Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 17,055 2,142 2,921 2,151 2,916 3,108 3,818

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $39,906 $16,898 $39,207 $48,075 $43,961 $58,471 $30,533

Income after taxes .......................................... 37,899 16,415 37,187 45,670 41,569 54,421 29,860

Age of reference person ................................. 48.9 21.7 29.0 39.5 49.6 59.3 75.6

Average number in consumer unit:

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

Persons 65 and older ................................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0

Earners ......................................................... .7 .8 .9 .9 .8 .6 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.2 .7 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 44 7 23 40 47 59 68

With mortgage ............................................ 22 5 21 32 32 29 13

Without mortgage ....................................... 22 2 2 8 15 30 55

Renter ........................................................... 56 93 77 60 53 41 32

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 7 12 15 16 14 11

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 93 88 85 84 86 89

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 9 10 13 13 8 4 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 91 90 87 87 92 96 94

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 32 19 22 31 41 35 41

College ......................................................... 63 81 76 67 54 62 47

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

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 78 59 82 81 81 80 81

Average annual expenditures ........................... $31,861 $21,664 $34,324 $37,183 $35,046 $33,955 $28,332

Food ............................................................... 3,832 3,085 4,159 4,581 3,579 4,352 3,253

Food at home ............................................... 1,908 1,180 1,568 2,123 2,020 2,374 1,939

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 260 169 197 291 270 323 277

Cereals and cereal products .................... 85 64 66 107 92 94 85

Bakery products ....................................... 175 105 130 184 178 229 193

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 411 210 338 497 442 556 372

Beef .......................................................... 94 53 91 102 122 113 77

Pork .......................................................... 81 33 55 106 85 115 78

Other meats .............................................. 66 35 49 64 61 95 78

Poultry ...................................................... 80 45 73 113 83 104 60

Fish and seafood ...................................... 61 26 43 80 61 94 53

Eggs ......................................................... 29 19 28 32 29 35 26

Dairy products ............................................ 193 126 158 205 207 244 196

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 76 54 60 83 80 91 78

Other dairy products ................................. 118 72 98 122 127 154 118

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 350 219 273 382 355 410 401

Fresh fruits ............................................... 121 69 87 130 123 143 148

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 101 71 84 105 112 124 102

Processed fruits ........................................ 64 38 49 75 57 69 82

Processed vegetables .............................. 64 41 53 73 63 75 69

Other food at home .................................... 694 456 603 748 746 840 693

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 64 41 53 78 63 66 74

Fats and oils ............................................. 55 27 44 70 56 63 58

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 350 226 312 364 358 429 364

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 202 148 169 210 241 257 177

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 14 25 26 29 26 20

Food away from home .................................. 1,924 1,905 2,591 2,458 1,559 1,978 1,314

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 508 622 851 651 492 369 217

Housing .......................................................... 11,198 7,401 12,197 13,312 12,331 11,239 10,456

Shelter .......................................................... 7,383 5,366 8,695 9,252 8,352 6,863 6,139

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,091 484 2,161 4,038 4,187 3,595 3,486

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,454 301 1,466 2,486 2,155 1,552 894

Property taxes .......................................... 1,014 111 487 969 1,324 1,327 1,457

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 624 371 208 582 708 716 1,135

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,959 4,536 6,318 4,877 3,842 2,774 2,367

Other lodging .............................................. 333 346 217 338 323 495 286

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,187 953 1,928 2,376 2,417 2,495 2,544

Natural gas ................................................. 223 85 211 232 230 243 284

Electricity .................................................... 872 374 756 911 956 1,025 1,030

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 84 35

331 353 98 74 186

Telephone services .................................... 719 400 731 875 823 786 667

Water and other public services ................. 288 90 199 305 310 366 378

Household operations .................................. 543 223 414 522 492 690 750

Personal services ....................................... 67 311 321 390 358 3122 383

Other household expenses ........................ 476 212 393 432 434 569 666

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 254 82 215 248 251 330 315

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 63 26 65 67 48 88 70

Other household products .......................... 138 29 114 118 150 185 177

Postage and stationery ............................... 53 327 36 63 53 57 68

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 832 777 945 914 819 861 707

Household textiles ...................................... 54 40 23 82 51 36 84

Furniture ..................................................... 225 192 276 300 143 321 147

Floor coverings ........................................... 12 33 10 10 7 313 22

Major appliances ........................................ 85 62 93 72 80 82 106

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 52 58 43 48 60 72 38

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 404 423 501 401 479 337 311

Apparel and services ...................................... 817 709 1,082 1,278 733 780 467

Men and boys ............................................... 418 421 597 688 334 423 163

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 406 416 586 650 324 416 162

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 11 34 11 38 10 7 32

Women and girls .......................................... 74 342 73 104 68 36 104

Women, 16 and over .................................. 56 341 54 84 40 325 83

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 18 1 ( ) 19 20 329 311 321

Children under 2 ........................................... 10 34

315 33315 318 33

Footwear ...................................................... 143 3108 207 218 106 159 80

Other apparel products and services ........... 172 134 190 264 210 144 118

Transportation ................................................ 5,136 3,844 5,926 5,600 5,616 5,418 4,404

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,592 1,497 2,016 1,764 1,684 1,368 1,334

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 713 3369 3708 3718 881 689 801

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 856 1,095 1,284 979 803 658 529

Other vehicles ............................................ 22 333 324 366 31

322 35

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,644 1,331 1,774 1,951 1,913 1,657 1,333

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,573 787 1,678 1,532 1,720 2,008 1,497

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 110 59 136 179 135 114 56

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 600 453 621 597 701 676 533

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 610 3129 3577 3425 595 1,010 698

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 253 145 345 331 289 208 211

Public and other transportation .................... 327 230 459 353 299 385 240

Health care ..................................................... 1,794 584 951 1,279 1,655 2,368 3,046

Health insurance .......................................... 999 181 632 849 924 986 1,891

Medical services ........................................... 488 322 186 255 470 948 580

Drugs ............................................................ 240 56 87 104 191 377 463

Medical supplies ........................................... 68 25 46 71 70 57 112

Entertainment ................................................. 1,576 927 1,678 1,905 1,514 1,638 1,641

Fees and admissions ................................... 327 260 365 500 335 331 224

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 713 484 780 829 680 760 708

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 302 91 291 400 278 342 340

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 233 93 242 176 221 204 370

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Personal care products and services ............. 205 124 238 283 195 186 193

Reading .......................................................... 73 39 71 72 59 86 96

Education ....................................................... 873 2,279 1,698 418 380 596 312

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 344 225 300 339 518 450 227

Miscellaneous ................................................. 631 277 534 800 791 737 574

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,769 241 979 2,138 2,792 1,709 2,288

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 3,105 1,305 3,659 4,529 4,390 4,027 1,156

Life and other personal insurance ................ 139 319 61 130 127 230 205

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,966 1,286 3,598 4,399 4,263 3,797 951

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $39,906 $16,898 $39,207 $48,075 $43,961 $58,471 $30,533

Wages and salaries ...................................... 27,116 14,109 36,369 42,802 39,914 30,672 5,824

Self-employment income .............................. 3,749 3332 827 2,547 -132 16,779 936

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,215 3107 296 950 2,344 6,005 20,265

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,438 96 327 429 434 3,426 2,760

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 381 3123 300 583 335 723 232

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 394 101 226 238 759 644 292

Regular contributions for support ................. 270 1,178 398 3162 395 332 351

Other income ................................................ 342 853 465 364 211 190 174

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,008 483 2,020 2,406 2,392 4,049 673

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,516 343 1,539 1,845 1,787 3,111 465

State and local income taxes ....................... 428 139 450 520 545 846 91

Other taxes ................................................... 64 1 ( ) 31 40 60 92 118

Income after taxes .......................................... 37,899 16,415 37,187 45,670 41,569 54,421 29,860

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,193 $2,675 - $2,717 - $4,596 - $2,783 - $2,255 - $2,668

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,958 8,247 3,875 3,849 3,124 1,368 -46

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 5,151 5,573 6,592 8,445 5,907 3,622 2,622

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,255 235 214 391 3,757 1,569 945

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -876 -139 -636 -1,173 -1,272 -1,336 -631

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 85,824 8,879 34,394 63,736 100,820 112,547 147,565

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 485 69 254 455 525 651 749

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 847 248 568 903 1,013 1,261 882

Food ............................................................. 42 38 11 44 70 51 54

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 326 6 38 8 7 3

Housing ........................................................ 126 40 109 188 159 167 89

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 14 1 ( ) 310 314 337 316 36

Household textiles ...................................... 32

2 ( ) 1 ( ) 331 ( ) 1 ( ) 35

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 6 33

33313 310 3135

Major appliances ...................................... 3 1 ( ) 31

33383133

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 3 33

32311 321 ( ) 31

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 27 25 40 42 24 21 16

Other housing ............................................. 77 312 56 116 88 129 57

Apparel and services .................................... 182 104 192 307 186 118 182

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 17 34 14 51 10 10 15

Females, 2 and over ................................... 73 340 72 104 64 36 104

Children under 2 ......................................... 10 34

315 33315 318 33

Other apparel products and services ......... 83 355 91 148 398 354 361

Jewelry and watches ................................ 59 351 363 3109 378 330 337

All other apparel products and services ... 24 35

328 339 320 323 324

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4100. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures

and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

single

males

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover

Transportation .............................................. 79 21 62 104 158 45 79

Health care ................................................... 64 32

3538 21 167 3121

Entertainment ............................................... 52 39 56 71 67 81 27

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 36

2 ( ) 314 313 313432

Other entertainment ................................... 47 9 42 58 66 77 25

Personal care products and services ........... 6 2 ( ) 36

313 363435

Reading ........................................................ 2 1 ( ) 33

33333131

Education ..................................................... 217 329 358 95 276 476 255

All other gifts ................................................. 70 8 61 61 58 144 65

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

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