Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012

Item Total

65-74 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 14,536 2,884 3,273 5,358 3,022

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $53,037 $60,653 $48,422 $48,995 $57,933

Income after taxes .......................................... 51,856 58,672 47,372 48,267 56,574

Age of reference person ................................. 68.9 68.8 69.1 68.9 68.8

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9

Children under 18 ......................................... .1 .1 1 ( ) .1 .1

Persons 65 and older ................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

Earners ......................................................... .6 .7 .7 .6 .6

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.0

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 47 44 45 45 56

Female ......................................................... 53 56 55 55 44

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 82 77 86 85 77

With mortgage ............................................ 31 26 27 32 36

Without mortgage ....................................... 51 51 59 53 40

Renter ........................................................... 18 23 14 15 23

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 10 8 9 16 4

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 90 92 91 84 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 8 2 8 9

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 92 98 92 91

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 6 5 4 7 7

High school (9-12) ........................................ 38 40 43 42 25

College ......................................................... 56 55 53 51 68

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 90 84 93 91 89

Average annual expenditures ........................... $45,328 $51,950 $43,020 $40,357 $50,200

Food ............................................................... 5,799 6,367 5,536 5,206 6,578

Food at home ............................................... 3,660 3,832 3,587 3,364 4,084

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 485 520 501 463 480

Cereals and cereal products .................... 143 153 156 128 151

Bakery products ....................................... 341 368 345 334 330

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 783 805 736 750 863

Beef .......................................................... 210 179 234 199 230

Pork .......................................................... 165 153 160 183 148

Other meats .............................................. 112 146 107 103 107

Poultry ...................................................... 121 133 99 109 151

Fish and seafood ...................................... 125 141 88 107 174

Eggs ......................................................... 51 52 48 49 53

Dairy products ............................................ 386 412 402 347 417

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 129 141 121 128 128

Other dairy products ................................. 257 271 281 220 289

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 718 798 683 629 836

Fresh fruits ............................................... 257 283 248 218 311

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 232 259 198 199 294

Processed fruits ........................................ 105 136 108 91 101

Processed vegetables .............................. 125 121 130 121 130

Other food at home .................................... 1,288 1,297 1,265 1,176 1,488

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 142 146 149 128 157

Fats and oils ............................................. 111 107 105 107 124

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 638 643 647 564 752

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 333 332 293 331 372

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 64 68 71 46 83

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

65-74 Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home .................................. 2,139 2,535 1,949 1,842 2,494

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 414 488 324 377 499

Housing .......................................................... 15,088 18,383 13,287 12,785 17,954

Shelter .......................................................... 8,175 10,803 6,877 6,209 10,560

Owned dwellings ........................................ 5,889 7,442 5,145 4,696 7,328

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,993 1,575 1,272 1,802 3,514

Property taxes .......................................... 2,194 3,551 2,265 1,432 2,172

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,702 2,316 1,608 1,462 1,642

Rented dwellings ........................................ 1,401 1,981 965 896 2,213

Other lodging .............................................. 886 1,380 767 617 1,020

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,685 4,060 3,465 3,706 3,530

Natural gas ................................................. 398 549 569 232 365

Electricity .................................................... 1,463 1,376 1,307 1,723 1,252

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 211 574 149 104 122

Telephone services .................................... 1,054 1,097 965 1,091 1,044

Water and other public services ................. 559 464 474 556 747

Household operations .................................. 979 1,095 848 824 1,281

Personal services ....................................... 96 3163 3159 343 359

Other household expenses ........................ 882 932 689 781 1,222

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 682 710 716 635 709

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 147 141 170 137 148

Other household products .......................... 362 351 390 363 344

Postage and stationery ............................... 173 218 156 135 217

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,567 1,716 1,382 1,411 1,874

Household textiles ...................................... 167 240 118 111 247

Furniture ..................................................... 286 338 289 259 279

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 50 14 8 26

Major appliances ........................................ 219 245 188 214 237

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 112 112 132 77 152

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 762 731 641 741 933

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,244 1,345 920 1,139 1,632

Men and boys ............................................... 251 291 170 214 354

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 222 247 144 185 334

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 29 44 25 29 20

Women and girls .......................................... 569 632 472 496 727

Women, 16 and over .................................. 500 533 415 444 645

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 69 99 57 52 82

Children under 2 ........................................... 21 40 326 16 310

Footwear ...................................................... 202 176 114 224 264

Other apparel products and services ........... 200 206 138 188 278

Transportation ................................................ 7,608 7,704 8,052 7,330 7,553

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,443 2,366 2,707 2,505 2,120

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,558 1,360 1,778 1,715 1,230

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 857 895 920 790 871

Other vehicles ............................................ 328 3111 39

4 ( ) 320

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,220 2,068 2,269 2,226 2,302

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,380 2,498 2,375 2,251 2,525

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 146 133 124 170 137

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 830 885 736 663 1,178

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 980 883 1,124 1,085 752

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 425 597 391 333 458

Public and other transportation .................... 565 772 700 347 606

Health care ..................................................... 5,152 5,512 5,599 4,590 5,311

Health insurance .......................................... 3,229 3,284 3,598 2,884 3,387

Medical services ........................................... 935 1,284 957 756 896

Drugs ............................................................ 802 778 819 762 873

Medical supplies ........................................... 186 166 225 188 155

Entertainment ................................................. 2,453 2,684 2,188 2,240 2,874

Fees and admissions ................................... 541 662 490 381 771

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 923 992 867 915 927

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 667 604 554 733 709

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 322 427 277 211 466

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

65-74 Northeast Midwest South West

Personal care products and services ............. 631 620 544 641 698

Reading .......................................................... 155 181 161 112 202

Education ....................................................... 253 429 137 211 284

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 268 274 259 304 210

Miscellaneous ................................................. 929 1,021 1,068 723 1,060

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,404 3,398 2,451 1,957 2,196

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,930 3,542 2,496 2,741 3,149

Life and other personal insurance ................ 424 484 270 493 412

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,505 3,058 2,226 2,248 2,737

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $53,037 $60,653 $48,422 $48,995 $57,933

Wages and salaries ...................................... 20,485 25,276 17,122 19,300 21,660

Self-employment income .............................. 2,704 2,065 1,907 2,821 3,971

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 26,012 28,135 26,118 23,973 27,485

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 2,778 3,826 2,161 2,031 3,773

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 282 467 285 184 273

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 350 529 303 324 275

Regular contributions for support ................. 303 3163 3434 263 3368

Other income ................................................ 122 193 392 100 128

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,180 1,981 1,050 728 1,358

Federal income taxes ................................... 803 1,379 611 452 1,083

State and local income taxes ....................... 168 305 248 55 150

Other taxes ................................................... 209 297 191 221 125

Income after taxes .......................................... 51,856 58,672 47,372 48,267 56,574

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $7,649 - $3,991 $1,604 - $448 $39,666

Net change in total assets ............................ 11,986 -1,644 3,958 1,865 51,638

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,337 2,347 2,355 2,312 11,972

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 589 1,181 341 484 480

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,857 -2,439 -1,203 -1,649 -2,378

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 198,732 228,926 149,989 164,667 283,119

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,061 1,199 916 962 1,262

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,127 1,661 1,051 823 1,251

Food ............................................................. 72 118 81 38 83

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 21 30 14 27 8

Housing ........................................................ 265 280 272 195 366

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 37 57 25 30 44

Household textiles ...................................... 15 18 318 13 314

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 32 37 34 15 57

Major appliances ...................................... 11 314 33 7 22

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 22 23 32 8 34

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 63 75 39 44 108

Other housing ............................................. 118 94 155 93 145

Apparel and services .................................... 246 335 192 209 288

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 61 100 57 54 46

Females, 2 and over ................................... 122 152 88 81 195

Children under 2 ......................................... 19 36 323 14 310

Other apparel products and services ......... 44 48 24 59 38

Jewelry and watches ................................ 21 15 313 30 320

All other apparel products and services ... 23 332 311 28 318

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of

residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

65-74 Northeast Midwest South West

Transportation .............................................. 109 73 114 117 124

Health care ................................................... 57 3190 357 33

324

Entertainment ............................................... 102 182 80 69 116

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 39 3109 325 322 325

Other entertainment ................................... 64 73 54 47 92

Personal care products and services ........... 21 41 13 14 23

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

Education ..................................................... 90 166 59 64 98

All other gifts ................................................. 142 242 165 88 117

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.05.

2 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

4 No data reported.

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