Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 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).........| 27,214 | 4,144 | 4,986 | 3,574 | 2,556 | 2,802 | 9,152 | 4,221 | 4,931 | | | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................|$18,369 | $8,944 |$25,028 |$30,326 |$25,641 |$18,532 |$12,302 |$13,515 |$11,211 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 16,514 | 8,328 | 22,096 | 26,190 | 22,909 | 16,788 | 11,568 | 12,587 | 10,651 Age of reference person.......................| 50.1 | 20.9 | 29.3 | 39.5 | 49.2 | 59.9 | 76.0 | 69.6 | 81.6 | | | | | | | | | 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 | (2) Vehicles....................................| 1.0 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.0 | .6 | | | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Male......................................| 44 | 52 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 19 Female....................................| 56 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 52 | 62 | 77 | 72 | 81 | | | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 43 | 3 | 23 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 62 With mortgage...........................| 17 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 3 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 56 | 53 | 58 Renter....................................| 57 | 97 | 77 | 57 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 38 | | | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 8 White and other...........................| 89 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 92 | | | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 20 | 36 High school (9-12)........................| 37 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 52 | 39 College...................................| 50 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 22 Never attended and other..................| 1 | (2) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 72 | 64 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 71 | 52 | | | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................|$17,348 |$11,951 |$21,427 |$24,502 |$22,378 |$18,121 |$13,084 |$14,512 |$11,840 | | | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 2,292 | 1,843 | 2,769 | 2,895 | 2,643 | 2,368 | 1,848 | 2,028 | 1,687 Food at home................................| 1,198 | 640 | 1,079 | 1,317 | 1,380 | 1,462 | 1,301 | 1,400 | 1,213 Cereals and bakery products...............| 183 | 105 | 155 | 198 | 192 | 211 | 213 | 224 | 204 Cereals and cereal products.............| 61 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 66 Bakery products.........................| 122 | 65 | 102 | 135 | 130 | 141 | 143 | 147 | 138 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 291 | 112 | 258 | 315 | 384 | 383 | 316 | 338 | 296 Beef....................................| 87 | 30 | 81 | 103 | 113 | 115 | 91 | 100 | 84 Pork....................................| 55 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 72 | 81 | 67 | 70 | 64 Other meats.............................| 44 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 45 Poultry.................................| 56 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 84 | 68 | 60 | 66 | 54 Fish and seafood........................| 35 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 33 Eggs....................................| 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 140 | 77 | 128 | 152 | 141 | 168 | 156 | 161 | 151 Fresh milk and cream....................| 64 | 37 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 75 Other dairy products....................| 75 | 41 | 69 | 85 | 76 | 93 | 82 | 88 | 76 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 211 | 90 | 180 | 224 | 227 | 243 | 258 | 272 | 245 Fresh fruits............................| 67 | 27 | 54 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 78 Fresh vegetables........................| 62 | 21 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 78 | 73 | 79 | 68 Processed fruits........................| 50 | 27 | 42 | 62 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 55 | 63 Processed vegetables....................| 32 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 36 | | | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 372 | 256 | 358 | 427 | 436 | 458 | 358 | 405 | 317 Sugar and other sweets..................| 48 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 57 | 64 | 51 Fats and oils...........................| 32 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 38 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 167 | 121 | 168 | 199 | 185 | 200 | 156 | 178 | 136 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 109 | 76 | 111 | 129 | 140 | 134 | 97 | 109 | 86 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 Food away from home.........................| 1,094 | 1,203 | 1,690 | 1,578 | 1,262 | 906 | 547 | 628 | 475 | | | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 262 | 280 | 496 | 460 | 358 | 135 | 63 | 92 | 37 | | | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 6,011 | 3,372 | 7,313 | 8,347 | 7,425 | 6,296 | 5,088 | 5,215 | 4,975 Shelter.....................................| 3,788 | 2,297 | 5,055 | 5,683 | 4,666 | 3,754 | 2,797 | 2,857 | 2,747 Owned dwellings...........................| 1,582 | 137 | 1,700 | 2,804 | 2,537 | 1,719 | 1,385 | 1,556 | 1,239 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 794 | 83 | 1,256 | 2,017 | 1,642 | 687 | 183 | 347 | 42 Property taxes..........................| 410 | 28 | 219 | 482 | 469 | 525 | 606 | 606 | 606 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 378 | 27 | 225 | 304 | 426 | 507 | 596 | 603 | 590 Rented dwellings..........................| 2,023 | 1,937 | 3,200 | 2,606 | 1,876 | 1,852 | 1,286 | 1,154 | 1,399 Other lodging.............................| 183 | 223 | 155 | 274 | 253 | 183 | 126 | 146 | 109 | | | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,222 | 582 | 1,192 | 1,411 | 1,477 | 1,438 | 1,316 | 1,385 | 1,257 Natural gas...............................| 156 | 39 | 119 | 157 | 177 | 221 | 204 | 232 | 180 Electricity...............................| 453 | 171 | 418 | 517 | 579 | 582 | 499 | 514 | 486 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 61 | 4/5 | 28 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 111 | 104 | 117 Telephone services........................| 445 | 346 | 563 | 578 | 536 | 425 | 352 | 379 | 329 Water and other public services...........| 107 | 21 | 64 | 112 | 133 | 146 | 150 | 155 | 145 Household operations........................| 208 | 27 | 109 | 201 | 198 | 190 | 355 | 226 | 466 Personal services.........................| 41 | 4/0 | 4/12 | 4/30 | 4/2 | 4/15 | 97 | 4/8 | 173 Other household expenses..................| 167 | 27 | 96 | 171 | 196 | 175 | 258 | 217 | 293 | | | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 210 | 100 | 203 | 235 | 211 | 259 | 230 | 282 | 184 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 49 | 24 | 49 | 59 | 50 | 62 | 50 | 63 | 39 Other household products..................| 78 | 25 | 73 | 91 | 69 | 106 | 89 | 101 | 77 Postage and stationery....................| 83 | 51 | 81 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 118 | 68 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 583 | 366 | 754 | 816 | 873 | 655 | 390 | 466 | 322 Household textiles........................| 42 | 20 | 37 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 46 | 61 | 33 Furniture.................................| 152 | 115 | 238 | 239 | 161 | 165 | 82 | 81 | 82 Floor coverings...........................| 63 | 4/3 | 4/13 | 42 | 4/353 | 4/92 | 33 | 4/25 | 4/39 Major appliances..........................| 64 | 27 | 69 | 86 | 68 | 78 | 62 | 72 | 54 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 42 | 23 | 46 | 53 | 42 | 55 | 38 | 50 | 28 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 221 | 178 | 351 | 335 | 217 | 210 | 129 | 176 | 87 | | | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 933 | 820 | 1,163 | 1,700 | 1,062 | 813 | 564 | 798 | 356 Men and boys................................| 219 | 242 | 354 | 376 | 332 | 133 | 72 | 111 | 37 Men, 16 and over..........................| 207 | 238 | 352 | 335 | 322 | 115 | 64 | 98 | 33 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 12 | 4/4 | 4/2 | 41 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 4/4 Women and girls.............................| 392 | 305 | 354 | 752 | 377 | 408 | 312 | 459 | 180 Women, 16 and over........................| 383 | 300 | 346 | 732 | 368 | 396 | 302 | 445 | 175 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10 | 4/4 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 4 Children under 2............................| 13 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 6 Footwear....................................| 129 | 97 | 154 | 271 | 137 | 95 | 82 | 97 | 69 Other apparel products and services.........| 180 | 169 | 284 | 286 | 202 | 157 | 88 | 115 | 65 | | | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 2,641 | 2,307 | 3,813 | 3,889 | 3,422 | 2,762 | 1,409 | 1,800 | 1,073 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 930 | 861 | 1,411 | 1,555 | 932 | 1,129 | 393 | 475 | 4/323 Cars and trucks, new......................| 460 | 345 | 644 | 885 | 501 | 682 | 165 | 246 | 4/95 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 457 | 500 | 735 | 635 | 431 | 446 | 228 | 227 | 228 Other vehicles............................| 13 | 4/15 | 32 | 4/35 | (5) | (5) | 4/1 | 4/1 | (5) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 528 | 531 | 739 | 706 | 675 | 496 | 310 | 415 | 220 Other vehicle expenses......................| 938 | 731 | 1,374 | 1,324 | 1,271 | 907 | 558 | 719 | 420 Vehicle finance charges...................| 124 | 109 | 239 | 217 | 160 | 85 | 32 | 63 | 4/6 Maintenance and repairs...................| 363 | 290 | 521 | 463 | 522 | 361 | 226 | 293 | 168 Vehicle insurance.........................| 329 | 247 | 430 | 425 | 426 | 348 | 241 | 292 | 198 | | | | | | | | | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | | other charges............................| 122 | 84 | 184 | 219 | 164 | 113 | 59 | 71 | 49 Public transportation.......................| 245 | 185 | 290 | 303 | 545 | 230 | 147 | 191 | 110 | | | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 996 | 252 | 579 | 886 | 847 | 1,246 | 1,564 | 1,459 | 1,655 Health insurance............................| 421 | 68 | 225 | 281 | 334 | 501 | 742 | 693 | 785 Medical services............................| 344 | 122 | 208 | 433 | 315 | 487 | 448 | 439 | 457 Drugs.......................................| 174 | 31 | 90 | 107 | 142 | 193 | 313 | 277 | 343 Medical supplies............................| 56 | 31 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 71 | | | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 853 | 718 | 1,194 | 1,097 | 1,468 | 1,085 | 388 | 530 | 266 Fees and admissions.........................| 231 | 258 | 382 | 284 | 282 | 210 | 108 | 138 | 82 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 301 | 276 | 422 | 427 | 483 | 260 | 159 | 206 | 119 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 149 | 58 | 187 | 211 | 374 | 163 | 77 | 105 | 52 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | | and services...............................| 172 | 126 | 204 | 175 | 329 | 452 | 44 | 80 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 220 | 173 | 242 | 274 | 247 | 245 | 189 | 221 | 162 | | | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 112 | 66 | 124 | 164 | 136 | 113 | 97 | 112 | 84 | | | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 315 | 1,176 | 342 | 150 | 245 | 184 | 36 | 26 | 45 | | | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 154 | 95 | 188 | 255 | 269 | 199 | 76 | 118 | 41 | | | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 605 | 240 | 619 | 1,031 | 847 | 835 | 455 | 623 | 311 | | | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 692 | 55 | 391 | 773 | 1,103 | 508 | 1,055 | 1,076 | 1,037 | | | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 1,263 | 552 | 2,193 | 2,582 | 2,305 | 1,330 | 251 | 415 | 111 Life and other personal insurance...........| 113 | 16 | 102 | 173 | 170 | 181 | 104 | 116 | 94 Pensions and Social Security................| 1,149 | 536 | 2,090 | 2,409 | 2,135 | 1,149 | 147 | 300 | 17 | | | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 18,369 | 8,944 | 25,028 | 30,326 | 25,641 | 18,532 | 12,302 | 13,515 | 11,211 Wages and salaries..........................| 12,235 | 7,261 | 22,710 | 26,459 | 21,454 | 11,605 | 908 | 1,807 | 101 Self-employment income......................| 896 | 85 | 1,329 | 2,715 | 1,435 | 489 | 286 | 480 | 4/112 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 3,420 | 4/24 | 153 | 261 | 694 | 3,625 | 8,629 | 8,833 | 8,445 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | | property income............................| 1,088 | 136 | 320 | 336 | 1,214 | 1,583 | 2,049 | 1,970 | 2,120 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 121 | 35 | 98 | 193 | 227 | 277 | 71 | 62 | 80 | | | | | | | | | Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 152 | 37 | 67 | 83 | 271 | 441 | 165 | 153 | 176 Regular contributions for support...........| 318 | 1,068 | 164 | 132 | 283 | 345 | 140 | 141 | 139 Other income................................| 139 | 298 | 186 | 149 | 64 | 167 | 52 | 68 | 37 | | | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,855 | 616 | 2,932 | 4,136 | 2,732 | 1,744 | 734 | 928 | 560 Federal income taxes........................| 1,468 | 481 | 2,312 | 3,296 | 2,220 | 1,420 | 552 | 702 | 417 State and local income taxes................| 329 | 130 | 602 | 768 | 433 | 258 | 92 | 124 | 63 Other taxes.................................| 58 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 78 | 67 | 90 | 102 | 80 | | | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 16,514 | 8,328 | 22,096 | 26,190 | 22,909 | 16,788 | 11,568 | 12,587 | 10,651 | | | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| -299 | 197 | -130 | -411 | 85 | -1,493 | -314 | -117 | -483 Net change in total assets..................| 901 | 769 | 2,411 | 3,416 | 1,624 | -927 | -486 | -520 | -457 Net change in total liabilities.............| 1,200 | 572 | 2,540 | 3,827 | 1,539 | 566 | -172 | -403 | 26 | | | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 253 | 192 | 205 | 525 | 185 | 136 | 256 | 332 | 190 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -225 | -20 | -247 | -564 | -513 | -256 | -83 | -156 | -22 Estimated market value of owned home........| 36,654 | 2,184 | 21,340 | 43,312 | 49,692 | 48,410 | 50,765 | 53,116 | 48,753 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 237 | 15 | 152 | 284 | 312 | 318 | 320 | 351 | 293 | | | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 728 | 451 | 714 | 991 | 1,049 | 825 | 635 | 726 | 553 Food........................................| 43 | 18 | 31 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 27 | 29 | 25 Housing.....................................| 175 | 118 | 159 | 198 | 186 | 184 | 195 | 194 | 194 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 27 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 16 Household textiles........................| 10 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 4/14 | 4/4 | 4/10 | 13 | 26 | 4/2 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 20 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 17 Major appliances........................| 6 | 4/3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4/6 | 6 | 8 | 4/4 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares.............................| 13 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 12 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 40 | 31 | 51 | 69 | 45 | 39 | 24 | 35 | 14 Other housing.............................| 80 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 100 | 81 | 108 | 65 | 145 Apparel and services........................| 196 | 131 | 248 | 387 | 203 | 189 | 121 | 194 | 58 Males 2 and over..........................| 52 | 26 | 65 | 79 | 82 | 58 | 33 | 47 | 21 Females 2 and over........................| 71 | 50 | 72 | 176 | 60 | 51 | 48 | 77 | 22 Children under 2..........................| 13 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 6 Other apparel products and services.......| 60 | 48 | 94 | 115 | 47 | 58 | 30 | 54 | 8 Jewelry and watches.....................| 38 | 38 | 69 | 53 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 34 | 8 All other apparel products and services.| 22 | 4/9 | 25 | 62 | 4/22 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 4/1 Transportation..............................| 49 | 17 | 74 | 41 | 181 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | Health care.................................| 60 | 4/4 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 27 | 137 | 130 | 143 Entertainment...............................| 53 | 30 | 61 | 75 | 104 | 80 | 27 | 34 | 20 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 18 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 4 Other entertainment.......................| 35 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 78 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 16 Education...................................| 60 | 45 | 14 | 59 | 180 | 156 | 4/29 | 4/16 | 4/41 All other gifts.............................| 92 | 89 | 115 | 119 | 83 | 59 | 83 | 116 | 55 | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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.