Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

All 

single 

females 

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) ..................................................... 21,282 2,009 2,040 1,337 1,920 4,257 9,719 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $33,057 $14,626 $45,111 $52,723 $42,151 $38,755 $27,339 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 29,206 13,365 38,661 44,272 35,815 33,342 25,306 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 58.7 20.8 29.0 39.4 50.0 59.9 76.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ...................................................................................................... 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. 

 Adults 65 and older .................................................................................. .5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 

 Earners .................................................................................................... .5 .9 .9 .9 .7 .6 .2 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... .9 .5 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Women..................................................................................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 53 3 21 37 42 60 70 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 21 2 17 32 29 29 19 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 32 1 4 6 13 32 52 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 47 97 79 63 58 40 30 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 16 19 24 22 22 17 11 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................. 84 81 76 78 78 83 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 8 10 8 13 10 8 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 92 90 92 87 90 92 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 33 24 12 19 33 30 41 

 College ..................................................................................................... 65 76 87 81 64 67 55 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 75 47 79 77 75 82 77 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $36,061 $23,482 $40,537 $45,957 $40,727 $39,078 $33,893 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 4,299 3,663 4,487 5,202 4,732 4,514 4,000 

 Food at home ........................................................................................... 2,557 1,392 1,946 2,749 2,758 2,937 2,717 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 322 188 207 310 340 358 365 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 89 65 71 91 96 100 93 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 233 123 136 220 244 258 272 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 468 226 347 529 478 558 498 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 110 66 71 110 103 130 123 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 89 38 59 99 94 113 94 

 Other meats ....................................................................................... 60 24 44 66 60 80 62 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 92 48 86 100 110 104 92 

 Fish and seafood ............................................................................... 84 32 64 117 76 97 90 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 33 19 23 36 37 34 37 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 270 147 184 269 300 314 293 

 Fresh milk and cream ........................................................................ 80 37 51 70 97 100 86 

 Other dairy products .......................................................................... 190 110 133 199 203 214 207 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 515 260 402 518 535 592 560 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 194 97 143 189 198 214 220 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 172 75 150 168 178 206 183 

 Processed fruits................................................................................. 69 41 53 88 73 74 73 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 80 48 56 73 86 99 85 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 983 570 806 1,124 1,105 1,114 1,001 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 96 40 74 113 93 109 107 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 67 35 48 100 74 71 69 

 Miscellaneous foods .......................................................................... 527 332 455 582 606 559 541 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 257 128 193 291 295 321 257 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ...................... 36 34 36 37 38 54 27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 1,741 2,271 2,541 2,453 1,973 1,577 1,282 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 284 242 366 537 316 335 193 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 14,131 7,294 16,483 18,568 15,670 14,424 13,986 

 Shelter...................................................................................................... 8,883 5,477 12,166 12,717 9,908 8,590 8,296 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 3,833 233 2,369 4,525 3,837 4,611 4,447 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 1,111 3119 1,212 2,158 1,706 1,583 827 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,308 67 570 1,430 1,134 1,528 1,641 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ............................ 1,414 346 587 937 997 1,500 1,979 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 4,562 4,502 9,419 7,615 5,632 3,505 3,387 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 488 742 378 578 439 474 462 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 2,604 748 1,996 2,893 2,835 2,904 2,899 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 299 72 182 334 268 319 363 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,018 295 819 1,058 1,099 1,155 1,127 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 81 312 319 351 364 75 118 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 791 288 751 1,055 990 888 785 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 216 37 34 69 102 184 354 

 Cellular phone service ....................................................................... 575 281 717 987 888 703 431 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 416 80 224 395 415 467 506 

 Household operations .............................................................................. 930 177 652 833 679 819 1,254 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 122 ( 1 ) 371 334 317 ( 2 ) 3243 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 808 177 580 799 662 818 1,011 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 519 210 371 495 531 628 580 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 121 58 78 125 132 105 150 

 Other household products .................................................................... 280 100 219 260 293 370 295 

 Postage and stationery ......................................................................... 118 52 74 110 106 153 134 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,195 683 1,299 1,629 1,717 1,483 956 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 90 18 66 46 151 108 95 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 266 153 522 344 249 344 193 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 19 9 58 317 14 30 10 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 172 42 188 232 174 205 172 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .................................... 79 68 58 121 95 98 68 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 570 393 407 870 1,035 698 418 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,062 812 1,120 1,236 1,622 942 975 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 53 342 50 123 77 43 43 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 39 339 346 3110 344 323 32 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 14 34 34 313 33 20 10 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 629 525 667 693 955 547 576 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 610 509 629 689 929 528 561 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 19 316 339 34 26 19 15 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 29 ( 2 ) 320 334 353 323 333 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 211 3182 239 208 380 154 189 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 140 62 143 178 157 174 134 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 4,676 3,273 6,056 6,158 5,699 5,772 3,787 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 1,518 3905 32,038 31,971 31,964 2,039 1,157 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................................................ 790 3381 3945 3807 3980 1,019 701 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 724 524 1,093 31,164 970 1,006 455 

 Other vehicles ....................................................................................... 

34 ( 1

 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 314 314 ( 1 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil......................................................... 903 722 1,195 1,319 1,124 1,146 671 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 1,782 983 2,045 2,292 2,129 2,115 1,610 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 83 34 114 111 183 103 53 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 513 435 507 578 468 608 490 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 373 210 456 601 478 433 312 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 814 304 968 1,003 1,000 971 755 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 473 662 778 575 481 473 349 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................... 3,520 621 1,935 2,674 2,657 3,475 4,771 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 2,287 369 1,186 1,464 1,490 2,088 3,273 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 695 116 523 850 628 884 760 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 398 90 152 252 432 371 550 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 139 47 73 107 108 131 188 

 Entertainment .............................................................................................. 1,801 900 1,670 2,635 2,079 2,192 1,634 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 347 525 618 532 332 286 253 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 707 181 502 876 732 740 808 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 612 136 430 1,016 923 793 533 

 Pets ....................................................................................................... 535 102 373 967 780 689 467 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 77 334 358 349 143 104 66 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 135 58 119 211 93 373 40 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 663 521 672 762 802 631 658 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 100 43 57 110 87 66 142 

 Education .................................................................................................... 832 4,661 1,705 811 524 390 113 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 167 359 139 337 321 287 90 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 713 173 1,030 748 640 881 677 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 1,268 176 393 921 863 1,296 1,792 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 2,545 1,043 4,425 5,258 4,714 3,873 1,077 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 236 37 133 211 174 320 283 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 2,309 1,036 4,292 5,047 4,541 3,553 793 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes........................................................................ $33,057 $14,626 $45,111 $52,723 $42,151 $38,755 $27,339 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 19,349 12,136 41,900 46,816 35,483 29,395 4,739 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 1,187 3177 1,235 3,396 2,512 1,660 612 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 9,831 3208 3100 3672 2,407 4,719 18,829 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 1,514 51 705 592 462 1,009 2,542 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 361 3137 258 368 645 616 260 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 405 364 3340 3418 3276 1,136 193 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 411 1,851 573 3462 365 220 165 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ........................................ 3,851 1,261 6,449 8,451 6,335 5,412 2,033 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 3,066 932 4,958 6,563 5,035 4,391 1,660 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 755 320 1,465 1,845 1,271 990 342 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 29 39 327 343 330 31 31 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 29,206 13,365 38,661 44,272 35,815 33,342 25,306 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $5,346 -$1,643 $2,093 $23,829 $12,013 $8,201 $2,362 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 8,955 3,761 15,178 31,292 13,087 11,039 3,920 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 3,609 5,404 13,085 7,463 1,074 2,838 1,558 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 991 1,209 3503 3212 3366 994 1,278 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -858 3

-49 -513 -1,323 -1,296 -1,350 -732 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 132,133 35,020 43,587 164,439 96,419 139,761 176,263 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 754 342 306 675 590 854 995 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ............................................................... 837 366 613 667 1,184 1,391 686 

 Food ......................................................................................................... 71 26 34 342 85 107 76 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................ 8 35 31 335 33 7 7 

 Housing .................................................................................................... 197 81 162 85 352 308 163 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................ 31 322 327 317 66 32 28 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 9 ( 2 ) 32 ( 1 ) 319 312 311 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................................ 18 34 331 311 324 316 17 

 Major appliances ............................................................................... 7 ( 1 ) 321 32 34 39 7 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................... 10 34 39 39 320 37 311 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 46 38 315 330 75 89 32 

 Other housing ....................................................................................... 93 17 87 328 169 159 75 

 Apparel and services ............................................................................... 169 161 197 155 250 182 138 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................. 47 342 347 63 73 39 41 

 Females, 2 and over ............................................................................. 59 368 54 315 94 79 49 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................... 22 ( 2 ) 320 314 353 323 20 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................... 42 351 377 363 329 42 28 

 Jewelry and watches ......................................................................... 7 35 33 34 35 17 5 

 All other apparel products and services ............................................ 35 346 374 359 325 325 323 

 Transportation .......................................................................................... 108 26 141 34 31 235 88 

 Healthcare ............................................................................................... 32 38 36 331 354 399 38 

 Entertainment .......................................................................................... 77 313 317 74 100 152 67 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4110. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

single 

females 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles .......................................... 25 34 37 324 344 347 21 

 Other entertainment ............................................................................. 52 10 10 50 56 105 46 

 Personal care products and services ...................................................... 20 314 324 37 58 10 17 

 Reading.................................................................................................... 6 310 31 34 36 3 8 

 Education ................................................................................................. 88 37 38 382 193 166 66 

 All other gifts ............................................................................................ 61 15 22 118 51 120 49 

1

 No data reported. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020