 55 46 33 36 30 

 Women .................................................................................................... 54 50 41 36 45 54 67 64 70 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 51 6 24 38 48 58 68 68 68 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 22 3 20 31 32 27 19 25 13 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 29 3 5 7 16 30 49 43 55 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 49 94 76 62 52 42 32 32 32 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 16 13 20 19 19 18 12 14 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or 

 African-American.................................................................................. 84 87 80 81 81 82 88 86 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.................................................................................... 9 13 14 17 14 9 5 5 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 91 87 86 83 86 91 95 95 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 30 26 18 24 29 34 35 31 40 

 College .................................................................................................... 67 74 82 74 70 64 61 65 56 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased......................................................... 79 55 79 80 82 86 79 83 75 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $39,916 $26,863 $44,683 $52,513 $47,607 $40,183 $35,035 $36,785 $33,189 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,616 4,001 5,497 6,066 4,996 4,452 4,055 4,443 3,633 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 2,982 1,929 2,922 3,636 2,922 3,095 2,989 3,189 2,772 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 371 296 333 437 362 377 383 388 377 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 110 99 112 145 107 106 105 110 99 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 262 197 222 292 254 271 278 278 277 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 607 334 594 750 596 629 617 657 573 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 150 59 131 237 150 143 155 169 139 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 124 70 107 145 123 122 136 143 129 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 85 63 74 83 75 95 91 93 88 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 108 76 134 124 114 115 95 103 87 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 101 39 108 115 98 109 103 110 95 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 39 27 39 47 36 44 37 38 36 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 287 168 271 327 262 299 303 329 276 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 89 51 85 96 83 96 92 95 90 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 198 117 186 231 179 203 211 234 186 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 590 418 551 685 583 624 597 619 573 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 219 136 200 260 213 242 220 233 205 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 183 117 178 215 184 188 186 192 179 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 77 72 69 79 77 78 81 81 80 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 112 93 104 132 110 116 111 113 109 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 1,126 714 1,173 1,437 1,118 1,166 1,089 1,196 973 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 103 79 87 111 96 101 114 127 101 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 77 41 68 82 68 86 83 89 78 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 616 380 699 821 607 607 586 630 538 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

one

person 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 300 198 276 377 313 336 287 326 244 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 30 16 43 47 34 36 19 25 12 

 Food away from home ............................................................................ 1,634 2,072 2,575 2,430 2,074 1,357 1,065 1,254 862 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 388 369 657 602 460 294 274 363 176 

 Housing....................................................................................................... 15,919 10,580 17,766 21,133 17,608 15,080 14,826 15,093 14,546 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 10,194 7,781 12,675 12,458 11,649 9,368 9,147 9,078 9,217 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 4,301 285 2,813 4,299 5,201 4,872 4,914 5,734 4,075 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,344 4132 1,462 2,062 2,364 1,515 944 1,299 582 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,453 108 748 1,195 1,553 1,762 1,792 1,895 1,687 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses .................... 1,504 45 603 1,042 1,284 1,594 2,177 2,540 1,806 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 5,484 7,177 9,471 7,773 5,974 3,970 3,874 2,874 4,896 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 409 320 391 385 473 526 359 469 247 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 2,675 1,088 2,162 2,655 3,041 2,957 2,866 3,017 2,711 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 296 92 207 274 316 327 344 351 337 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,040 486 885 1,015 1,134 1,163 1,100 1,157 1,043 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 80 41 36 37 74 87 116 108 124 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 828 383 740 928 1,068 911 795 870 719 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 161 46 25 54 92 149 284 237 332 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 667 377 715 874 976 762 511 633 387 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 431 125 294 400 449 469 510 532 488 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 949 360 773 931 999 839 1,145 1,145 1,144 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 53 ( 3 ) 428 485 410 426 488 424 4154 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 896 360 744 846 989 813 1,057 1,121 990 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 506 194 425 585 427 521 581 558 605 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 120 42 139 150 97 123 123 128 116 

 Other household products.................................................................... 304 126 205 377 267 311 358 331 387 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 82 427 81 58 62 87 100 99 102 

 Household furnishings and equipment.................................................... 1,596 1,156 1,730 4,504 1,492 1,396 1,088 1,295 869 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 81 74 82 81 73 110 69 96 39 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 346 301 486 493 438 309 260 333 186 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 16 14 16 16 13 18 17 14 21 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 205 120 137 170 246 239 222 217 227 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares .............................. 101 63 136 148 91 99 87 113 60 

 Miscellaneous household equipment................................................... 847 584 873 3,598 631 620 431 522 335 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 970 914 1,474 1,460 1,352 783 677 821 520 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 212 238 317 321 377 128 146 210 76 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 196 232 316 301 354 108 128 189 61 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 16 46 ( 2 ) 420 423 20 18 421 415 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 389 349 488 698 454 359 290 317 260 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 377 331 466 692 444 342 281 307 254 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 13 418 422 46 410 417 48 410 47 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 11 43 414 419 43 422 45 46 44 

 Footwear.................................................................................................. 206 198 426 272 260 165 117 143 88 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 153 127 230 149 258 110 120 145 92 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 5,465 3,265 6,638 8,538 7,483 6,128 3,780 4,587 2,953 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 2,167 4978 2,723 4,416 3,401 2,467 1,133 1,432 826 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 928 ( 3 ) 915 2,407 1,671 1,109 432 527 4335 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 1,157 970 1,437 1,925 1,599 1,327 700 904 492 

 Other vehicles ...................................................................................... 81 48 4372 484 4131 430 41 41 ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 1,002 919 1,208 1,287 1,301 1,174 707 872 537 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,064 1,151 2,275 2,459 2,554 2,270 1,801 2,094 1,501 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 108 76 150 137 171 135 60 83 37 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 592 330 544 687 741 703 531 677 381 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 456 286 564 628 490 431 407 462 350 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 909 459 1,017 1,008 1,153 1,001 804 872 734 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 232 217 432 376 228 218 139 188 88 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 3,334 674 1,737 2,459 2,672 3,111 4,813 4,467 5,166 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 2,233 337 1,220 1,497 1,851 2,004 3,276 3,141 3,414 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 626 178 302 662 503 654 823 625 1,024 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 354 111 141 217 238 341 539 544 532 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 122 48 74 84 80 112 176 156 197 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 1,924 1,188 2,196 2,346 1,850 2,509 1,582 1,848 1,301 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 235 220 426 441 206 196 148 159 137 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .............................................. 745 311 658 841 785 745 810 840 778 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 558 323 668 812 550 589 485 631 327 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2020-2021 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

one

person 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 480 285 566 660 446 555 410 560 248 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 79 438 102 152 104 34 75 71 79 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 386 334 444 253 309 979 139 218 59 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 439 347 598 535 446 391 396 393 400 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 92 58 91 55 66 64 127 105 151 

 Education .................................................................................................... 595 2,749 1,052 640 885 302 140 95 185 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 250 161 250 339 371 382 145 209 79 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 711 194 602 863 998 814 663 705 619 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,677 253 603 1,315 2,006 1,530 2,333 1,759 2,920 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 3,535 2,111 5,523 6,161 6,415 4,341 1,225 1,897 539 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 225 33 152 208 243 224 280 303 256 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................. 3,310 2,077 5,370 5,953 6,172 4,117 945 1,593 283 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $43,904 $24,091 $54,251 $59,419 $62,734 $48,704 $31,984 $36,492 $27,374 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 29,022 20,428 50,462 54,524 53,001 35,191 6,985 11,862 1,999 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 2,549 515 2,129 2,405 5,473 4,721 1,154 1,833 459 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 9,147 4159 4135 549 1,394 4,169 20,347 19,083 21,639 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... 1,716 423 248 519 1,035 2,730 2,425 2,456 2,394 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 382 126 201 372 575 631 312 394 228 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 702 540 694 859 856 965 523 672 370 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 387 1,901 383 191 399 296 237 191 285 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 5,088 1,591 7,262 8,955 11,057 7,498 1,079 2,125 9 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 4,976 1,727 6,525 7,864 9,880 6,967 1,885 2,670 1,084 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -1,140 -699 -1,160 -975 -1,149 -1,163 -1,226 -1,195 -1,258 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 1,208 557 1,864 2,028 2,276 1,612 385 618 147 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 44 46 33 438 50 82 34 32 36 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 38,816 22,500 46,989 50,464 51,676 41,205 30,905 34,367 27,365 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $9,535 $772 $1,251 $1,149 $13,080 $22,305 $8,614 $9,884 $7,315 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 17,883 5,744 17,432 17,564 30,865 26,907 11,903 16,042 7,671 

 Net change in total liabilities.................................................................... 8,348 4,972 16,181 16,415 17,785 4,601 3,289 6,158 356 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 1,346 262 378 4956 3,372 2,672 716 1,142 281 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,180 4

-115 -928 -1,361 -1,930 -1,388 -1,075 -1,455 -686 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 151,375 12,161 67,928 118,542 162,134 168,031 198,868 202,295 195,364 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 817 78 389 653 814 931 1,067 1,099 1,033 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022