Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991-92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Total | Under | | | | | 65 and | | 75 and Item | one | 25 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | over | 65-74 | over | person | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 28,114 | 4,117 | 4,993 | 3,802 | 2,745 | 2,862 | 9,595 | 4,365 | 5,230 | | | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................|$18,307 | $9,316 |$24,720 |$27,729 |$26,551 |$19,780 |$12,477 |$13,302 |$11,769 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 16,586 | 8,784 | 21,745 | 24,393 | 23,772 | 18,109 | 11,807 | 12,422 | 11,279 Age of reference person.......................| 50.5 | 21.1 | 29.4 | 39.6 | 49.3 | 59.9 | 76.0 | 69.7 | 81.3 | | | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 Children under 18...........................| n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 Earners.....................................| .6 | .9 | 1.0 | .9 | .9 | .6 | .1 | .2 | .1 Vehicles....................................| 1.0 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | | | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Male......................................| 45 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 21 Female....................................| 55 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 61 | 75 | 71 | 79 | | | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 43 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 65 With mortgage...........................| 16 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 51 | 61 Renter....................................| 57 | 96 | 79 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 35 | | | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 White and other...........................| 89 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 91 | 90 | 92 | | | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 32 High school (9-12)........................| 37 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 43 College...................................| 50 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 48 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 24 Never attended and other..................| 1 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 71 | 65 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 69 | 53 | | | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................|$17,627 |$12,343 |$21,651 |$23,908 |$22,146 |$18,792 |$13,593 |$14,525 |$12,807 | | | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 2,280 | 1,720 | 2,761 | 2,750 | 2,631 | 2,193 | 1,964 | 2,089 | 1,858 Food at home................................| 1,270 | 670 | 1,183 | 1,337 | 1,484 | 1,458 | 1,399 | 1,464 | 1,344 Cereals and bakery products...............| 197 | 113 | 171 | 186 | 229 | 218 | 231 | 236 | 227 Cereals and cereal products.............| 64 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 72 | 77 | 71 | 78 | 66 Bakery products.........................| 132 | 72 | 109 | 129 | 157 | 141 | 159 | 157 | 161 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 308 | 123 | 292 | 320 | 395 | 357 | 342 | 366 | 321 Beef....................................| 92 | 29 | 92 | 108 | 129 | 100 | 95 | 109 | 82 Pork....................................| 63 | 23 | 48 | 54 | 82 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 Other meats.............................| 43 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 47 Poultry.................................| 61 | 31 | 57 | 62 | 86 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 58 Fish and seafood........................| 34 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 34 Eggs....................................| 15 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 147 | 79 | 143 | 154 | 165 | 172 | 161 | 154 | 167 Fresh milk and cream....................| 65 | 34 | 65 | 59 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 80 Other dairy products....................| 82 | 45 | 78 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 87 | 86 | 87 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 225 | 104 | 192 | 229 | 229 | 263 | 275 | 285 | 266 Fresh fruits............................| 69 | 30 | 52 | 71 | 68 | 75 | 92 | 96 | 88 Fresh vegetables........................| 65 | 26 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 79 | 75 | 81 | 71 Processed fruits........................| 55 | 28 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 68 Processed vegetables....................| 36 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 39 | | | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 393 | 251 | 385 | 449 | 466 | 448 | 390 | 423 | 362 Sugar and other sweets..................| 50 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 61 | 74 | 57 | 63 | 51 Fats and oils...........................| 34 | 14 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 45 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 180 | 117 | 189 | 211 | 200 | 200 | 175 | 192 | 161 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 109 | 72 | 107 | 132 | 137 | 121 | 102 | 110 | 96 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 20 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 10 Food away from home.........................| 1,010 | 1,050 | 1,578 | 1,413 | 1,147 | 735 | 565 | 625 | 515 | | | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 236 | 299 | 429 | 426 | 226 | 111 | 72 | 87 | 59 | | | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 6,289 | 3,446 | 7,589 | 8,507 | 8,098 | 6,665 | 5,307 | 5,298 | 5,313 Shelter.....................................| 3,932 | 2,318 | 5,288 | 5,797 | 5,080 | 3,996 | 2,833 | 2,878 | 2,796 Owned dwellings...........................| 1,596 | 128 | 1,640 | 2,718 | 2,810 | 1,877 | 1,328 | 1,553 | 1,141 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 780 | 76 | 1,122 | 1,790 | 1,825 | 763 | 209 | 403 | 48 Property taxes..........................| 445 | 29 | 283 | 519 | 624 | 621 | 574 | 578 | 571 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 372 | 23 | 234 | 409 | 360 | 493 | 545 | 571 | 523 Rented dwellings..........................| 2,172 | 2,001 | 3,500 | 2,771 | 2,043 | 1,955 | 1,419 | 1,227 | 1,580 Other lodging.............................| 164 | 189 | 148 | 308 | 228 | 163 | 86 | 99 | 75 | | | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,257 | 602 | 1,191 | 1,417 | 1,530 | 1,505 | 1,356 | 1,363 | 1,351 Natural gas...............................| 160 | 38 | 118 | 151 | 171 | 251 | 208 | 215 | 202 Electricity...............................| 463 | 188 | 417 | 515 | 603 | 567 | 513 | 515 | 512 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 66 | 3/6 | 24 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 116 | 102 | 127 Telephone services........................| 441 | 347 | 553 | 563 | 527 | 442 | 351 | 372 | 334 Water and other public services...........| 126 | 24 | 78 | 135 | 170 | 165 | 168 | 159 | 176 Household operations........................| 235 | 42 | 105 | 134 | 254 | 238 | 418 | 239 | 567 Personal services.........................| 63 | 3/0 | 3/31 | 3/11 | 3/3 | 3/34 | 154 | 3/22 | 264 Other household expenses..................| 172 | 42 | 75 | 124 | 251 | 204 | 264 | 217 | 303 | | | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 234 | 102 | 193 | 253 | 296 | 264 | 272 | 333 | 220 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 56 | 34 | 56 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 75 | 44 Other household products..................| 91 | 23 | 67 | 110 | 90 | 106 | 118 | 141 | 99 Postage and stationery....................| 87 | 45 | 70 | 94 | 133 | 86 | 96 | 118 | 77 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 631 | 383 | 811 | 905 | 938 | 662 | 428 | 485 | 380 Household textiles........................| 42 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 37 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 43 Furniture.................................| 149 | 115 | 214 | 305 | 143 | 141 | 72 | 70 | 73 Floor coverings...........................| 61 | 3/1 | 14 | 29 | 3/302 | 3/89 | 43 | 3/32 | 53 Major appliances..........................| 74 | 27 | 68 | 75 | 105 | 99 | 80 | 71 | 88 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 43 | 22 | 51 | 53 | 67 | 53 | 34 | 51 | 19 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 262 | 201 | 421 | 390 | 284 | 228 | 153 | 212 | 104 | | | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 963 | 931 | 1,233 | 1,418 | 1,293 | 787 | 610 | 804 | 445 Men and boys................................| 227 | 184 | 373 | 399 | 359 | 105 | 94 | 108 | 83 Men, 16 and over..........................| 214 | 179 | 371 | 363 | 337 | 97 | 84 | 101 | 70 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 12 | 3/4 | 3/2 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 Women and girls.............................| 408 | 442 | 397 | 484 | 522 | 405 | 338 | 477 | 220 Women, 16 and over........................| 399 | 441 | 390 | 472 | 505 | 393 | 330 | 466 | 214 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9 | 3/1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 6 Children under 2............................| 14 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 7 Footwear....................................| 126 | 108 | 159 | 194 | 174 | 104 | 82 | 96 | 69 Other apparel products and services.........| 188 | 190 | 286 | 329 | 219 | 151 | 83 | 104 | 66 | | | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 2,584 | 2,422 | 3,686 | 3,875 | 2,938 | 2,558 | 1,473 | 1,755 | 1,238 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 906 | 999 | 1,334 | 1,480 | 769 | 946 | 442 | 484 | 408 Cars and trucks, new......................| 452 | 420 | 663 | 769 | 377 | 641 | 194 | 244 | 3/153 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 431 | 541 | 617 | 686 | 347 | 305 | 246 | 236 | 255 Other vehicles............................| 23 | 3/37 | 54 | 3/25 | 3/45 | (4) | 3/2 | 3/4 | (4) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 498 | 493 | 711 | 676 | 612 | 450 | 299 | 368 | 242 Other vehicle expenses......................| 959 | 767 | 1,342 | 1,394 | 1,286 | 921 | 586 | 727 | 468 Vehicle finance charges...................| 107 | 96 | 210 | 175 | 151 | 88 | 25 | 46 | 8 Maintenance and repairs...................| 352 | 305 | 450 | 508 | 449 | 330 | 236 | 298 | 185 Vehicle insurance.........................| 344 | 262 | 451 | 421 | 453 | 352 | 258 | 304 | 221 | | | | | | | | | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | | other charges............................| 156 | 104 | 230 | 290 | 233 | 151 | 66 | 79 | 54 Public transportation.......................| 222 | 163 | 299 | 325 | 271 | 240 | 146 | 175 | 121 | | | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 1,031 | 234 | 530 | 942 | 860 | 1,342 | 1,624 | 1,577 | 1,664 Health insurance............................| 468 | 71 | 220 | 307 | 352 | 519 | 848 | 788 | 899 Medical services............................| 317 | 99 | 197 | 448 | 286 | 542 | 362 | 378 | 349 Drugs.......................................| 189 | 30 | 69 | 125 | 158 | 226 | 343 | 321 | 362 Medical supplies............................| 57 | 35 | 43 | 62 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 90 | 54 | | | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 824 | 765 | 1,114 | 1,144 | 1,108 | 1,121 | 398 | 531 | 287 Fees and admissions.........................| 218 | 266 | 357 | 269 | 251 | 207 | 99 | 128 | 75 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 317 | 310 | 424 | 453 | 477 | 284 | 173 | 219 | 134 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 136 | 61 | 171 | 213 | 216 | 175 | 84 | 110 | 62 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | | and services...............................| 152 | 129 | 163 | 208 | 164 | 455 | 43 | 74 | 16 | | | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 224 | 185 | 251 | 277 | 248 | 224 | 195 | 214 | 179 | | | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 117 | 69 | 141 | 147 | 168 | 121 | 99 | 111 | 89 | | | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 314 | 1,264 | 379 | 126 | 251 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 57 | | | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 165 | 100 | 194 | 272 | 279 | 224 | 85 | 131 | 47 | | | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 561 | 269 | 732 | 716 | 860 | 784 | 380 | 469 | 306 | | | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 768 | 66 | 408 | 810 | 885 | 1,209 | 1,075 | 985 | 1,151 | | | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 1,271 | 572 | 2,205 | 2,498 | 2,302 | 1,401 | 266 | 447 | 114 Life and other personal insurance...........| 118 | 14 | 117 | 189 | 201 | 154 | 102 | 134 | 75 Pensions and Social Security................| 1,153 | 558 | 2,088 | 2,309 | 2,101 | 1,247 | 164 | 314 | 39 | | | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 18,307 | 9,316 | 24,720 | 27,729 | 26,551 | 19,780 | 12,477 | 13,302 | 11,769 Wages and salaries..........................| 12,089 | 7,492 | 22,390 | 24,349 | 22,351 | 11,979 | 1,113 | 2,235 | 149 Self-employment income......................| 812 | 89 | 1,052 | 1,675 | 1,466 | 959 | 441 | 364 | 506 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 3,546 | 3/25 | 147 | 358 | 634 | 3,707 | 8,850 | 8,718 | 8,963 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | | property income............................| 978 | 128 | 381 | 525 | 957 | 2,046 | 1,535 | 1,632 | 1,451 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 150 | 56 | 166 | 310 | 264 | 309 | 43 | 48 | 3/40 | | | | | | | | | Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 179 | 74 | 100 | 146 | 311 | 467 | 160 | 154 | 165 Regular contributions for support...........| 387 | 1,174 | 231 | 209 | 405 | 154 | 260 | 58 | 433 Other income................................| 166 | 279 | 253 | 157 | 163 | 160 | 76 | 94 | 61 | | | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,720 | 532 | 2,974 | 3,336 | 2,779 | 1,671 | 670 | 880 | 491 Federal income taxes........................| 1,314 | 412 | 2,332 | 2,561 | 2,155 | 1,265 | 467 | 630 | 327 State and local income taxes................| 322 | 118 | 613 | 666 | 528 | 264 | 85 | 116 | 58 Other taxes.................................| 84 | 2 | 29 | 109 | 96 | 142 | 119 | 134 | 105 | | | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 16,586 | 8,784 | 21,745 | 24,393 | 23,772 | 18,109 | 11,807 | 12,422 | 11,279 | | | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| -125 | -23 | -442 | -604 | -1,231 | 42 | 453 | 1,244 | -206 Net change in total assets..................| 1,500 | 333 | 2,495 | 4,558 | 2,410 | -3 | 458 | 1,269 | -219 Net change in total liabilities.............| 1,624 | 356 | 2,937 | 5,162 | 3,641 | -45 | 5 | 26 | -13 | | | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 281 | 220 | 184 | 433 | 150 | 226 | 351 | 462 | 259 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -238 | -28 | -228 | -559 | -517 | -373 | -87 | -151 | -33 Estimated market value of owned home........| 36,998 | 2,095 | 19,669 | 38,184 | 51,820 | 50,058 | 52,383 | 55,670 | 49,640 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 242 | 15 | 147 | 267 | 327 | 316 | 333 | 344 | 323 | | | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 716 | 456 | 678 | 947 | 1,207 | 647 | 631 | 672 | 596 Food........................................| 38 | 19 | 28 | 56 | 79 | 62 | 24 | 33 | 17 Housing.....................................| 183 | 135 | 158 | 176 | 283 | 184 | 188 | 192 | 185 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 30 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 56 | 21 | 28 | 43 | 15 Household textiles........................| 7 | 3/1 | 3/4 | 3/3 | 3/9 | 3/11 | 10 | 14 | 3/7 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 21 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 65 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 8 Major appliances........................| 7 | 3/3 | 6 | 3/5 | 26 | 3/8 | 5 | 6 | 3/3 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares.............................| 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 5 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 48 | 35 | 54 | 69 | 70 | 50 | 34 | 37 | 31 Other housing.............................| 77 | 72 | 51 | 56 | 83 | 78 | 100 | 71 | 124 Apparel and services........................| 205 | 165 | 208 | 356 | 326 | 160 | 138 | 158 | 122 Males, 2 and over.........................| 59 | 39 | 65 | 68 | 127 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 52 Females, 2 and over.......................| 69 | 61 | 50 | 120 | 94 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 54 Children under 2..........................| 14 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 7 Other apparel products and services.......| 63 | 57 | 76 | 156 | 86 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 10 Jewelry and watches.....................| 42 | 49 | 63 | 95 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 8 All other apparel products and services.| 21 | 3/8 | 13 | 61 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 3/2 Transportation..............................| 44 | 17 | 75 | 54 | 44 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 49 | | | | | | | | | Health care.................................| 44 | 3/2 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 3/28 | 95 | 99 | 91 Entertainment...............................| 62 | 36 | 73 | 93 | 142 | 69 | 30 | 42 | 19 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 20 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 5 Other entertainment.......................| 41 | 28 | 45 | 60 | 112 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 15 Education...................................| 44 | 36 | 3/8 | 37 | 178 | 3/31 | 34 | 3/15 | 3/50 All other gifts.............................| 97 | 46 | 118 | 144 | 131 | 80 | 84 | 109 | 63 | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.5. 3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 4/ No data reported. n.a. Not applicable.