Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

Total

two or

more

persons

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) ....... 86,825 4,083 15,595 18,114 19,405 15,421 14,206 9,118 5,088

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $77,408 $48,198 $64,449 $84,140 $90,901 $89,929 $59,424 $66,598 $46,567

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,012 45,505 63,191 82,409 87,590 85,629 58,330 65,199 46,019

Age of reference person ................................. 48.1 21.8 29.8 39.5 49.5 59.0 73.0 68.8 80.6

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.3

Children under 18 ......................................... .9 .8 1.4 1.7 .8 .2 .1 .1 .1

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .2 1.7 1.6 1.7

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.6 .7 .8 .4

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.8

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 47 42 43 44 45 50 54 53 54

Female ......................................................... 53 58 57 56 55 50 46 47 46

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 71 24 47 66 78 86 90 90 90

With mortgage ............................................ 47 17 41 56 58 50 29 36 17

Without mortgage ....................................... 24 7 6 10 19 36 61 53 73

Renter ........................................................... 29 76 53 34 22 14 10 10 10

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 14 15 14 12 10 9 9 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 86 85 86 88 90 91 91 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 27 20 20 14 8 7 7 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 73 80 80 86 92 93 93 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 2 3 4 4 4 8 5 12

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 47 31 31 32 31 39 38 42

College ......................................................... 62 51 66 65 64 65 53 57 46

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 82 91 93 94 95 93 94 91

Average annual expenditures ........................... $58,865 $39,484 $53,207 $61,950 $67,169 $63,646 $50,458 $54,450 $43,474

Food ............................................................... 7,725 5,422 7,019 8,458 8,832 7,824 6,735 7,253 5,890

Food at home ............................................... 4,629 3,344 4,077 5,052 5,259 4,630 4,292 4,536 3,901

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 638 465 569 713 718 610 599 602 595

Cereals and cereal products .................... 215 172 208 246 249 190 179 183 174

Bakery products ....................................... 423 292 361 467 469 419 420 420 421

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,023 783 863 1,117 1,170 1,062 922 995 807

Beef .......................................................... 278 213 221 299 325 295 254 278 215

Pork .......................................................... 198 147 164 220 216 214 186 208 152

Other meats .............................................. 148 98 127 170 176 140 128 137 114

Poultry ...................................................... 190 172 184 203 226 184 145 151 136

Fish and seafood ...................................... 148 102 113 160 161 169 149 158 135

Eggs ......................................................... 60 52 53 66 66 58 60 62 56

Dairy products ............................................ 493 331 442 547 560 480 458 484 416

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 180 131 170 212 203 163 157 157 157

Other dairy products ................................. 313 200 272 335 357 318 301 328 259

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 856 592 746 916 963 856 847 874 805

Fresh fruits ............................................... 301 197 255 328 337 302 301 310 287

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 267 171 227 276 302 279 273 289 248

Processed fruits ........................................ 134 105 125 147 151 123 128 121 140

Processed vegetables .............................. 154 118 138 165 173 152 145 154 129

Other food at home .................................... 1,620 1,174 1,456 1,758 1,848 1,622 1,465 1,579 1,279

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 173 112 141 194 186 186 170 173 164

Fats and oils ............................................. 133 101 110 143 150 130 134 136 130

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 823 604 795 898 934 794 715 777 617

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 432 339 370 470 507 434 380 411 331

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

persons

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 prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 60 17 40 52 72 79 66 82 37

Food away from home .................................. 3,096 2,078 2,942 3,406 3,572 3,194 2,443 2,718 1,989

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 493 304 493 478 511 569 465 521 375

Housing .......................................................... 19,086 13,959 18,472 21,189 20,655 19,410 16,100 17,078 14,370

Shelter .......................................................... 10,931 8,723 10,971 12,504 11,982 10,764 8,260 8,975 6,980

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,227 2,187 5,453 8,473 8,617 8,110 6,180 6,802 5,066

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,845 1,240 3,624 5,297 4,679 3,766 1,930 2,419 1,053

Property taxes .......................................... 2,141 530 1,218 2,098 2,602 2,695 2,440 2,561 2,222

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,242 417 611 1,077 1,336 1,649 1,811 1,821 1,791

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,910 6,327 5,175 3,493 2,389 1,448 998 949 1,085

Other lodging .............................................. 794 209 343 538 977 1,207 1,083 1,224 828

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,256 2,867 3,587 4,385 4,778 4,623 4,113 4,262 3,848

Natural gas ................................................. 445 252 344 467 512 481 454 450 462

Electricity .................................................... 1,612 1,120 1,357 1,653 1,758 1,754 1,624 1,691 1,503

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 164 38 86 133 178 214 254 243 274

Telephone services .................................... 1,440 1,151 1,338 1,528 1,673 1,497 1,143 1,231 984

Water and other public services ................. 595 307 462 605 656 676 638 646 625

Household operations .................................. 1,340 829 1,618 1,713 1,151 1,113 1,213 1,078 1,456

Personal services ....................................... 494 354 988 929 237 82 233 85 497

Other household expenses ........................ 847 475 630 784 913 1,031 980 993 959

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 725 412 543 736 787 857 796 831 740

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 179 134 156 193 198 181 175 178 172

Other household products .......................... 391 209 286 402 414 480 430 445 407

Postage and stationery ............................... 155 69 101 140 175 196 190 208 161

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,834 1,128 1,754 1,850 1,957 2,053 1,718 1,933 1,347

Household textiles ...................................... 135 52 116 146 132 148 160 197 99

Furniture ..................................................... 440 406 484 487 462 461 285 335 196

Floor coverings ........................................... 22 5 12 24 26 28 20 21 18

Major appliances ........................................ 238 118 182 260 256 276 237 272 174

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 109 69 91 98 115 139 114 138 77

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 891 478 868 835 965 1,000 902 971 783

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,060 1,649 2,127 2,454 2,320 1,961 1,376 1,474 1,215

Men and boys ............................................... 477 367 439 615 546 473 291 326 234

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 364 322 297 395 440 412 262 291 216

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 113 45 143 220 106 61 28 34 19

Women and girls .......................................... 829 521 822 931 978 831 604 638 549

Women, 16 and over .................................. 674 477 648 646 808 746 543 551 531

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 155 44 174 285 170 85 61 87 18

Children under 2 ........................................... 88 204 181 118 41 39 22 29 410

Footwear ...................................................... 407 317 399 517 497 339 259 255 265

Other apparel products and services ........... 259 239 285 273 259 279 200 225 156

Transportation ................................................ 10,392 8,425 10,411 10,737 11,368 10,990 8,550 9,528 6,798

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,630 3,706 4,269 3,885 3,481 3,515 2,909 3,258 2,282

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,805 1,132 1,840 1,768 1,729 2,056 1,839 2,084 1,401

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,747 2,364 2,319 2,032 1,695 1,385 1,040 1,130 880

Other vehicles ............................................ 78 4210 111 85 57 74 429 445 3 ( )

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,251 2,602 3,095 3,540 3,769 3,353 2,421 2,753 1,827

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,895 1,770 2,536 2,772 3,397 3,354 2,623 2,829 2,254

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 284 204 344 342 315 257 152 191 82

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 934 577 760 904 1,085 1,122 859 979 647

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,167 710 970 1,025 1,413 1,389 1,150 1,139 1,167

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 511 278 461 500 584 586 463 521 359

Public and other transportation .................... 616 346 511 540 721 768 597 687 435

Health care ..................................................... 3,943 1,310 2,355 3,123 4,021 4,943 6,306 6,267 6,382

Health insurance .......................................... 2,304 702 1,399 1,820 2,221 2,711 4,046 3,970 4,184

Medical services ........................................... 912 423 615 771 1,032 1,231 1,049 1,092 972

Drugs ............................................................ 571 131 251 412 592 806 972 982 958

Medical supplies ........................................... 156 54 91 120 176 195 238 223 268

Entertainment ................................................. 3,038 1,655 2,640 3,327 3,514 3,343 2,547 2,807 2,101

Fees and admissions ................................... 733 262 556 919 912 759 561 669 374

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,105 783 1,016 1,162 1,218 1,183 982 1,039 883

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

persons

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, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 741 394 671 708 804 931 682 772 534

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 459 216 397 537 581 470 321 326 311

Personal care products and services ............. 733 411 619 775 805 822 709 746 647

Reading .......................................................... 123 50 72 100 128 161 183 186 176

Education ....................................................... 1,298 1,446 896 1,034 2,635 1,230 286 331 205

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 378 354 400 351 451 407 263 304 190

Miscellaneous ................................................. 882 436 659 827 998 1,018 1,019 1,152 786

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,966 633 1,206 1,499 2,104 2,603 2,899 2,894 2,907

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,747 3,429 5,838 7,598 8,826 8,364 3,021 3,909 1,431

Life and other personal insurance ................ 406 101 161 354 503 612 473 559 318

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,341 3,328 5,676 7,244 8,323 7,752 2,548 3,349 1,112

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $77,408 $48,198 $64,449 $84,140 $90,901 $89,929 $59,424 $66,598 $46,567

Wages and salaries ...................................... 63,004 43,144 59,378 77,015 81,322 70,343 21,837 28,298 10,257

Self-employment income .............................. 3,532 1,246 2,165 3,560 3,937 5,583 2,873 3,799 1,214

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,859 897 514 1,194 2,849 10,412 30,495 30,515 30,460

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,305 806 283 498 1,033 1,989 3,229 2,891 3,834

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 579 306 682 613 678 663 273 349 137

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 586 895 702 624 551 600 354 346 370

Regular contributions for support ................. 352 542 447 446 334 179 283 327 205

Other income ................................................ 192 363 279 189 198 160 80 74 491

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,396 2,693 1,258 1,730 3,311 4,300 1,094 1,399 548

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,644 2,166 694 1,055 2,374 3,096 716 959 280

State and local income taxes ....................... 598 507 487 556 784 960 154 194 82

Other taxes ................................................... 154 20 78 119 152 244 224 246 186

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,012 45,505 63,191 82,409 87,590 85,629 58,330 65,199 46,019

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $3,486 - $2,921 - $6,963 - $6,277 - $6,147 - $5,216 $9,241 $14,212 $332

Net change in total assets ............................ 7,424 3,629 8,937 8,961 3,627 5,163 12,536 19,196 600

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,910 6,550 15,899 15,238 9,774 10,379 3,295 4,984 268

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 632 431 281 223 964 963 783 777 795

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,418 -455 -1,401 -2,676 -3,221 -3,096 -1,939 -2,424 -1,071

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 173,542 41,982 90,033 155,410 203,974 230,056 223,235 231,191 208,978

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 985 291 587 937 1,134 1,250 1,192 1,223 1,137

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,177 428 494 711 1,726 2,003 1,102 1,221 902

Food ............................................................. 109 14 37 76 147 230 81 83 78

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 17 7 14 14 23 12 25 30 17

Housing ........................................................ 214 110 119 159 273 308 237 300 132

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 30 33 16 29 27 35 44 50 35

Household textiles ...................................... 12 46 8 8 15 20 12 17 46

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 21 43 12 11 20 41 30 42 411

Major appliances ...................................... 8 3 ( ) 41 5 8 19 9 13 41

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 43 10 6 13 22 22 29 49

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 52 17 30 43 50 88 63 81 33

Other housing ............................................. 99 52 53 68 161 126 88 110 47

Apparel and services .................................... 215 164 150 177 212 317 242 258 216

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 54 34 39 39 59 83 58 65 48

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

persons

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

Females, 2 and over ................................... 86 45 39 56 84 146 128 126 131

Children under 2 ......................................... 25 56 24 24 19 31 19 26 47

Other apparel products and services ......... 50 429 48 59 50 58 37 41 30

Jewelry and watches ................................ 15 49 24 13 10 23 11 13 6

All other apparel products and services ... 35 420 25 46 40 35 27 28 424

Transportation .............................................. 112 19 42 64 133 219 135 112 177

Health care ................................................... 30 2 ( ) 6 14 40 76 23 18 431

Entertainment ............................................... 103 49 72 73 104 173 115 134 84

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 34 412 33 32 26 42 45 53 432

Other entertainment ................................... 69 37 40 41 78 130 70 81 52

Personal care products and services ........... 18 9 7 13 22 32 20 25 12

Reading ........................................................ 2 41 2 1 2 3 2 2 1

Education ..................................................... 274 447 13 83 680 477 98 98 97

All other gifts ................................................. 82 5 33 38 90 156 124 161 59

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