Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022

Item

Total

under

25

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1.................................................... 6,440 1,005 1,273 2,592 1,571 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes.................................................................................... $47,111 $51,512 $42,136 $44,265 $53,024 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 45,387 47,663 41,302 42,681 51,709 

 Age of reference person.............................................................................. 21.9 21.6 22.2 21.9 22.0 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ...................................................................................................... 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.3 

 Children under 18 .................................................................................... .3 ( 2 ) .4 .4 ( 2 ) 

 Adults 65 and older.................................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Earners..................................................................................................... 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 

 Vehicles.................................................................................................... 1.2 .9 1.2 1.2 1.5 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men .......................................................................................................... 51 54 53 49 51 

 Women..................................................................................................... 49 46 47 51 49 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner.............................................................................................. 18 14 20 18 17 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 9 11 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10 ( 2 ) 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 82 86 80 82 83 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 12 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15 ( 2 ) 

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

 African-American .................................................................................. 88 90 84 85 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 21 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 20 36 

 Not Hispanic or Latino.............................................................................. 79 89 86 80 64 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12).................................................................................... 37 28 33 44 36 

 College ..................................................................................................... 62 72 66 55 64 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 74 54 77 76 81 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $44,305 $46,858 $39,745 $40,707 $52,255 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 5,734 5,401 6,098 4,994 6,809 

 Food at home........................................................................................... 3,216 3,013 3,622 2,812 3,666 

 Cereals and bakery products................................................................ 390 386 423 357 422 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 136 107 154 124 157 

 Bakery products................................................................................. 254 279 269 233 266 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................................................... 772 611 ( 2 ) 654 ( 2 ) 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 170 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 164 ( 2 ) 

 Pork ................................................................................................... ( 2 ) 129 ( 2 ) 140 ( 2 ) 

 Other meats....................................................................................... 96 117 86 93 ( 2 ) 

 Poultry................................................................................................ 148 110 131 129 212 

 Fish and seafood............................................................................... 105 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Eggs................................................................................................... 52 61 52 43 63 

 Dairy products....................................................................................... 292 299 321 240 354 

 Fresh milk and cream........................................................................ 104 75 116 90 130 

 Other dairy products.......................................................................... 189 224 206 150 224 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 640 568 766 532 753 

 Fresh fruits......................................................................................... 219 145 263 190 269 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 210 191 251 145 ( 2 ) 

 Processed fruits................................................................................. 93 ( 2 ) 107 87 97 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 117 151 ( 2 ) 110 90 

 Other food at home............................................................................... 1,122 1,150 1,146 1,029 1,245 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 100 ( 2 ) 114 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 84 ( 2 ) 78 92 ( 2 ) 

 Miscellaneous foods.......................................................................... 591 579 584 530 707 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

Total

under

25

Northeast Midwest South West

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 312 263 341 302 ( 2 ) 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 35 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 28 46 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 2,518 2,389 2,476 2,182 3,143 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 488 ( 2 ) 640 410 445 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 16,237 18,087 13,580 15,016 19,207 

 Shelter...................................................................................................... 11,161 13,657 9,066 9,677 13,709 

 Owned dwellings................................................................................... 1,501 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,171 1,772 

 Mortgage interest and charges.......................................................... 593 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 425 ( 2 ) 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 496 722 ( 2 ) 394 531 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses ..................... 412 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 352 ( 2 ) 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 9,042 10,820 7,208 8,092 10,957 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 617 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 414 ( 2 ) 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 2,452 2,120 2,378 2,476 2,687 

 Natural gas............................................................................................ 237 355 378 116 248 

 Electricity............................................................................................... 984 757 803 1,148 1,006 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Telephone services............................................................................... 861 778 876 826 959 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 21 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Cellular phone service....................................................................... 840 728 864 811 941 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 344 ( 2 ) 289 366 466 

 Household operations.............................................................................. 717 601 636 862 618 

 Personal services ................................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other household expenses................................................................... 622 506 615 690 590 

 Housekeeping supplies............................................................................ 341 ( 2 ) 264 301 445 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 74 ( 2 ) 69 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other household products .................................................................... 205 ( 2 ) 149 ( 2 ) 209 

 Postage and stationery......................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 1,566 1,307 1,236 1,701 1,748 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 54 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Furniture................................................................................................ 445 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 494 ( 2 ) 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 15 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 18 ( 2 ) 

 Major appliances................................................................................... 210 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 221 ( 2 ) 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares............................... 94 88 80 85 125 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 747 533 596 ( 2 ) 856 

 Apparel and services................................................................................... 1,333 ( 2 ) 897 1,365 ( 2 ) 

 Men and boys........................................................................................... 319 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Men, 16 and over.................................................................................. 298 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Boys, 2 to 15......................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 408 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 378 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 264 ( 2 ) 

 Girls, 2 to 15.......................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 279 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other apparel products and services....................................................... ( 2 ) 155 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 168 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 8,800 7,469 7,461 8,626 11,019 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 3,712 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Cars and trucks, new............................................................................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Cars and trucks, used........................................................................... 2,205 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,578 ( 2 ) 

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

4164 ( 3

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil......................................................... 2,158 1,608 1,906 2,347 2,405 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 2,479 1,996 2,321 2,333 3,152 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 195 ( 2 ) 178 230 175 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 575 422 622 528 706 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 513 427 ( 2 ) 389 ( 2 ) 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 1,196 987 1,068 1,186 1,449 

 Public and other transportation................................................................ 451 925 384 234 560 

 Healthcare................................................................................................... 1,360 1,315 1,399 1,397 1,298 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 824 831 857 857 739 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 344 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 357 

 Drugs........................................................................................................ 127 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 119 ( 2 ) 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 64 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 41 70 

 Entertainment.............................................................................................. 1,882 1,931 2,182 1,742 1,880 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 351 480 ( 2 ) 243 361 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 551 432 538 544 641 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 540 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 317 ( 2 ) 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

Total

under

25

Northeast Midwest South West

 Pets....................................................................................................... 413 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Personal care products and services.......................................................... 523 ( 2 ) 448 445 601 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 84 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Education .................................................................................................... 2,517 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.................................................... 220 ( 2 ) 224 190 ( 2 ) 

 Miscellaneous.............................................................................................. 345 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 328 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Personal insurance and pensions............................................................... 4,135 4,679 3,875 3,784 4,576 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 88 ( 2 ) 118 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 4,047 4,638 3,756 3,722 4,440 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes.................................................................................... $47,111 $51,512 $42,136 $44,265 $53,024 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 41,509 42,607 38,198 39,306 47,126 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 2,256 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Social Security, private and government retirement................................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).................................................. 577 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits,

 and regular contributions for support.................................................... 456 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other income............................................................................................ 1,406 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)........................................ ( 2 ) 3,849 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Federal income taxes............................................................................... 1,374 3,025 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,782 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -1,107 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) -1,089 ( 2 ) 

 State and local income taxes................................................................... 983 1,691 ( 2 ) 800 965 

 Other taxes............................................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 45,387 47,663 41,302 42,681 51,709 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities..................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts............................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -492 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) -343 -759 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 59,898 ( 2 ) 35,761 42,529 ( 2 ) 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home...................................... 312 ( 2 ) 249 250 407 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

3

 No data reported.

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

# 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, 2023