Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 17,840 110,598 61,793 66,644 74,389 54,048 98,478 29,960

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $46,130 $73,417 $73,626 $65,918 $77,065 $59,389 $76,624 $46,627

SE .................................................. 871.92 1,436.12 1,016.50 1,125.45 1,033.45 1,283.07 1,036.58 1,071.57 1,193.57

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 3.11 1.38 1.53 1.57 1.66 1.75 1.40 2.56

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 41,781 63,459 63,843 57,301 66,347 52,330 65,769 42,959

SE .................................................. 634.35 1,228.91 751.80 809.28 778.26 884.43 831.42 768.39 954.25

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.94 1.18 1.27 1.36 1.33 1.59 1.17 2.22

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 24.7 54.7 35.3 64.7 38.2 67.6 43.3 74.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .6 .6 1.0 .2 .9 .1 .8 .1

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 1 ( ) .4 1 ( ) .7 1 ( ) .8 .1 1.4

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 .9 1.5 .5

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 46

Women ........................................................... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 54

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 23 69 48 76 52 77 57 79

With mortgage .............................................. 35 17 38 38 33 40 30 40 22

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 6 30 10 43 12 47 18 57

Renter ............................................................ 38 77 31 52 24 48 23 43 21

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 14 13 15 11 15 11 14 9

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 86 87 85 89 85 89 86 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 18 12 18 8 17 7 15 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 82 88 82 92 83 93 85 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 1 3 2 4 2 4 3 5

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 28 33 28 36 29 37 30 40

College ........................................................... 64 71 63 70 59 68 59 67 55

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 78 89 87 88 87 87 88 85

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $55,978 $40,761 $58,463 $57,421 $54,630 $59,594 $50,989 $59,395 $44,664

SE .................................................. 594.00 933.25 711.75 583.07 825.28 755.47 744.20 646.74 880.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.06 2.29 1.22 1.02 1.51 1.27 1.46 1.09 1.97

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,023 5,520 7,278 7,541 6,526 7,626 6,183 7,469 5,506

Share .............................................. 12.5 13.5 12.4 13.1 11.9 12.8 12.1 12.6 12.3

SE .................................................. 77.17 173.22 79.16 109.38 104.75 103.07 103.64 91.57 125.06

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 3.14 1.09 1.45 1.61 1.35 1.68 1.23 2.27

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,015 2,830 4,217 4,120 3,913 4,194 3,764 4,196 3,398

Share .............................................. 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.4 7.1 7.6

SE .................................................. 50.10 119.45 56.85 76.50 68.69 75.92 62.59 62.57 83.84

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 4.22 1.35 1.86 1.76 1.81 1.66 1.49 2.47

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 518 373 543 529 507 535 494 532 470

Share .............................................. .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .9 1.1

SE .................................................. 6.93 19.80 8.70 11.59 9.51 10.80 9.72 8.71 14.54

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 5.30 1.60 2.19 1.88 2.02 1.97 1.64 3.09

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 142 177 191 154 192 145 183 134

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 3.32 8.65 3.92 4.87 4.19 4.92 3.91 3.98 5.75

CV(%) ............................................. 1.93 6.10 2.21 2.55 2.71 2.57 2.69 2.17 4.30

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 346 232 365 339 353 343 349 348 337

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Bakery products

SE .................................................. 5.11 16.79 6.51 8.49 7.64 7.52 8.31 6.68 10.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 7.25 1.78 2.51 2.17 2.19 2.38 1.92 3.20

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 896 649 938 926 867 952 818 949 715

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

SE .................................................. 16.91 39.52 17.90 27.11 18.71 25.55 18.44 21.32 24.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 6.09 1.91 2.93 2.16 2.69 2.25 2.25 3.43

Beef

Mean .............................................. 245 171 258 257 234 263 220 261 191

Share .............................................. .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 9.40 14.34 10.10 15.78 9.44 14.66 8.26 11.63 10.21

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 8.36 3.92 6.14 4.04 5.57 3.75 4.46 5.34

Pork

Mean .............................................. 165 112 174 160 170 167 163 171 144

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 4.76 11.05 5.07 6.61 6.25 6.88 5.27 6.10 6.40

CV(%) ............................................. 2.88 9.87 2.91 4.12 3.69 4.13 3.23 3.56 4.46

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 124 93 130 130 119 136 108 133 94

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 3.73 10.67 4.15 5.56 4.65 5.10 4.57 4.70 4.60

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 11.50 3.20 4.27 3.92 3.76 4.22 3.53 4.88

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 141 178 188 157 192 145 189 116

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 3.51 12.21 4.03 6.74 3.94 6.27 4.85 4.81 5.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 8.66 2.26 3.58 2.51 3.27 3.34 2.55 4.42

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 83 133 123 128 127 124 129 115

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 4.68 7.25 5.27 6.35 5.29 6.38 5.63 5.69 7.81

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 8.76 3.96 5.16 4.13 5.02 4.55 4.41 6.80

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 63 49 66 67 60 67 58 66 55

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 1.40 3.54 1.57 1.95 1.85 1.78 2.10 1.74 2.66

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 7.16 2.40 2.90 3.10 2.64 3.64 2.64 4.86

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 413 284 435 423 403 429 391 428 360

Share .............................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .8

SE .................................................. 6.57 15.29 7.47 8.58 10.18 8.13 10.60 6.87 13.12

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 5.38 1.72 2.03 2.53 1.90 2.71 1.60 3.64

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 140 102 146 149 131 151 125 146 117

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 2.40 6.67 2.45 4.01 3.42 3.40 3.44 2.92 4.19

CV(%) ............................................. 1.72 6.52 1.68 2.69 2.62 2.26 2.76 1.99 3.57

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 273 182 289 274 272 278 266 282 243

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 5.23 9.60 6.14 5.90 7.79 6.12 8.23 5.44 10.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.92 5.29 2.13 2.16 2.86 2.20 3.09 1.93 4.46

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 769 519 811 786 752 797 730 795 678

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5

SE .................................................. 12.06 27.41 13.67 20.06 15.72 19.38 14.91 15.18 19.86

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 5.28 1.68 2.55 2.09 2.43 2.04 1.91 2.93

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 284 190 300 287 280 292 273 292 255

Share .............................................. .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 5.11 12.41 5.99 8.57 8.01 7.67 8.45 6.45 10.04

CV(%) ............................................. 1.80 6.52 2.00 2.98 2.86 2.63 3.10 2.21 3.94

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 247 167 261 256 239 257 233 256 215

Share .............................................. .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5

SE .................................................. 4.50 9.21 5.42 6.87 5.46 6.54 5.83 5.17 8.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 5.53 2.08 2.69 2.29 2.55 2.50 2.02 3.95

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 108 70 114 109 106 113 101 111 97

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.73 5.21 3.01 4.39 3.02 4.18 3.00 3.40 3.60

CV(%) ............................................. 2.53 7.42 2.64 4.01 2.85 3.71 2.97 3.07 3.71

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 92 137 134 127 135 123 136 111

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 3.64 6.99 4.03 4.68 5.00 4.85 4.74 4.07 5.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.80 7.60 2.95 3.50 3.95 3.58 3.86 2.99 5.02

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,419 1,004 1,490 1,456 1,384 1,482 1,332 1,491 1,174

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6

SE .................................................. 22.77 42.02 26.14 32.90 30.47 32.24 28.79 28.70 30.93

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 4.18 1.75 2.26 2.20 2.17 2.16 1.92 2.63

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 155 87 167 157 153 157 152 160 139

Share .............................................. .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 10.26 5.98 12.28 20.52 6.12 17.53 6.72 13.37 6.09

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 6.86 7.36 13.05 3.99 11.15 4.41 8.35 4.38

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 75 118 109 114 112 111 114 103

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.70 5.83 2.94 3.45 3.28 3.58 3.40 2.93 4.83

CV(%) ............................................. 2.42 7.75 2.50 3.18 2.88 3.21 3.06 2.57 4.71

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 726 548 757 772 683 779 653 776 559

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

SE .................................................. 11.98 22.72 13.51 18.19 17.96 16.92 18.10 14.51 17.55

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 4.14 1.79 2.36 2.63 2.17 2.77 1.87 3.14

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 374 271 392 374 375 385 358 389 322

Share .............................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .7 .7

SE .................................................. 7.60 19.37 8.21 9.55 9.95 9.50 9.92 9.24 10.08

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 7.15 2.10 2.56 2.66 2.47 2.77 2.37 3.13

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 52 23 57 45 59 49 57 53 52

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 2.69 2.37 3.02 3.42 3.32 3.04 3.94 3.09 4.96

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 10.55 5.26 7.56 5.61 6.17 6.92 5.88 9.52

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,008 2,690 3,061 3,420 2,613 3,432 2,419 3,274 2,108

Share .............................................. 5.4 6.6 5.2 6.0 4.8 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.7

SE .................................................. 46.82 103.04 47.20 64.24 68.97 53.87 71.07 53.25 84.18

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.83 1.54 1.88 2.64 1.57 2.94 1.63 3.99

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 515 420 531 552 480 556 459 560 362

Share .............................................. .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8

SE .................................................. 21.77 27.85 23.39 35.12 26.07 31.19 28.44 26.79 29.28

CV(%) ............................................. 4.23 6.63 4.40 6.36 5.43 5.61 6.20 4.78 8.08

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,409 14,280 19,080 19,453 17,445 19,638 16,718 19,285 15,529

Share .............................................. 32.9 35.0 32.6 33.9 31.9 33.0 32.8 32.5 34.8

SE .................................................. 196.17 315.46 236.03 181.33 276.98 210.68 289.46 206.66 364.51

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 2.21 1.24 .93 1.59 1.07 1.73 1.07 2.35

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,742 9,119 11,004 11,741 9,816 11,778 9,317 11,403 8,570

Share .............................................. 19.2 22.4 18.8 20.4 18.0 19.8 18.3 19.2 19.2

SE .................................................. 126.16 217.31 144.20 134.86 179.56 143.69 202.98 145.79 251.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 2.38 1.31 1.15 1.83 1.22 2.18 1.28 2.93

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,210 2,202 6,857 5,966 6,436 6,299 6,088 6,439 5,457

Share .............................................. 11.1 5.4 11.7 10.4 11.8 10.6 11.9 10.8 12.2

SE .................................................. 85.72 127.47 110.42 92.45 141.90 97.56 170.72 98.32 205.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 5.79 1.61 1.55 2.20 1.55 2.80 1.53 3.76

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,859 1,271 3,115 3,451 2,310 3,529 1,937 3,334 1,298

Share .............................................. 5.1 3.1 5.3 6.0 4.2 5.9 3.8 5.6 2.9

SE .................................................. 57.41 71.92 69.62 69.19 79.83 77.05 73.96 74.77 90.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 5.66 2.24 2.01 3.46 2.18 3.82 2.24 6.94

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,913 522 2,138 1,532 2,267 1,693 2,216 1,847 2,131

Share .............................................. 3.4 1.3 3.7 2.7 4.1 2.8 4.3 3.1 4.8

SE .................................................. 37.37 35.32 43.89 34.72 67.40 34.94 77.59 32.53 86.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.95 6.77 2.05 2.27 2.97 2.06 3.50 1.76 4.07

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,438 409 1,604 983 1,859 1,077 1,935 1,258 2,027

Share .............................................. 2.6 1.0 2.7 1.7 3.4 1.8 3.8 2.1 4.5

SE .................................................. 39.44 69.39 49.83 46.40 64.28 38.65 79.25 37.75 110.45

CV(%) ............................................. 2.74 16.97 3.11 4.72 3.46 3.59 4.10 3.00 5.45

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,802 6,658 3,341 5,257 2,453 4,876 2,323 4,284 2,218

Share .............................................. 6.8 16.3 5.7 9.2 4.5 8.2 4.6 7.2 5.0

SE .................................................. 60.96 162.53 64.55 83.58 90.01 88.72 110.89 76.00 133.70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Rented dwellings

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 2.44 1.93 1.59 3.67 1.82 4.77 1.77 6.03

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 730 259 806 518 927 603 906 680 895

Share .............................................. 1.3 .6 1.4 .9 1.7 1.0 1.8 1.1 2.0

SE .................................................. 41.89 20.13 48.23 28.43 71.85 30.44 83.17 41.31 116.49

CV(%) ............................................. 5.74 7.77 5.98 5.49 7.75 5.05 9.18 6.07 13.02

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,885 2,524 4,105 3,732 4,027 3,894 3,873 3,964 3,624

Share .............................................. 6.9 6.2 7.0 6.5 7.4 6.5 7.6 6.7 8.1

SE .................................................. 32.01 77.40 39.24 37.36 47.93 36.01 50.78 32.77 61.06

CV(%) ............................................. .82 3.07 .96 1.00 1.19 .92 1.31 .83 1.68

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 421 219 454 381 458 405 443 419 428

Share .............................................. .8 .5 .8 .7 .8 .7 .9 .7 1.0

SE .................................................. 13.47 15.19 15.19 14.35 17.27 13.90 18.91 13.00 21.75

CV(%) ............................................. 3.20 6.93 3.35 3.76 3.77 3.43 4.27 3.10 5.08

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,460 1,004 1,534 1,393 1,522 1,451 1,473 1,475 1,412

Share .............................................. 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.5 3.2

SE .................................................. 14.83 29.02 15.96 18.98 17.32 18.28 18.09 16.81 24.23

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 2.89 1.04 1.36 1.14 1.26 1.23 1.14 1.72

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 116 31 130 80 150 87 156 97 179

Share .............................................. .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .3 .2 .4

SE .................................................. 8.36 9.70 9.36 10.77 10.03 9.68 11.47 7.62 17.32

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 31.24 7.20 13.47 6.68 11.07 7.35 7.83 9.67

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,347 969 1,408 1,382 1,314 1,429 1,234 1,433 1,063

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

SE .................................................. 12.96 37.41 15.48 18.41 18.03 16.62 17.92 14.55 21.58

CV(%) ............................................. .96 3.86 1.10 1.33 1.37 1.16 1.45 1.02 2.03

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 324 85 363 205 435 232 451 275 487

Share .............................................. .6 .2 .6 .4 .8 .4 .9 .5 1.1

SE .................................................. 6.05 6.32 7.10 7.08 9.01 6.81 9.50 6.30 13.29

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 7.45 1.96 3.46 2.07 2.94 2.10 2.29 2.73

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,023 885 1,045 1,178 879 1,198 782 1,159 577

Share .............................................. 1.8 2.2 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.3

SE .................................................. 11.96 35.84 13.38 18.71 13.94 17.28 14.21 15.36 18.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 4.05 1.28 1.59 1.59 1.44 1.82 1.33 3.20

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 540 301 579 495 582 521 567 540 542

Share .............................................. 1.0 .7 1.0 .9 1.1 .9 1.1 .9 1.2

SE .................................................. 12.19 16.56 13.46 12.69 14.76 12.55 15.89 11.85 19.40

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 5.50 2.32 2.56 2.53 2.41 2.80 2.19 3.58

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,309 897 1,375 1,568 1,068 1,501 1,044 1,365 1,122

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.5

SE .................................................. 41.75 48.40 48.76 64.09 43.31 58.14 46.77 49.07 74.40

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 5.40 3.55 4.09 4.06 3.87 4.48 3.59 6.63

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 427 399 431 760 118 652 117 509 156

Share .............................................. .8 1.0 .7 1.3 .2 1.1 .2 .9 .3

SE .................................................. 27.29 41.63 31.84 52.08 28.73 44.74 32.69 34.27 57.13

CV(%) ............................................. 6.39 10.45 7.38 6.85 24.39 6.86 28.05 6.73 36.56

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 882 498 944 808 950 848 928 856 965

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.4 2.2

SE .................................................. 22.19 21.46 25.25 25.31 29.86 30.31 33.21 24.69 48.67

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 4.31 2.68 3.13 3.14 3.57 3.58 2.88 5.04

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 655 367 704 579 727 598 733 635 722

Share .............................................. 1.2 .9 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.6

SE .................................................. 16.44 24.61 19.14 19.22 24.24 18.01 27.47 15.75 36.78

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 6.71 2.72 3.32 3.33 3.01 3.75 2.48 5.10

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 156 108 164 157 154 159 151 164 129

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 5.03 10.16 6.07 6.69 7.30 6.07 7.31 5.50 8.16

CV(%) ............................................. 3.23 9.40 3.70 4.26 4.72 3.81 4.85 3.36 6.33

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 368 186 399 318 415 326 425 350 426

Share .............................................. .7 .5 .7 .6 .8 .5 .8 .6 1.0

SE .................................................. 12.20 14.94 14.30 15.60 17.72 14.04 19.62 11.40 27.70

CV(%) ............................................. 3.32 8.04 3.59 4.91 4.26 4.30 4.62 3.25 6.50

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 73 141 104 157 113 157 121 167

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4

SE .................................................. 4.76 7.23 5.56 5.94 7.44 5.82 8.72 5.28 11.37

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 9.89 3.94 5.72 4.73 5.17 5.56 4.37 6.82

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,818 1,373 1,893 1,833 1,807 1,867 1,752 1,917 1,492

Share .............................................. 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3

SE .................................................. 56.24 74.14 64.78 63.64 68.94 68.91 75.67 62.91 77.02

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 5.40 3.42 3.47 3.82 3.69 4.32 3.28 5.16

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 115 62 124 97 132 112 119 118 102

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.61 6.09 8.98 6.62 12.73 8.31 12.59 7.87 15.13

CV(%) ............................................. 6.63 9.86 7.25 6.85 9.63 7.43 10.59 6.64 14.80

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 502 443 512 589 422 571 407 561 308

Share .............................................. .9 1.1 .9 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 26.87 45.84 31.43 40.96 29.80 37.38 28.77 32.03 29.96

CV(%) ............................................. 5.35 10.34 6.14 6.96 7.06 6.54 7.07 5.71 9.73

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 11 19 15 20 16 20 16 23

Share .............................................. 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1

SE .................................................. 1.68 1.96 1.92 1.65 2.58 1.81 2.72 1.55 4.29

CV(%) ............................................. 9.45 18.47 10.16 11.07 12.69 11.43 13.35 9.61 18.64

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 268 182 282 255 280 255 287 268 268

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .5 .4 .5 .4 .6 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 11.89 20.11 13.23 18.77 13.25 16.96 15.40 14.95 21.14

CV(%) ............................................. 4.43 11.03 4.69 7.36 4.73 6.65 5.37 5.57 7.90

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 118 86 123 117 118 118 117 123 99

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 6.43 7.90 6.86 8.29 7.30 8.84 7.89 8.51 8.45

CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 9.20 5.59 7.11 6.17 7.50 6.75 6.91 8.58

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 798 589 833 761 833 795 802 829 692

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 34.52 49.28 38.70 37.45 53.13 43.88 57.27 39.69 51.25

CV(%) ............................................. 4.33 8.36 4.64 4.92 6.37 5.52 7.14 4.79 7.40

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,846 1,540 1,898 2,095 1,610 2,236 1,304 2,079 1,060

Share .............................................. 3.3 3.8 3.2 3.6 2.9 3.8 2.6 3.5 2.4

SE .................................................. 98.91 88.21 108.18 80.70 176.11 154.74 68.43 124.98 74.86

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 5.73 5.70 3.85 10.94 6.92 5.25 6.01 7.06

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 422 373 430 491 356 503 309 484 211

Share .............................................. .8 .9 .7 .9 .7 .8 .6 .8 .5

SE .................................................. 17.50 35.03 19.11 24.52 24.37 24.25 17.74 22.32 18.29

CV(%) ............................................. 4.15 9.38 4.44 4.99 6.84 4.82 5.75 4.61 8.67

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 331 304 336 347 316 372 273 372 193

Share .............................................. .6 .7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .4

SE .................................................. 15.29 28.46 16.85 20.34 23.71 20.60 17.10 19.55 17.99

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 9.38 5.02 5.86 7.52 5.53 6.26 5.26 9.33

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 91 70 94 144 41 131 36 113 18

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 4.98 15.31 5.27 9.78 4.08 8.35 4.12 6.32 2.85

CV(%) ............................................. 5.48 21.94 5.58 6.79 10.04 6.38 11.59 5.61 15.73

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 697 513 728 746 651 820 526 762 477

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 37.37 42.69 41.94 33.48 65.93 51.25 43.81 43.68 57.35

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 8.32 5.76 4.49 10.13 6.25 8.32 5.73 12.01

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 596 454 620 592 599 674 487 637 453

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0

SE .................................................. 36.53 43.91 40.78 31.21 65.31 50.76 43.55 42.86 57.62

CV(%) ............................................. 6.13 9.67 6.58 5.27 10.90 7.53 8.95 6.72 12.72

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 101 59 109 154 52 146 40 124 24

Share .............................................. .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 4.94 10.20 6.29 8.84 5.47 7.96 5.07 6.32 3.16

CV(%) ............................................. 4.87 17.36 5.79 5.75 10.55 5.46 12.72 5.08 12.99

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 83 116 77 137 31 120 32 101 22

Share .............................................. .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 7.12 17.58 8.17 15.34 8.20 12.71 10.08 8.94 7.74

CV(%) ............................................. 8.59 15.14 10.59 11.19 26.68 10.63 31.86 8.87 35.62

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 354 285 365 416 295 433 243 403 187

Share .............................................. .6 .7 .6 .7 .5 .7 .5 .7 .4

SE .................................................. 19.33 32.85 19.82 27.16 29.10 30.74 19.73 24.37 21.27

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 11.51 5.42 6.54 9.88 7.10 8.10 6.05 11.39

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 291 252 297 306 278 360 194 329 163

Share .............................................. .5 .6 .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 .6 .4

SE .................................................. 46.88 33.96 53.23 52.11 76.60 83.11 15.47 62.38 13.59

CV(%) ............................................. 16.13 13.48 17.91 17.05 27.60 23.06 7.98 18.97 8.34

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,503 7,693 9,798 10,111 8,943 10,402 8,266 10,310 6,846

Share .............................................. 17.0 18.9 16.8 17.6 16.4 17.5 16.2 17.4 15.3

SE .................................................. 218.03 397.27 255.37 299.11 293.49 290.90 252.63 235.74 334.92

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 5.16 2.61 2.96 3.28 2.80 3.06 2.29 4.89

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,997 3,435 4,088 4,514 3,518 4,548 3,238 4,432 2,567

Share .............................................. 7.1 8.4 7.0 7.9 6.4 7.6 6.4 7.5 5.7

SE .................................................. 187.87 337.03 222.82 252.80 242.97 250.63 193.95 211.78 263.13

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 9.81 5.45 5.60 6.91 5.51 5.99 4.78 10.25

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,956 1,226 2,074 1,888 2,020 1,922 2,004 2,075 1,568

Share .............................................. 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.9 3.5 3.5

SE .................................................. 126.00 219.91 144.33 197.31 161.26 176.38 157.49 154.27 219.22

CV(%) ............................................. 6.44 17.94 6.96 10.45 7.98 9.18 7.86 7.44 13.98

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,982 2,115 1,960 2,555 1,450 2,550 1,199 2,284 988

Share .............................................. 3.5 5.2 3.4 4.4 2.7 4.3 2.4 3.8 2.2

SE .................................................. 96.92 249.46 112.94 137.83 146.96 135.64 106.08 109.03 129.51

CV(%) ............................................. 4.89 11.80 5.76 5.40 10.13 5.32 8.85 4.77 13.11

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 59 94 53 71 47 76 35 73 12

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 10.84 35.93 10.22 18.36 14.15 15.88 10.83 14.27 7.59

CV(%) ............................................. 18.44 38.14 19.27 25.71 30.09 20.82 31.23 19.52 64.80

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,090 1,762 2,142 2,274 1,918 2,333 1,754 2,286 1,445

Share .............................................. 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.2

SE .................................................. 24.17 55.15 26.08 32.72 26.91 29.46 29.30 28.11 33.24

CV(%) ............................................. 1.16 3.13 1.22 1.44 1.40 1.26 1.67 1.23 2.30

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,756 2,005 2,881 2,653 2,856 2,841 2,639 2,903 2,268

Share .............................................. 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.1

SE .................................................. 57.92 108.63 63.36 71.73 94.55 75.02 96.98 69.17 122.53

CV(%) ............................................. 2.10 5.42 2.20 2.70 3.31 2.64 3.67 2.38 5.40

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 216 202 218 258 178 260 156 252 98

Share .............................................. .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2

SE .................................................. 5.50 15.64 5.43 8.24 6.91 7.42 8.55 6.21 7.20

CV(%) ............................................. 2.54 7.75 2.48 3.20 3.89 2.85 5.49 2.46 7.36

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 837 542 885 798 873 852 816 876 709

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6

SE .................................................. 23.03 26.62 25.41 27.12 35.17 24.13 43.62 23.05 39.82

CV(%) ............................................. 2.75 4.91 2.87 3.40 4.03 2.83 5.35 2.63 5.62

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,079 746 1,135 929 1,222 1,048 1,121 1,101 1,002

Share .............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.2

SE .................................................. 54.06 75.66 62.76 63.82 83.15 67.74 84.60 64.69 114.18

CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 10.14 5.53 6.87 6.80 6.46 7.55 5.87 11.40

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 624 515 642 668 583 681 546 674 459

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0

SE .................................................. 23.68 47.89 25.80 32.14 27.85 28.76 31.60 27.26 45.91

CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 9.30 4.02 4.81 4.77 4.22 5.79 4.04 9.99

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 661 491 688 670 651 679 635 689 566

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3

SE .................................................. 25.32 33.26 30.52 27.68 35.66 28.87 39.37 25.53 43.49

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 6.77 4.44 4.13 5.48 4.25 6.20 3.70 7.69

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,342 1,708 4,768 3,287 5,322 3,523 5,469 3,912 5,756

Share .............................................. 7.8 4.2 8.2 5.7 9.7 5.9 10.7 6.6 12.9

SE .................................................. 58.11 68.62 71.48 72.00 86.07 65.07 100.71 63.90 127.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 4.02 1.50 2.19 1.62 1.85 1.84 1.63 2.21

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,977 1,191 3,265 2,306 3,600 2,460 3,689 2,699 3,893

Share .............................................. 5.3 2.9 5.6 4.0 6.6 4.1 7.2 4.5 8.7

SE .................................................. 38.63 53.61 47.45 51.24 56.36 49.76 69.71 44.74 79.04

CV(%) ............................................. 1.30 4.50 1.45 2.22 1.57 2.02 1.89 1.66 2.03

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 791 307 869 616 954 659 974 738 967

Share .............................................. 1.4 .8 1.5 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.9 1.2 2.2

SE .................................................. 34.90 29.39 40.47 36.94 54.36 33.38 61.13 35.38 71.61

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 9.57 4.65 5.99 5.70 5.07 6.28 4.80 7.40

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 425 144 470 257 581 290 610 350 672

Share .............................................. .8 .4 .8 .4 1.1 .5 1.2 .6 1.5

SE .................................................. 10.07 12.65 11.64 10.36 16.30 9.92 18.40 10.01 24.60

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 8.76 2.47 4.04 2.80 3.42 3.02 2.86 3.66

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 149 66 162 108 187 114 196 126 224

Share .............................................. .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .2 .5

SE .................................................. 5.79 7.64 6.49 5.53 8.47 5.29 9.52 4.65 18.26

CV(%) ............................................. 3.89 11.64 4.00 5.14 4.53 4.62 4.86 3.70 8.14

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,842 1,887 2,998 2,735 2,942 2,836 2,850 2,956 2,464

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.6 5.0 5.5

SE .................................................. 65.23 77.88 73.98 58.97 119.13 60.77 151.57 67.76 150.73

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 4.13 2.47 2.16 4.05 2.14 5.32 2.29 6.12

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 652 368 699 722 588 741 530 696 510

Share .............................................. 1.2 .9 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1

SE .................................................. 25.16 25.96 28.67 29.97 33.43 31.61 31.13 27.49 48.43

CV(%) ............................................. 3.86 7.06 4.10 4.15 5.69 4.27 5.87 3.95 9.50

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,084 799 1,129 1,070 1,096 1,096 1,067 1,105 1,011

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.3

SE .................................................. 12.71 41.51 14.16 19.92 18.61 19.49 20.25 15.97 17.23

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 5.19 1.25 1.86 1.70 1.78 1.90 1.45 1.71

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 653 405 695 581 723 620 699 679 567

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.3

SE .................................................. 23.92 42.58 28.07 32.36 40.42 29.00 49.81 27.04 42.07

CV(%) ............................................. 3.66 10.52 4.04 5.57 5.59 4.68 7.12 3.98 7.42

Pets

Mean .............................................. 528 301 567 425 627 471 607 543 478

Share .............................................. .9 .7 1.0 .7 1.1 .8 1.2 .9 1.1

SE .................................................. 23.54 38.16 26.80 32.62 39.29 29.11 47.53 27.16 38.43

CV(%) ............................................. 4.46 12.67 4.73 7.68 6.26 6.18 7.83 5.00 8.04

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 125 103 129 156 95 149 92 135 89

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 5.89 15.21 6.86 11.62 5.94 10.79 8.45 8.22 10.70

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 14.72 5.33 7.46 6.23 7.26 9.20 6.06 12.03

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 453 315 475 363 537 380 554 476 376

Share .............................................. .8 .8 .8 .6 1.0 .6 1.1 .8 .8

SE .................................................. 48.87 35.60 56.49 30.06 95.15 31.08 114.58 50.47 127.01

CV(%) ............................................. 10.79 11.29 11.89 8.29 17.73 8.18 20.69 10.60 33.74

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 683 484 715 698 667 715 637 715 573

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

SE .................................................. 10.80 25.52 12.88 17.21 16.48 16.22 18.93 13.53 24.37

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 5.27 1.80 2.46 2.47 2.27 2.97 1.89 4.25

Reading

Mean .............................................. 114 65 122 84 143 90 148 96 175

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4

SE .................................................. 5.22 7.19 5.72 4.14 8.51 4.38 10.33 4.75 15.44

CV(%) ............................................. 4.57 11.14 4.67 4.92 5.96 4.87 6.99 4.93 8.82

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,315 1,925 1,216 1,447 1,192 1,787 664 1,634 263

Share .............................................. 2.3 4.7 2.1 2.5 2.2 3.0 1.3 2.8 .6

SE .................................................. 79.53 220.32 86.73 87.27 126.04 118.63 85.75 96.84 54.79

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 11.45 7.13 6.03 10.57 6.64 12.92 5.93 20.81

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 349 291 359 377 323 389 295 392 209

Share .............................................. .6 .7 .6 .7 .6 .7 .6 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 11.39 18.52 12.83 16.22 13.64 14.39 13.43 13.68 13.77

CV(%) ............................................. 3.26 6.36 3.58 4.30 4.22 3.70 4.56 3.49 6.58

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 871 362 953 804 934 867 877 862 900

Share .............................................. 1.6 .9 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 2.0

SE .................................................. 45.65 41.18 53.77 60.60 58.17 56.82 59.15 49.54 90.69

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 11.38 5.64 7.54 6.23 6.56 6.74 5.74 10.08

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,819 534 2,026 1,382 2,223 1,550 2,188 1,676 2,287

Share .............................................. 3.2 1.3 3.5 2.4 4.1 2.6 4.3 2.8 5.1

SE .................................................. 68.39 74.69 78.07 88.34 97.21 83.57 118.76 65.57 160.46

CV(%) ............................................. 3.76 13.99 3.85 6.39 4.37 5.39 5.43 3.91 7.02

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,349 4,054 6,719 6,854 5,880 7,379 4,931 7,449 2,733

Share .............................................. 11.3 9.9 11.5 11.9 10.8 12.4 9.7 12.5 6.1

SE .................................................. 116.57 167.43 134.11 136.02 155.65 160.40 162.34 136.11 142.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 4.13 2.00 1.98 2.65 2.17 3.29 1.83 5.21

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 333 51 378 229 429 285 399 333 332

Share .............................................. .6 .1 .6 .4 .8 .5 .8 .6 .7

SE .................................................. 24.46 5.03 28.30 19.89 43.31 28.57 40.20 29.91 25.36

CV(%) ............................................. 7.35 9.94 7.48 8.69 10.09 10.04 10.07 8.98 7.63

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,016 4,003 6,340 6,625 5,451 7,094 4,532 7,116 2,401

Share .............................................. 10.7 9.8 10.8 11.5 10.0 11.9 8.9 12.0 5.4

SE .................................................. 113.55 165.56 130.28 132.52 152.32 155.28 164.30 131.03 137.24

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 4.14 2.05 2.00 2.79 2.19 3.63 1.84 5.72

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $46,130 $73,417 $73,626 $65,918 $77,065 $59,389 $76,624 $46,627

SE .................................................. 871.92 1,436.12 1,016.50 1,125.45 1,033.45 1,283.07 1,036.58 1,071.57 1,193.57

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 3.11 1.38 1.53 1.57 1.66 1.75 1.40 2.56

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 54,405 41,926 56,418 66,782 42,928 68,811 34,577 66,150 15,798

Share .............................................. 78.1 90.9 76.8 90.7 65.1 89.3 58.2 86.3 33.9

SE .................................................. 851.84 1,301.38 989.36 1,088.49 936.68 1,259.41 856.03 1,058.71 745.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 3.10 1.75 1.63 2.18 1.83 2.48 1.60 4.72

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,363 1,722 4,790 3,900 4,793 4,618 4,014 4,902 2,592

Share .............................................. 6.3 3.7 6.5 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.8 6.4 5.6

SE .................................................. 231.97 303.74 250.71 312.59 316.15 331.35 318.24 280.99 443.50

CV(%) ............................................. 5.32 17.64 5.23 8.01 6.60 7.18 7.93 5.73 17.11

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,801 381 8,998 833 14,263 1,303 16,745 2,900 23,912

Share .............................................. 11.2 .8 12.3 1.1 21.6 1.7 28.2 3.8 51.3

SE .................................................. 172.97 71.30 196.62 65.00 328.66 124.42 358.16 157.86 529.87

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 18.71 2.19 7.81 2.30 9.55 2.14 5.44 2.22

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,737 188 1,987 584 2,807 840 2,972 1,194 3,523

Share .............................................. 2.5 .4 2.7 .8 4.3 1.1 5.0 1.6 7.6

SE .................................................. 140.39 56.57 162.79 85.02 263.70 119.56 290.32 123.36 449.85

CV(%) ............................................. 8.08 30.05 8.19 14.55 9.40 14.23 9.77 10.33 12.77

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 568 619 559 620 520 629 483 646 309

Share .............................................. .8 1.3 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7

SE .................................................. 23.66 69.78 23.72 39.76 29.02 34.78 32.42 29.04 25.27

CV(%) ............................................. 4.17 11.28 4.24 6.42 5.59 5.53 6.71 4.49 8.18

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 432 388 439 456 410 449 409 464 327

Share .............................................. .6 .8 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .7

SE .................................................. 30.78 61.17 33.66 41.97 43.25 39.98 46.65 33.65 56.53

CV(%) ............................................. 7.12 15.75 7.66 9.21 10.54 8.90 11.41 7.25 17.30

Other income

Mean .............................................. 320 906 225 452 198 415 189 367 166

Share .............................................. .5 2.0 .3 .6 .3 .5 .3 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 26.13 108.83 23.13 42.77 24.83 38.47 25.45 31.09 26.71

CV(%) ............................................. 8.16 12.01 10.26 9.46 12.56 9.26 13.48 8.47 16.13

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 9,178 4,349 9,957 9,784 8,617 10,718 7,059 10,855 3,668

Share .............................................. 13.2 9.4 13.6 13.3 13.1 13.9 11.9 14.2 7.9

SE .................................................. 295.70 269.79 330.50 400.44 318.04 477.45 274.08 371.77 287.42

CV(%) ............................................. 3.22 6.20 3.32 4.09 3.69 4.45 3.88 3.42 7.84

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 7,111 3,178 7,745 7,470 6,778 8,241 5,555 8,378 2,947

Share .............................................. 10.2 6.9 10.5 10.1 10.3 10.7 9.4 10.9 6.3

SE .................................................. 221.98 220.42 250.87 323.51 239.19 373.99 218.61 286.61 257.21

CV(%) ............................................. 3.12 6.94 3.24 4.33 3.53 4.54 3.94 3.42 8.73

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,997 1,151 2,134 2,276 1,739 2,435 1,394 2,402 666

Share .............................................. 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.2 2.3 3.1 1.4

SE .................................................. 96.48 75.64 104.54 110.81 96.72 131.47 77.12 113.75 67.13

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 6.57 4.90 4.87 5.56 5.40 5.53 4.73 10.08

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 70 20 78 38 100 41 110 75 55

Share .............................................. .1 1 ( ) .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 19.68 5.61 22.58 8.25 35.09 8.50 42.67 24.07 14.99

CV(%) ............................................. 28.14 27.54 28.97 21.70 35.25 20.63 38.96 32.30 27.29

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 41,781 63,459 63,843 57,301 66,347 52,330 65,769 42,959

Share .............................................. 86.8 90.6 86.4 86.7 86.9 86.1 88.1 85.8 92.1

SE .................................................. 634.35 1,228.91 751.80 809.28 778.26 884.43 831.42 768.39 954.25

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.94 1.18 1.27 1.36 1.33 1.59 1.17 2.22

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $6,937 $669 $7,948 $2,775 $10,797 $3,825 $11,220 $6,173 $9,451

SE .................................................. 1,479.63 1,861.17 1,696.16 1,685.05 1,873.97 1,813.94 2,109.31 1,692.07 2,224.53

CV(%) ............................................. 21.33 278.19 21.34 60.73 17.36 47.42 18.80 27.41 23.54

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,442 10,104 16,302 15,745 15,160 15,958 14,731 16,421 12,221

SE .................................................. 1,446.39 1,755.55 1,680.47 1,504.09 1,915.99 1,715.24 2,008.54 1,625.96 2,260.50

CV(%) ............................................. 9.37 17.37 10.31 9.55 12.64 10.75 13.63 9.90 18.50

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,504 9,435 8,354 12,970 4,363 12,133 3,511 10,249 2,771

SE .................................................. 685.63 1,612.96 767.83 1,080.29 939.96 1,061.94 788.79 872.80 847.51

CV(%) ............................................. 8.06 17.10 9.19 8.33 21.54 8.75 22.47 8.52 30.59

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 766 138 867 603 917 599 996 785 703

SE .................................................. 181.72 25.15 211.37 270.88 188.58 282.84 221.24 231.58 189.28

CV(%) ............................................. 23.72 18.17 24.37 44.92 20.56 47.23 22.21 29.50 26.91

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,757 -462 -1,965 -1,572 -1,928 -1,786 -1,716 -1,908 -1,258

SE .................................................. 43.10 31.75 50.79 43.39 68.25 42.20 74.89 52.63 85.83

CV(%) ............................................. -2.45 -6.87 -2.58 -2.76 -3.54 -2.36 -4.36 -2.76 -6.82

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 162,749 40,181 182,519 121,586 200,915 136,501 198,874 151,111 201,001

SE .................................................. 3,202.93 2,132.68 3,733.88 3,296.76 4,732.41 3,182.85 5,806.48 2,883.96 7,856.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 5.31 2.05 2.71 2.36 2.33 2.92 1.91 3.91

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 930 297 1,032 727 1,118 803 1,104 877 1,102

SE .................................................. 11.23 15.03 13.71 13.05 16.51 12.46 21.03 12.41 25.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.21 5.06 1.33 1.80 1.48 1.55 1.90 1.41 2.31

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,249 535 1,366 816 1,653 1,171 1,356 1,325 992

SE .................................................. 72.43 53.46 83.45 45.88 135.75 97.55 89.93 82.52 82.23

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Gifts of goods and services, total

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 10.00 6.11 5.63 8.21 8.33 6.63 6.23 8.29

Food

Mean .............................................. 91 34 101 83 100 86 99 101 58

SE .................................................. 10.60 10.94 12.27 21.31 10.55 17.73 11.32 13.55 8.53

CV(%) ............................................. 11.60 31.97 12.14 25.81 10.59 20.68 11.41 13.38 14.61

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 15 9 15 11 17 11 20 15 14

SE .................................................. 2.38 5.34 2.55 2.54 3.69 2.20 4.56 2.71 5.36

CV(%) ............................................. 16.44 56.81 16.60 22.27 21.16 20.50 23.11 18.49 38.49

Housing

Mean .............................................. 244 119 265 178 306 206 298 238 264

SE .................................................. 16.51 20.30 18.98 16.59 24.60 18.52 26.04 16.55 33.12

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 17.11 7.16 9.30 8.03 9.00 8.74 6.94 12.53

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 30 11 34 20 40 24 40 28 40

SE .................................................. 3.75 1.85 4.44 2.13 6.51 2.95 6.72 3.55 7.67

CV(%) ............................................. 12.38 16.23 13.25 10.69 16.15 12.57 16.90 12.90 19.27

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 8 2 9 7 9 7 10 8 8

SE .................................................. 1.99 1.03 2.33 3.76 1.79 3.16 2.29 2.37 3.58

CV(%) ............................................. 25.36 54.79 26.23 54.15 20.59 48.35 23.66 30.46 44.05

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 11 23 17 26 17 28 22 21

SE .................................................. 3.33 3.03 3.80 3.48 4.61 3.00 5.51 4.09 4.33

CV(%) ............................................. 15.44 28.52 16.27 20.28 17.93 17.47 19.91 18.81 20.88

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 1 9 7 9 7 10 7 12

SE .................................................. 1.33 .35 1.54 2.05 1.98 1.75 2.36 1.49 3.61

CV(%) ............................................. 16.73 48.48 16.96 30.46 21.87 25.96 24.60 22.10 30.54

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 10 14 10 17 10 18 15 9

SE .................................................. 2.56 3.04 2.86 2.15 3.84 1.95 4.45 3.25 1.92

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 30.66 20.08 20.63 22.99 18.78 24.60 21.65 21.52

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 32 50 33 62 39 60 45 56

SE .................................................. 5.88 11.09 6.87 5.17 9.09 5.73 9.69 5.19 13.75

CV(%) ............................................. 12.34 34.90 13.65 15.72 14.73 14.83 16.06 11.48 24.50

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 137 63 149 101 170 120 160 136 140

SE .................................................. 11.84 15.11 13.35 13.90 16.04 14.09 19.00 13.15 27.05

CV(%) ............................................. 8.64 23.99 8.96 13.70 9.44 11.74 11.84 9.66 19.38

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 253 156 270 210 295 285 208 286 141

SE .................................................. 41.42 22.90 47.81 20.04 84.09 69.67 25.74 54.38 16.37

CV(%) ............................................. 16.36 14.64 17.72 9.55 28.55 24.41 12.36 19.00 11.62

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 59 37 62 57 60 59 59 64 39

SE .................................................. 5.17 12.31 5.91 7.19 8.56 6.79 9.12 6.24 8.40

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 33.19 9.47 12.58 14.24 11.56 15.54 9.69 21.33

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 64 38 68 50 78 61 68 68 49

SE .................................................. 6.50 12.77 6.98 6.44 11.55 8.52 10.14 7.81 9.10

CV(%) ............................................. 10.15 33.51 10.20 12.90 14.90 13.86 15.01 11.41 18.64

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 40 33 42 55 26 50 27 47 16

SE .................................................. 6.15 7.19 6.91 12.21 8.04 10.22 9.62 7.66 5.37

CV(%) ............................................. 15.25 21.95 16.60 22.24 30.45 20.52 35.39 16.15 33.32

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 90 48 97 48 131 115 55 106 37

SE .................................................. 36.86 22.18 42.71 10.25 75.51 65.68 11.56 49.73 10.08

CV(%) ............................................. 40.90 45.78 43.85 21.33 57.86 56.90 21.08 46.97 27.57

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 60 34 64 19 99 86 23 71 23

SE .................................................. 36.32 21.34 42.49 7.70 75.33 64.92 9.04 49.04 8.73

CV(%) ............................................. 60.72 63.69 65.92 41.04 75.95 75.44 38.86 69.29 38.76

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 30 15 33 29 31 29 32 35 14

SE .................................................. 4.71 5.85 5.29 7.59 5.92 6.60 6.88 6.05 3.89

CV(%) ............................................. 15.53 39.12 16.05 25.94 18.92 22.45 21.78 17.25 27.72

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 139 59 152 90 184 106 184 143 127

SE .................................................. 19.81 20.20 22.00 16.61 34.57 15.06 42.17 24.46 30.16

CV(%) ............................................. 14.25 34.27 14.47 18.39 18.77 14.16 22.90 17.13 23.75

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 34 4 39 13 53 18 56 25 64

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

30 years

30 and

older

Under

50 years

50 and

older

Under

55 years

55 and

older

Under

65 years

65 and

older

Healthcare

SE .................................................. 7.46 1.98 8.65 3.97 14.24 3.29 17.52 4.77 28.31

CV(%) ............................................. 21.84 46.28 22.19 29.54 26.66 17.95 31.29 19.08 44.08

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 88 96 84 105 87 106 99 80

SE .................................................. 8.69 24.57 9.47 10.18 14.21 10.19 16.65 10.14 9.57

CV(%) ............................................. 9.17 27.84 9.88 12.11 13.56 11.76 15.69 10.22 12.02

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 29 26 30 29 29 26 34 28 33

SE .................................................. 3.80 10.70 4.17 4.81 5.57 4.14 6.67 3.96 6.54

CV(%) ............................................. 12.97 40.54 14.00 16.37 19.06 16.10 19.45 14.02 19.90

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 66 62 66 55 76 61 72 71 47

SE .................................................. 6.83 22.54 7.13 8.65 10.53 9.21 11.57 8.57 6.94

CV(%) ............................................. 10.42 36.43 10.79 15.83 13.93 15.11 16.11 12.06 14.84

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 9 18 12 21 18 14 19 9

SE .................................................. 2.82 3.16 3.11 2.34 4.91 4.10 2.64 3.48 2.67

CV(%) ............................................. 17.26 37.02 17.57 19.63 23.87 22.54 19.14 18.73 30.69

Reading

Mean .............................................. 6 5 6 5 7 5 7 6 6

SE .................................................. .85 2.05 .91 .89 1.28 .85 1.42 .91 1.46

CV(%) ............................................. 14.81 40.33 15.56 19.55 18.73 17.88 20.20 16.25 23.72

Education

Mean .............................................. 278 25 319 86 456 294 257 326 122

SE .................................................. 34.06 15.73 39.89 16.17 64.73 53.76 43.61 40.55 43.46

CV(%) ............................................. 12.24 63.36 12.50 18.78 14.19 18.30 16.99 12.45 35.58

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 77 26 85 43 109 55 107 68 107

SE .................................................. 5.85 3.16 6.86 5.92 11.11 5.54 11.89 5.22 17.92

CV(%) ............................................. 7.59 12.12 8.05 13.79 10.23 10.00 11.12 7.67 16.81

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

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