Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 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).........| 26,567 | 4,162 | 5,393 | 3,297 | 2,449 | 2,878 | 8,388 | 3,866 | 4,522 | | | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................|$17,022 |$10,073 |$21,474 |$26,840 |$25,433 |$17,642 |$11,283 |$12,710 |$10,031 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 15,414 | 9,328 | 19,039 | 23,537 | 22,571 | 16,027 | 10,783 | 12,137 | 9,593 Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 Age of reference person.......................| 49.0 | 21.2 | 29.0 | 38.9 | 49.4 | 59.8 | 75.8 | 69.6 | 81.0 | | | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | Earners.....................................| .6 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .7 | .1 | .2 | .1 Vehicles....................................| 1.0 | .9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | .6 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 | | | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Male......................................| 45 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 28 | 20 Female....................................| 55 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 62 | 76 | 72 | 80 | | | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 41 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 66 Homeowner with mortgage.................| 16 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 49 | 61 Renter....................................| 59 | 97 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 34 | | | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 White and other...........................| 89 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 90 | | | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 39 High school (9-12)........................| 38 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 44 | 49 | 39 College...................................| 49 | 70 | 73 | 65 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 20 Never attended and other..................| 1 | (2) | (3) | (3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 73 | 66 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 60 | 72 | 50 | | | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................|$16,240 |$12,163 |$19,498 |$22,942 |$21,737 |$17,097 |$11,742 |$13,243 |$10,404 | | | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 2,172 | 1,741 | 2,537 | 2,673 | 2,677 | 2,525 | 1,731 | 1,882 | 1,586 Food at home................................| 1,060 | 595 | 953 | 1,181 | 1,195 | 1,379 | 1,163 | 1,230 | 1,098 Cereals and bakery products...............| 158 | 95 | 133 | 155 | 197 | 184 | 186 | 185 | 186 Cereals and cereal products.............| 53 | 32 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 65 Bakery products.........................| 106 | 64 | 87 | 104 | 141 | 127 | 122 | 123 | 121 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 242 | 106 | 212 | 257 | 286 | 374 | 264 | 299 | 229 Beef....................................| 71 | 28 | 65 | 84 | 80 | 107 | 76 | 87 | 65 Pork....................................| 43 | 16 | 32 | 43 | 51 | 76 | 50 | 62 | 40 Other meats.............................| 37 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 36 Poultry.................................| 42 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 50 | 55 | 44 Fish and seafood........................| 34 | 19 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 51 | 32 | 36 | 27 Eggs....................................| 15 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 138 | 84 | 131 | 140 | 157 | 169 | 152 | 153 | 151 Fresh milk and cream....................| 66 | 41 | 59 | 64 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 80 Other dairy products....................| 72 | 42 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 95 | 74 | 78 | 71 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 204 | 92 | 168 | 219 | 206 | 250 | 258 | 262 | 255 Fresh fruits............................| 67 | 29 | 51 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 90 Fresh vegetables........................| 62 | 26 | 51 | 63 | 65 | 85 | 78 | 83 | 74 Processed fruits........................| 47 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 61 Processed vegetables....................| 28 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 31 | | | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 318 | 217 | 309 | 411 | 348 | 402 | 304 | 332 | 277 Sugar and other sweets..................| 36 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 36 Fats and oils...........................| 26 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 31 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 133 | 106 | 132 | 168 | 121 | 159 | 128 | 133 | 122 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 108 | 68 | 115 | 142 | 129 | 140 | 94 | 104 | 85 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 16 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 4/3 Food away from home.........................| 1,112 | 1,146 | 1,584 | 1,492 | 1,482 | 1,147 | 568 | 652 | 488 | | | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 280 | 378 | 514 | 437 | 283 | 159 | 79 | 103 | 56 | | | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 5,508 | 3,398 | 6,397 | 7,584 | 7,407 | 5,702 | 4,552 | 4,990 | 4,169 Shelter.....................................| 3,436 | 2,323 | 4,394 | 5,104 | 4,572 | 3,401 | 2,399 | 2,735 | 2,111 Owned dwellings...........................| 1,212 | 109 | 1,288 | 1,894 | 2,055 | 1,510 | 1,093 | 1,337 | 885 Mortgage interest.......................| 614 | 74 | 986 | 1,386 | 1,198 | 528 | 197 | 296 | 113 Property taxes..........................| 279 | 4/13 | 164 | 227 | 420 | 460 | 401 | 435 | 371 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 319 | 22 | 138 | 281 | 437 | 522 | 495 | 606 | 401 Rented dwellings..........................| 1,950 | 2,039 | 2,863 | 2,733 | 2,049 | 1,467 | 1,147 | 1,193 | 1,107 Other lodging.............................| 275 | 175 | 242 | 476 | 468 | 423 | 159 | 205 | 119 | | | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,130 | 581 | 1,067 | 1,288 | 1,375 | 1,362 | 1,228 | 1,284 | 1,180 Natural gas...............................| 150 | 42 | 110 | 162 | 192 | 220 | 190 | 189 | 190 Electricity...............................| 415 | 186 | 377 | 451 | 508 | 496 | 485 | 523 | 453 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 60 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 49 | 85 | 104 | 86 | 119 Telephone.................................| 416 | 329 | 499 | 527 | 509 | 440 | 328 | 367 | 294 Water and other public services...........| 88 | 17 | 56 | 92 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 119 | 124 Household operations........................| 199 | 30 | 97 | 170 | 228 | 202 | 350 | 260 | 426 Personal services.........................| 43 | 4/3 | 4/24 | 4/21 | 4/25 | 4/5 | 101 | 4/20 | 170 Other household expenses..................| 156 | 27 | 73 | 149 | 203 | 197 | 249 | 241 | 256 | | | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 195 | 94 | 182 | 235 | 249 | 215 | 215 | 235 | 195 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 45 | 21 | 45 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 44 Other household products..................| 73 | 32 | 63 | 89 | 115 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 78 Postage and stationery....................| 76 | 40 | 74 | 95 | 83 | 79 | 86 | 99 | 73 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 549 | 369 | 658 | 787 | 983 | 522 | 360 | 475 | 256 Household textiles........................| 44 | 44 | 34 | 47 | 50 | 65 | 39 | 46 | 32 Furniture.................................| 164 | 147 | 220 | 275 | 300 | 133 | 65 | 85 | 48 Floor coverings...........................| 26 | 4/12 | 32 | 4/37 | 4/51 | 4/13 | 21 | 34 | 4/11 Major appliances..........................| 78 | 27 | 85 | 101 | 123 | 84 | 74 | 90 | 60 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 31 | 23 | 38 | 43 | 34 | 42 | 21 | 29 | 15 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 206 | 116 | 248 | 285 | 424 | 185 | 140 | 193 | 89 | | | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 931 | 869 | 1,153 | 1,347 | 1,310 | 967 | 553 | 771 | 347 Men and boys................................| 214 | 204 | 343 | 343 | 318 | 165 | 82 | 125 | 42 Men, 16 and over..........................| 203 | 202 | 324 | 339 | 303 | 147 | 72 | 112 | 33 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 11 | 4/2 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 9 Women and girls.............................| 396 | 367 | 350 | 582 | 589 | 464 | 296 | 410 | 186 Women, 16 and over........................| 383 | 362 | 340 | 547 | 576 | 454 | 285 | 393 | 181 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 12 | 4/5 | 9 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 5 Children under 2............................| 11 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 Footwear....................................| 119 | 112 | 149 | 111 | 114 | 181 | 90 | 121 | 59 Other apparel products and services.........| 190 | 178 | 298 | 296 | 268 | 144 | 78 | 105 | 55 | | | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 2,759 | 2,675 | 3,970 | 3,682 | 3,196 | 3,024 | 1,446 | 1,931 | 1,031 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 1,093 | 1,244 | 1,688 | 1,321 | 959 | 1,259 | 529 | 747 | 4/343 Cars and trucks, new......................| 677 | 711 | 1,026 | 805 | 658 | 804 | 346 | 423 | 4/280 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 405 | 517 | 618 | 514 | 301 | 455 | 183 | 324 | 4/63 Other vehicles............................| 12 | 4/16 | 44 | 4/1 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 529 | 550 | 679 | 689 | 687 | 591 | 291 | 391 | 204 Other vehicle expenses......................| 896 | 689 | 1,324 | 1,348 | 1,217 | 885 | 460 | 596 | 344 Vehicle finance charges...................| 136 | 123 | 260 | 221 | 211 | 87 | 26 | 48 | 8 Maintenance and repairs...................| 341 | 253 | 468 | 538 | 433 | 364 | 196 | 247 | 153 Vehicle insurance.........................| 306 | 238 | 413 | 417 | 374 | 332 | 198 | 251 | 152 | | | | | | | | | Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 112 | 75 | 183 | 173 | 199 | 102 | 40 | 50 | 31 Public transportation.......................| 241 | 191 | 279 | 324 | 334 | 289 | 167 | 197 | 141 | | | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 874 | 200 | 500 | 771 | 705 | 933 | 1,517 | 1,407 | 1,612 Health insurance............................| 343 | 55 | 171 | 224 | 272 | 407 | 643 | 620 | 663 Medical services............................| 340 | 81 | 222 | 389 | 283 | 322 | 549 | 477 | 609 Drugs.......................................| 145 | 32 | 64 | 109 | 112 | 172 | 266 | 262 | 269 Medical supplies............................| 46 | 32 | 43 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 60 | 47 | 70 | | | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 784 | 779 | 1,068 | 1,425 | 963 | 690 | 336 | 427 | 258 Fees and admissions.........................| 245 | 261 | 355 | 365 | 348 | 198 | 105 | 121 | 91 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 280 | 315 | 378 | 412 | 336 | 239 | 145 | 189 | 107 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 103 | 51 | 109 | 226 | 134 | 118 | 64 | 79 | 52 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | | and services...............................| 157 | 152 | 226 | 422 | 145 | 135 | 22 | 39 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 211 | 188 | 240 | 282 | 245 | 228 | 163 | 191 | 135 | | | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 112 | 72 | 118 | 169 | 157 | 120 | 90 | 105 | 77 | | | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 264 | 882 | 312 | 174 | 258 | 80 | 27 | 52 | 4/5 | | | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 151 | 127 | 154 | 255 | 272 | 211 | 65 | 93 | 40 | | | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 405 | 164 | 466 | 683 | 758 | 483 | 249 | 299 | 205 | | | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 604 | 71 | 359 | 1,015 | 1,266 | 579 | 681 | 571 | 775 | | | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 1,185 | 620 | 1,710 | 2,445 | 2,240 | 1,396 | 252 | 421 | 108 Life and other personal insurance...........| 123 | 21 | 104 | 184 | 177 | 204 | 117 | 154 | 86 Pensions and Social Security................| 1,062 | 599 | 1,605 | 2,262 | 2,063 | 1,192 | 135 | 267 | 22 | | | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 17,022 | 10,073 | 21,474 | 26,840 | 25,433 | 17,642 | 11,283 | 12,710 | 10,031 Wages and salaries..........................| 11,292 | 8,128 | 19,667 | 23,107 | 19,704 | 10,694 | 791 | 1,515 | 155 Self-employment income......................| 1,056 | 301 | 861 | 2,302 | 3,366 | 1,368 | 321 | 588 | 86 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 2,875 | 4/22 | 95 | 296 | 687 | 3,200 | 7,585 | 8,153 | 7,086 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | | property income............................| 1,151 | 454 | 306 | 529 | 604 | 1,635 | 2,269 | 2,096 | 2,422 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 105 | 26 | 106 | 148 | 204 | 203 | 66 | 102 | 4/34 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 129 | 4/11 | 80 | 159 | 150 | 238 | 163 | 125 | 196 Regular contributions for support...........| 298 | 890 | 240 | 186 | 533 | 170 | 58 | 96 | 25 Other income................................| 117 | 240 | 119 | 112 | 185 | 134 | 31 | 36 | 26 | | | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,608 | 745 | 2,435 | 3,302 | 2,862 | 1,616 | 501 | 573 | 438 Federal income taxes........................| 1,279 | 621 | 1,961 | 2,695 | 2,247 | 1,245 | 364 | 404 | 329 State and local income taxes................| 291 | 136 | 454 | 556 | 546 | 272 | 96 | 131 | 65 Other taxes.................................| 38 | -12 | 20 | 52 | 69 | 99 | 41 | 37 | 44 | | | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 15,414 | 9,328 | 19,039 | 23,537 | 22,571 | 16,027 | 10,783 | 12,137 | 9,593 | | | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 497 | -226 | 735 | 1,216 | 2,993 | 1,586 | -684 | -984 | -426 Net change in total assets..................| 1,435 | 445 | 2,740 | 2,421 | 4,222 | 2,492 | -477 | -547 | -417 Net change in total liabilities.............| 938 | 671 | 2,005 | 1,205 | 1,229 | 906 | 207 | 438 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 336 | 75 | 150 | 671 | 385 | 452 | 400 | 299 | 487 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -190 | -14 | -203 | -329 | -524 | -256 | -94 | -161 | -37 Estimated market value of owned home........| 31,681 | 1,625 | 19,402 | 30,313 | 48,170 | 52,149 | 43,189 | 42,759 | 43,557 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 205 | 14 | 139 | 217 | 290 | 291 | 283 | 278 | 287 | | | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services, total............| 709 | 391 | 565 | 953 | 1,279 | 791 | 673 | 823 | 534 Clothing, males 2 and over..................| 52 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 89 | 71 | 47 | 67 | 28 Clothing, females 2 and over................| 76 | 41 | 49 | 106 | 205 | 76 | 61 | 90 | 32 Clothing, children under 2..................| 11 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 Jewelry and watches.........................| 45 | 45 | 88 | 51 | 66 | 41 | 10 | 21 | 4/2 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares.................................| 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 4/4 Household textiles..........................| 3 | (5) | 4/0 | 4/4 | 4/2 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 4/4 All other gifts.............................| 511 | 262 | 350 | 714 | 882 | 562 | 537 | 621 | 460 | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ Value less than 0.5. 4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 5/ No data reported. n.a. Not applicable.