Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1.................................................... 20,962 3,019 4,613 8,230 5,099 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes.................................................................................... $87,250 $104,423 $80,223 $79,258 $96,337 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 79,558 90,796 74,547 73,833 86,679 

 Age of reference person.............................................................................. 29.8 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.7 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ...................................................................................................... 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 

 Children under 18 .................................................................................... .9 .6 1.0 .9 .9 

 Adults 65 and older.................................................................................. ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) 

 Earners..................................................................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 

 Vehicles.................................................................................................... 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men .......................................................................................................... 49 51 52 48 49 

 Women..................................................................................................... 51 49 48 52 51 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner.............................................................................................. 44 39 50 47 36 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 35 30 42 37 30 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 8 9 8 10 6 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 56 61 50 53 64 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 14 16 12 20 5 

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

 African-American .................................................................................. 86 84 88 80 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 21 20 11 22 28 

 Not Hispanic or Latino.............................................................................. 79 80 89 78 72 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12).................................................................................... 24 21 23 27 21 

 College ..................................................................................................... 74 77 74 71 78 

 Never attended and other........................................................................ ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 89 76 91 90 91 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $66,050 $72,896 $62,423 $60,223 $74,642 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 8,424 9,929 7,780 7,434 9,682 

 Food at home........................................................................................... 4,834 5,683 4,434 4,419 5,343 

 Cereals and bakery products................................................................ 603 711 561 552 657 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 201 234 181 186 225 

 Bakery products................................................................................. 401 477 380 366 432 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................................................... 1,006 1,147 895 964 1,087 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 269 258 238 275 295 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 186 222 175 164 210 

 Other meats....................................................................................... 130 169 125 123 124 

 Poultry................................................................................................ 195 220 160 188 221 

 Fish and seafood............................................................................... 152 199 ( 3 ) 144 149 

 Eggs................................................................................................... 74 78 60 70 89 

 Dairy products....................................................................................... 439 565 389 391 483 

 Fresh milk and cream........................................................................ 141 181 119 129 157 

 Other dairy products.......................................................................... 298 384 270 262 326 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 949 1,193 860 833 1,069 

 Fresh fruits......................................................................................... 356 409 338 301 428 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 304 401 256 264 353 

 Processed fruits................................................................................. 115 151 104 103 121 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 175 231 162 166 167 

 Other food at home............................................................................... 1,837 2,068 1,729 1,678 2,048 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 159 152 165 146 180 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 128 145 117 122 137 

 Miscellaneous foods.......................................................................... 1,010 1,179 914 931 1,120 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 473 518 461 424 536 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips ...................... 67 72 73 56 74 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 3,590 4,246 3,346 3,016 4,339 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 782 1,087 800 606 866 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 23,468 26,029 21,017 21,404 27,497 

 Shelter...................................................................................................... 14,825 17,335 12,141 13,125 18,509 

 Owned dwellings................................................................................... 5,716 5,930 5,837 5,378 6,026 

 Mortgage interest and charges.......................................................... 2,784 2,586 2,499 2,657 3,362 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 1,530 2,090 1,750 1,259 1,436 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses ..................... 1,402 1,254 1,588 1,461 1,228 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 8,384 10,314 5,697 7,143 11,676 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 725 1,091 608 605 807 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 3,676 3,470 3,706 3,851 3,487 

 Natural gas............................................................................................ 363 519 604 189 333 

 Electricity............................................................................................... 1,405 1,297 1,239 1,651 1,220 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... ( 3 ) 252 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Telephone services............................................................................... 1,250 1,098 1,244 1,308 1,254 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 43 53 ( 3 ) 48 ( 3 ) 

 Cellular phone service....................................................................... 1,208 1,045 1,202 1,260 1,226 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 560 304 544 616 635 

 Household operations.............................................................................. 1,873 2,074 2,118 1,717 1,786 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 873 932 1,147 740 802 

 Other household expenses................................................................... 1,001 1,141 971 977 984 

 Housekeeping supplies............................................................................ 659 831 640 577 707 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 148 124 142 129 197 

 Other household products .................................................................... 406 579 ( 3 ) 341 382 

 Postage and stationery......................................................................... 106 ( 3 ) 65 106 128 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 2,434 2,319 2,412 2,133 3,009 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 104 75 ( 3 ) 88 ( 3 ) 

 Furniture................................................................................................ 726 749 765 628 835 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 30 ( 3 ) 34 21 26 

 Major appliances................................................................................... 349 333 311 366 368 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares............................... 152 136 119 149 194 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 1,074 972 1,064 882 1,452 

 Apparel and services................................................................................... 2,135 3,148 1,882 1,795 2,300 

 Men and boys........................................................................................... 475 587 504 358 570 

 Men, 16 and over.................................................................................. 337 ( 3 ) 351 226 451 

 Boys, 2 to 15......................................................................................... 137 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 133 ( 3 ) 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 742 973 624 ( 3 ) 663 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 636 896 514 ( 3 ) 515 

 Girls, 2 to 15.......................................................................................... 106 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 148 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 202 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 177 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 405 581 293 286 ( 3 ) 

 Other apparel products and services....................................................... 311 ( 3 ) 258 197 302 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 11,924 10,917 11,111 11,974 13,174 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 5,022 3,918 4,595 5,380 5,483 

 Cars and trucks, new............................................................................ 2,088 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 2,538 2,124 

 Cars and trucks, used........................................................................... 2,888 ( 3 ) 3,017 2,785 3,299 

 Other vehicles....................................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil......................................................... 2,701 2,158 2,556 2,793 3,007 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 3,478 3,379 3,399 3,344 3,825 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 336 222 362 347 362 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 963 870 1,024 887 1,086 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 666 904 676 500 786 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 1,513 1,384 1,338 1,610 1,591 

 Public and other transportation................................................................ 723 1,462 561 458 858 

 Healthcare................................................................................................... 3,482 3,365 3,841 3,306 3,509 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 2,312 2,307 2,491 2,327 2,128 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 804 680 945 680 ( 3 ) 

 Drugs........................................................................................................ 259 242 288 214 317 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 107 136 118 86 113 

 Entertainment.............................................................................................. 3,043 3,179 3,412 2,394 3,679 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 672 758 748 500 831 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 826 800 835 772 918 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 910 1,073 1,055 718 996 

 Pets....................................................................................................... 664 ( 3 ) 656 555 697 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 246 156 ( 3 ) 163 ( 3 ) 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item Total

25-34 Northeast Midwest South West

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 635 547 ( 3 ) 405 ( 3 ) 

 Personal care products and services.......................................................... 813 816 808 715 974 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 107 140 96 79 144 

 Education .................................................................................................... 999 1,456 1,061 741 1,087 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.................................................... 312 265 324 379 221 

 Miscellaneous.............................................................................................. 837 1,017 869 808 747 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 970 739 747 941 ( 3 ) 

 Personal insurance and pensions............................................................... 8,755 10,809 8,675 7,645 9,404 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 225 210 197 249 219 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 8,531 10,599 8,479 7,396 9,185 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes.................................................................................... $87,250 $104,423 $80,223 $79,258 $96,337 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 80,069 96,198 73,368 73,839 86,636 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 4,282 ( 3 ) 3,705 3,345 6,254 

 Social Security, private and government retirement................................ 599 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 550 ( 3 ) 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income ............... 519 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 403 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).................................................. 665 934 757 569 575 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits,

 and regular contributions for support.................................................... 709 ( 3 ) 833 409 1,027 

 Other income............................................................................................ 407 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 186 ( 3 ) 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)........................................ 7,691 13,627 5,676 5,425 9,658 

 Federal income taxes............................................................................... 6,343 10,516 4,493 4,776 8,074 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ................................................. -1,430 -1,156 -1,535 -1,379 -1,578 

 State and local income taxes................................................................... 2,721 4,194 2,619 1,975 3,145 

 Other taxes............................................................................................... 57 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 53 ( 3 ) 

 Income after taxes....................................................................................... 79,558 90,796 74,547 73,833 86,679 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities..................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 30,854 ( 3 ) 34,164 27,046 20,874 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 26,999 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 26,175 25,243 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts............................................................................... 411 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 766 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -1,929 -1,931 -1,854 -1,764 -2,260 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 149,551 143,601 125,807 132,047 202,804 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home...................................... 821 835 800 789 883 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Value is too small to display.

3

 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.

4

 No data reported.

# 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