Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 20,809 686 644 818 1,073 2,478 2,297 2,243 3,641 6,930

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $62,912 $2,635 $7,936 $13,008 $17,370 $24,998 $34,717 $44,429 $59,155 $117,779

Income after taxes .......................................... 56,052 2,798 8,734 14,591 19,739 27,009 34,875 42,279 53,907 99,219

Age of reference person ................................. 29.7 29.0 28.7 29.6 29.0 29.2 29.4 29.3 29.6 30.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... 1.0 .8 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0

Adults 65 and older ...................................... 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Earners ......................................................... 1.5 .7 .7 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 49 45 26 36 36 40 45 50 55 55

Women ......................................................... 51 55 74 64 64 60 55 50 45 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 39 12 16 12 15 15 25 33 44 62

With mortgage ............................................ 32 5 7 7 6 8 18 27 37 57

Without mortgage ....................................... 7 7 9 5 9 7 7 5 7 6

Renter ........................................................... 61 88 84 88 85 85 75 67 56 38

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 33 32 25 23 22 19 12 11 6

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 67 68 75 77 78 81 88 89 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 17 16 24 18 20 24 21 20 16 12

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 83 84 76 82 80 76 79 80 84 88

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 26 35 47 40 37 38 33 29 23 12

College ......................................................... 73 61 51 57 61 57 64 69 76 87

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 88 67 59 63 73 81 91 92 93 96

Average annual expenditures ........................... $50,829 $26,401 $22,659 $25,331 $28,096 $32,329 $35,483 $42,344 $50,250 $76,818

Food ............................................................... 6,633 4,518 3,861 4,339 4,378 4,999 5,179 5,627 6,397 9,086

Food at home ............................................... 3,624 2,482 3,002 3,274 2,715 3,110 3,254 3,154 3,321 4,539

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 461 325 372 463 377 386 431 388 409 575

Cereals and cereal products .................... 175 125 141 201 162 172 179 138 143 209

Bakery products ....................................... 286 199 230 262 215 214 252 251 266 367

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 802 517 671 715 579 856 755 716 698 961

Beef .......................................................... 213 87 181 175 123 322 192 195 181 239

Pork .......................................................... 141 88 135 143 126 154 139 130 109 166

Other meats .............................................. 110 61 102 111 76 87 131 81 105 131

Poultry ...................................................... 175 99 142 191 129 155 166 147 155 219

Fish and seafood ...................................... 103 130 360 46 79 83 75 104 95 133

Eggs ......................................................... 60 52 51 49 46 55 53 58 53 74

Dairy products ............................................ 388 286 354 319 279 305 334 356 381 483

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 143 105 124 116 121 132 120 134 144 167

Other dairy products ................................. 246 181 230 202 158 173 214 223 236 317

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 698 486 538 611 546 559 641 632 608 891

Fresh fruits ............................................... 249 156 174 183 183 180 210 218 222 337

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 229 145 163 183 178 172 220 207 197 298

Processed fruits ........................................ 101 93 106 92 78 95 80 102 87 123

Processed vegetables .............................. 119 91 95 153 107 112 131 105 102 132

Other food at home .................................... 1,274 869 1,068 1,165 934 1,004 1,092 1,061 1,225 1,629

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 114 102 85 101 78 91 96 93 108 146

Fats and oils ............................................. 96 105 98 101 70 80 96 72 86 117

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 695 408 584 633 466 501 587 587 648 926

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 333 241 297 318 302 321 297 280 349 374

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 36 313 34

312 317 12 17 29 33 66

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food away from home .................................. 3,009 2,036 859 1,066 1,663 1,889 1,925 2,473 3,077 4,547

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 536 267 374 131 240 349 251 443 534 871

Housing .......................................................... 17,833 9,902 9,737 10,438 11,393 12,488 13,347 15,135 17,436 25,681

Shelter .......................................................... 10,890 6,436 5,600 6,695 7,006 7,694 8,254 9,486 10,584 15,550

Owned dwellings ........................................ 4,283 715 734 758 602 874 1,668 2,553 4,133 8,677

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,665 3375 3404 3315 3283 377 1,103 1,592 2,620 5,455

Property taxes .......................................... 1,012 289 195 364 191 255 408 545 937 2,026

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 606 351 3136 378 3128 243 158 416 577 1,196

Rented dwellings ........................................ 6,235 5,571 4,788 5,868 6,302 6,678 6,417 6,752 6,209 6,096

Other lodging .............................................. 371 3150 378 368 3102 142 168 182 241 777

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,300 2,072 2,157 2,333 2,445 2,737 2,868 3,053 3,457 4,116

Natural gas ................................................. 334 157 196 174 200 226 265 313 356 461

Electricity .................................................... 1,274 988 980 1,087 1,140 1,162 1,177 1,152 1,295 1,473

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 61 38

34331 339 355 330 343 61 96

Telephone services .................................... 1,210 730 666 787 784 984 1,062 1,189 1,321 1,501

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 134 114 76 107 86 106 100 133 131 174

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,076 616 590 680 698 878 963 1,055 1,190 1,327

Water and other public services ................. 421 188 311 255 281 310 334 357 424 583

Household operations .................................. 1,567 409 643 569 503 716 871 981 1,357 2,884

Personal services ....................................... 928 3111 3378 3223 3186 269 434 458 742 1,907

Other household expenses ........................ 639 298 265 346 317 447 437 523 615 977

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 502 323 240 306 406 396 424 400 514 658

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 130 109 64 96 148 162 115 107 109 148

Other household products .......................... 263 168 132 162 194 159 217 247 244 367

Postage and stationery ............................... 109 345 344 347 64 75 92 45 160 144

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,574 662 1,096 536 1,033 944 929 1,215 1,524 2,473

Household textiles ...................................... 81 49 331 315 30 68 41 63 82 126

Furniture ..................................................... 465 216 175 197 353 323 331 369 467 692

Floor coverings ........................................... 15 36

373537 5 13 15 10 28

Major appliances ........................................ 203 96 3131 355 257 137 120 133 168 321

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 94 47 350 24 59 61 58 85 91 143

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 715 247 703 240 327 350 367 550 706 1,164

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,889 1,574 1,273 1,051 1,016 1,417 1,311 1,399 1,513 2,880

Men and boys ............................................... 468 386 294 262 272 372 336 369 370 699

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 344 3196 3186 3199 172 239 223 282 246 556

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 124 190 108 63 100 132 113 87 124 143

Women and girls .......................................... 625 753 257 321 385 380 400 362 508 1,003

Women, 16 and over .................................. 508 571 165 151 281 287 270 255 419 872

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 118 182 92 169 104 93 130 107 89 131

Children under 2 ........................................... 193 339 3252 3113 3113 208 130 162 108 294

Footwear ...................................................... 355 3309 351 264 136 308 246 241 340 495

Other apparel products and services ........... 247 87 119 91 109 150 199 266 188 388

Transportation ................................................ 9,360 4,866 3,658 4,690 5,006 5,930 6,508 8,443 10,237 13,549

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,087 32,084 31,502 2,013 2,111 2,550 2,083 3,536 4,663 6,166

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,832 3620 2 ( ) 31,311 3217 3659 3671 1,670 1,534 3,447

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,187 1,465 1,494 702 1,894 1,891 1,368 1,789 3,009 2,617

Other vehicles ............................................ 68 2 ( ) 38

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 344 376 3120 102

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,303 1,442 1,205 1,351 1,426 1,648 2,202 2,152 2,507 2,949

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,401 1,039 753 1,100 1,160 1,449 1,983 2,413 2,689 3,340

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 258 346 367 352 93 123 175 192 274 434

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 651 300 215 377 382 481 589 625 734 843

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 855 3527 3277 3315 3394 3574 842 1,036 991 1,037

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 637 166 193 356 292 271 377 561 690 1,026

Public and other transportation .................... 569 300 199 227 310 284 240 342 379 1,094

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,731 1,094 663 592 872 1,318 1,825 2,414 3,077 4,348

Health insurance .......................................... 1,965 746 3504 350 554 844 1,332 1,701 2,301 3,149

Medical services ........................................... 484 259 389 108 206 240 321 474 498 768

Drugs ............................................................ 203 363 357 99 89 184 124 180 187 305

Medical supplies ........................................... 80 327 313 335 323 50 48 59 91 126

Entertainment ................................................. 2,445 1,058 1,000 1,143 1,023 1,301 1,750 2,077 2,357 3,865

Fees and admissions ................................... 539 152 49 267 175 207 284 330 481 1,006

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 969 489 568 547 562 659 823 926 1,160 1,236

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 578 285 258 168 192 213 477 366 505 996

Pets ............................................................ 412 175 210 90 141 163 380 239 376 698

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 166 3111 348 378 351 350 97 127 129 299

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 359 3132 3124 3160 95 222 166 455 211 627

Personal care products and services ............. 573 319 169 316 340 452 473 389 540 844

Reading .......................................................... 86 353 317 330 55 47 91 94 74 122

Education ....................................................... 1,106 1,457 979 1,026 1,430 894 681 863 849 1,472

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 322 418 424 388 262 403 366 275 312 281

Miscellaneous ................................................. 601 510 3203 133 376 261 319 606 547 978

Cash contributions .......................................... 964 269 267 312 537 659 583 753 1,035 1,506

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,750 95 335 741 1,168 1,811 2,797 3,828 5,342 11,337

Life and other personal insurance ................ 130 34

33336 319 34 51 101 97 271

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,620 91 332 705 1,149 1,777 2,746 3,726 5,245 11,067

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $62,912 $2,635 $7,936 $13,008 $17,370 $24,998 $34,717 $44,429 $59,155 $117,779

Wages and salaries ...................................... 58,186 1,016 3,569 7,913 13,085 21,284 31,713 40,936 55,912 110,575

Self-employment income .............................. 2,255 3-73 3108 3120 3330 487 967 1,328 1,708 4,882

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 491 36

3171 1,125 3653 570 3461 577 315 515

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 418 319 351 330 342 124 98 138 170 1,027

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 681 998 2,861 2,140 1,639 1,395 953 559 180 84

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 391 3115 3430 877 952 511 302 579 292 250

Other income ................................................ 490 3553 3745 801 669 629 224 313 578 445

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 6,860 -163 -798 -1,583 -2,370 -2,011 -158 2,151 5,248 18,560

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,105 -120 -743 -1,494 -2,339 -2,226 -692 1,233 3,701 14,631

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,726 -46 -59 -94 -40 192 520 891 1,515 3,886

Other taxes ................................................... 28 32

3434310 323 314 327 332 43

Income after taxes .......................................... 56,052 2,798 8,734 14,591 19,739 27,009 34,875 42,279 53,907 99,219

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $579 - $5,106 - $1,271 - $2,350 - $1,014 $401 - $1,421 - $2,092 $547 $3,512

Net change in total assets ............................ 13,724 -672 -134 161 2,601 3,611 3,618 7,489 15,156 27,989

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 13,145 4,434 1,137 2,511 3,615 3,210 5,040 9,581 14,609 24,477

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 132 3335 3126 3138 3444 373 3125 3136 113 95

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,027 3-117 3-261 3-216 3-149 -188 -401 -597 -987 -2,087

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 78,417 317,121 19,872 16,742 14,243 18,427 32,448 45,284 72,648 157,572

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 522 3157 148 118 136 134 254 328 518 993

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 622 526 641 273 322 443 433 551 532 905

Food ............................................................. 44 1 ( ) 39

38315 28 22 51 56 65

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 338 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 32

323332 15 24

Housing ........................................................ 173 212 114 127 148 96 96 114 109 286

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 32

311 ( ) 363835310 16 23

Household textiles ...................................... 33

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 31333237

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 15 325 32

312 ( ) 1 ( ) 31311 38 35

Major appliances ...................................... 7 324 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 32 16

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 31

321 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 31311 36 19

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 46 335 33

314 315 8 18 39 27 92

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3213. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

25-34

years

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other housing ............................................. 95 3150 108 112 127 79 70 51 57 129

Apparel and services .................................... 187 3112 3147 382 364 229 124 210 157 242

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 39 346 319 34

34 47 329 41 34 53

Females, 2 and over ................................... 45 347 33

313 34 48 319 25 56 66

Children under 2 ......................................... 60 317 339 354 328 3115 346 346 333 77

Other apparel products and services ......... 42 32

386 311 328 320 330 398 334 47

Jewelry and watches ................................ 19 32

3232313337380 31 25

All other apparel products and services ... 24 2 ( ) 384 39

327 317 323 318 333 322

Transportation .............................................. 60 15 3331 8 18 24 34 41 31 96

Healthcare .................................................... 4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 35

3337333633

Entertainment ............................................... 82 321 336 326 320 322 118 58 99 115

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 38

2 ( ) 322 34315 35310 344 40

Other entertainment ................................... 56 313 336 33

316 7 113 49 54 75

Personal care products and services ........... 10 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 312 311 320 31

3637 13

Reading ........................................................ 5 2 ( ) 32

1 ( ) 3436363731 7

Education ..................................................... 14 3108 31

323433311 328 310 11

All other gifts ................................................. 29 320 2 ( ) 38

330 10 11 32 41 41

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016