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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

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) ....... 36,526 3,868 4,692 3,534 5,317 6,808 12,307 5,418 6,890

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $34,319 $15,302 $38,739 $45,131 $40,704 $46,198 $26,175 $30,211 $23,002

Income after taxes .......................................... 32,856 14,995 37,035 42,872 38,534 43,487 25,665 29,399 22,729

Age of reference person ................................. 54.0 21.5 28.8 39.4 49.9 59.4 76.9 69.1 83.0

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 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.

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 1.0 1.0

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

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.1 .6 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 .9

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 47 55 62 61 55 46 31 36 27

Female ......................................................... 53 45 38 39 45 54 69 64 73

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 50 5 23 41 50 63 70 68 71

With mortgage ............................................ 22 3 21 32 35 33 14 21 8

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 1 2 9 15 30 56 47 63

Renter ........................................................... 50 95 77 59 50 37 30 32 29

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 9 15 16 18 16 10 12 7

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 91 85 84 82 84 90 88 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 9 11 12 8 5 5 6 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 91 89 88 92 95 95 94 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 5 1 ( ) 1 1 3 4 9 6 11

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 16 19 28 38 33 45 39 50

College ......................................................... 61 83 79 70 59 63 45 54 38

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 76 51 80 81 80 81 76 82 71

Average annual expenditures ........................... $30,665 $20,700 $33,969 $36,102 $34,360 $34,187 $27,309 $30,117 $25,033

Food ............................................................... 3,567 2,897 4,041 4,224 3,538 3,997 3,124 3,430 2,867

Food at home ............................................... 2,017 1,174 1,744 2,087 2,097 2,423 2,066 2,235 1,922

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 277 173 233 276 280 319 299 294 303

Cereals and cereal products .................... 88 68 86 98 92 91 87 80 93

Bakery products ....................................... 190 106 147 178 188 228 212 214 210

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 395 213 323 452 427 498 380 438 331

Beef .......................................................... 92 57 81 96 110 107 88 98 80

Pork .......................................................... 78 40 50 98 81 98 80 95 66

Other meats .............................................. 60 31 50 58 60 76 62 72 54

Poultry ...................................................... 75 40 71 100 86 91 63 71 57

Fish and seafood ...................................... 61 27 45 70 62 89 57 70 46

Eggs ......................................................... 30 19 27 31 28 36 30 32 28

Dairy products ............................................ 214 127 188 210 225 259 218 226 212

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 77 50 65 77 83 87 81 83 78

Other dairy products ................................. 137 77 122 132 142 172 138 143 134

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 393 223 332 381 392 453 433 464 406

Fresh fruits ............................................... 139 76 112 128 128 163 163 171 157

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 121 67 109 113 127 141 128 139 119

Processed fruits ........................................ 66 39 53 68 62 77 72 78 67

Processed vegetables .............................. 67 40 59 70 75 72 69 77 63

Other food at home .................................... 739 438 668 769 772 895 736 813 670

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 78 44 60 80 82 88 87 92 82

Fats and oils ............................................. 60 31 48 64 63 71 66 69 63

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 376 219 368 384 356 466 377 414 344

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 201 133 168 216 244 242 185 205 168

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 11 24 26 27 29 22 34 12

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 Survey, 2011-2012 — 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

Food away from home .................................. 1,550 1,722 2,297 2,137 1,441 1,573 1,058 1,194 945

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 357 498 695 600 342 279 157 240 87

Housing .......................................................... 11,494 7,046 12,465 13,447 12,646 12,214 11,052 11,759 10,486

Shelter .......................................................... 7,308 5,213 8,802 9,165 8,239 7,422 6,399 6,829 6,061

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,425 347 2,154 4,107 4,352 4,473 3,700 4,353 3,187

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,413 199 1,399 2,456 2,251 2,035 794 1,277 415

Property taxes .......................................... 1,125 82 483 1,006 1,271 1,424 1,503 1,576 1,446

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 887 66 272 644 830 1,014 1,403 1,500 1,326

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,581 4,499 6,449 4,777 3,590 2,552 2,420 2,161 2,624

Other lodging .............................................. 303 367 199 281 297 396 279 316 250

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,335 875 1,974 2,458 2,607 2,660 2,599 2,715 2,508

Natural gas ................................................. 256 78 199 239 252 298 317 312 321

Electricity .................................................... 915 353 781 952 1,008 1,039 1,023 1,078 980

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 105 23 36 58 87 101 187 157 210

Telephone services .................................... 741 368 760 896 919 845 671 755 605

Water and other public services ................. 319 74 198 312 342 376 402 413 393

Household operations .................................. 666 197 451 569 563 724 935 812 1,031

Personal services ....................................... 120 26

229 265 250 271 265 2115 383

Other household expenses ........................ 545 191 421 504 512 654 670 697 649

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 332 105 251 291 298 435 396 440 359

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 78 34 78 72 76 96 84 97 73

Other household products .......................... 174 42 131 151 166 237 203 228 182

Postage and stationery ............................... 79 29 42 68 56 101 109 116 104

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 853 655 987 964 939 974 722 962 526

Household textiles ...................................... 69 35 43 63 53 98 81 117 50

Furniture ..................................................... 221 174 305 356 223 254 145 202 101

Floor coverings ........................................... 10 3 10 7 8 10 13 22 5

Major appliances ........................................ 96 46 92 101 109 105 101 131 77

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 57 56 55 55 54 76 49 70 31

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 401 342 481 382 491 431 334 421 262

Apparel and services ...................................... 942 919 1,282 1,232 904 1,005 708 868 575

Men and boys ............................................... 230 255 389 452 206 235 99 128 74

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 217 251 379 420 195 221 86 108 66

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 14 24 10 32 12 14 13 19 8

Women and girls .......................................... 397 367 482 285 372 432 400 457 350

Women, 16 and over .................................. 374 364 468 263 336 400 379 419 345

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 23 22 13 22 36 32 21 39 26

Children under 2 ........................................... 11 25

213 26229 14 5 2822

Footwear ...................................................... 152 171 212 251 122 166 99 117 83

Other apparel products and services ........... 151 122 186 238 175 158 107 158 65

Transportation ................................................ 4,485 3,261 5,538 5,310 5,363 5,329 3,371 4,388 2,562

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,307 1,181 1,742 1,658 1,612 1,583 794 1,071 576

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 618 2268 543 678 877 871 488 672 343

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 672 889 1,184 928 701 703 304 399 230

Other vehicles ............................................ 17 224 215 252 234 210 22

3 ( ) 23

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,410 1,131 1,707 1,857 1,798 1,554 1,008 1,324 759

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,445 703 1,586 1,439 1,641 1,854 1,303 1,634 1,032

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 95 48 150 177 130 113 41 69 18

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 513 362 551 545 610 639 426 581 302

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 587 2161 526 387 601 866 626 721 545

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 250 131 359 330 300 235 209 263 167

Public and other transportation .................... 323 245 505 355 312 338 267 359 194

Health care ..................................................... 2,227 533 1,122 1,485 1,827 2,569 3,376 3,278 3,452

Health insurance .......................................... 1,251 198 679 873 982 1,156 2,077 1,981 2,152

Medical services ........................................... 545 236 273 380 499 848 646 671 626

Drugs ............................................................ 337 70 119 158 261 481 506 502 508

Medical supplies ........................................... 95 29 52 74 84 83 147 123 165

Entertainment ................................................. 1,503 880 1,589 1,837 1,647 1,697 1,389 1,864 1,001

Fees and admissions ................................... 295 250 401 422 300 302 227 327 146

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 674 398 725 803 684 749 657 729 599

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 389 164 285 465 506 503 354 495 235

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 145 69 178 147 157 144 152 314 21

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 Survey, 2011-2012 — 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

Personal care products and services ............. 384 263 410 417 359 406 400 441 364

Reading .......................................................... 86 38 75 76 72 94 111 104 117

Education ....................................................... 727 2,714 1,495 426 389 463 189 122 241

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 253 159 247 347 438 338 132 208 72

Miscellaneous ................................................. 612 211 549 830 708 695 609 555 652

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,465 213 820 1,626 1,968 1,402 1,875 1,578 2,109

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,562 1,069 3,639 4,243 4,161 3,700 816 1,282 450

Life and other personal insurance ................ 166 12 73 124 133 330 186 197 178

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,395 1,057 3,566 4,119 4,028 3,370 630 1,085 272

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $34,319 $15,302 $38,739 $45,131 $40,704 $46,198 $26,175 $30,211 $23,002

Wages and salaries ...................................... 21,710 12,060 36,096 40,474 36,002 27,995 4,219 7,336 1,767

Self-employment income .............................. 2,044 213 731 1,825 418 8,072 551 862 307

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,783 2128 290 939 2,010 6,191 18,384 18,432 18,347

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,356 119 271 438 542 2,277 2,263 2,588 2,008

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 323 2128 313 531 458 572 133 169 2105

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 386 156 187 290 737 659 260 357 184

Regular contributions for support ................. 420 1,593 427 356 361 236 194 263 140

Other income ................................................ 296 905 423 278 175 195 170 204 143

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,463 307 1,703 2,258 2,170 2,711 510 812 273

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,057 207 1,260 1,669 1,645 1,998 295 540 102

State and local income taxes ....................... 320 99 410 524 457 601 81 124 47

Other taxes ................................................... 87 1 34 65 67 113 134 148 123

Income after taxes .......................................... 32,856 14,995 37,035 42,872 38,534 43,487 25,665 29,399 22,729

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,625 $1,107 - $1,661 - $5,426 - $241 - $4,068 - $624 - $3,396 $1,555

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,435 4,773 4,550 3,242 3,656 1,141 851 -148 1,636

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,060 3,666 6,211 8,668 3,897 5,209 1,475 3,247 81

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 932 460 165 270 2,501 1,622 502 273 682

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -909 -89 -572 -1,149 -1,440 -1,617 -605 -903 -370

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 95,262 5,874 34,271 64,661 94,993 122,732 140,313 144,100 137,336

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 559 48 255 464 556 724 774 788 762

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 835 266 571 839 1,093 1,201 792 975 643

Food ............................................................. 58 16 40 45 98 92 45 55 36

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 17 12 5 8 9 3 5 2

Housing ........................................................ 140 35 101 165 176 228 117 208 43

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 19 23 13 19 28 33 13 16 12

Household textiles ...................................... 5 21

232221 12 7 13 22

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 11 24

25216 14 16 10 17 4

Major appliances ...................................... 4 1 ( ) 21

28 7 6 4 7 22

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 7 24

252827 10 6 9 22

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 32 18 36 37 35 47 24 33 17

Other housing ............................................. 73 10 44 91 97 119 62 130 9

Apparel and services .................................... 198 141 194 270 223 206 177 227 135

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 50 33 44 54 42 64 53 55 51

Females, 2 and over ................................... 72 37 53 92 74 78 79 115 48

Children under 2 ......................................... 11 25 13 26 29 14 5 8 22

Other apparel products and services ......... 64 66 84 118 79 50 41 50 34

Jewelry and watches ................................ 35 29 48 71 47 22 21 35 11

All other apparel products and services ... 29 237 236 47 231 28 19 214 223

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 Survey, 2011-2012 — 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

Transportation .............................................. 74 15 57 122 141 66 60 105 25

Health care ................................................... 69 21

2328 34 83 140 121 154

Entertainment ............................................... 48 211 53 72 64 75 28 50 9

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 11 1 ( ) 215 220 24 18 28

215 22

Other entertainment ................................... 37 11 37 52 60 57 20 35 8

Personal care products and services ........... 8 26 9 12 24 14 7 13 21

Reading ........................................................ 2 1 ( ) 4 22 3 2 2 2 1

Education ..................................................... 152 217 237 73 269 310 124 77 161

All other gifts ................................................. 78 6 62 66 74 116 90 110 75

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

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