Table 3610. Consumer units of two or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | Item | two or | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 and | 65-74 | 75 and | more | 25 | | | | | over | | over |persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 70,228 | 3,358 | 15,749 | 17,816 | 12,509 | 9,558 | 11,239 | 7,406 | 3,832 | | | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................|$38,663 |$20,508 |$35,765 |$43,846 |$50,388 |$42,066 |$25,326 |$27,302 |$21,625 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 35,121 | 19,440 | 32,666 | 39,419 | 45,710 | 37,806 | 23,531 | 25,648 | 19,566 Age of reference person.......................| 46.3 | 22.1 | 29.9 | 39.5 | 49.2 | 59.5 | 72.6 | 69.1 | 79.5 | | | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 Children under 18...........................| 1.0 | .9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | (2) | (2) | (2) | .1 | .1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 Earners.....................................| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .7 | .8 | .4 Vehicles....................................| 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | | | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Male......................................| 73 | 56 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 76 Female....................................| 27 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 71 | 16 | 52 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 88 With mortgage...........................| 47 | 13 | 46 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 25 | 9 Without mortgage........................| 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 79 Renter....................................| 29 | 84 | 48 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 White and other...........................| 89 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 92 | | | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 32 High school (9-12)........................| 46 | 63 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 43 College...................................| 45 | 33 | 49 | 56 | 47 | 39 | 27 | 29 | 23 Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 92 | 80 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 87 | | | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................|$33,514 |$22,187 |$31,003 |$38,326 |$40,698 |$34,397 |$24,077 |$25,907 |$20,514 | | | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 5,054 | 3,492 | 4,644 | 5,885 | 5,892 | 4,952 | 3,953 | 4,177 | 3,510 Food at home................................| 3,099 | 2,091 | 2,874 | 3,606 | 3,428 | 2,997 | 2,643 | 2,727 | 2,476 Cereals and bakery products...............| 465 | 307 | 422 | 558 | 505 | 435 | 410 | 419 | 391 Cereals and cereal products.............| 166 | 118 | 164 | 205 | 173 | 145 | 134 | 134 | 134 Bakery products.........................| 299 | 188 | 258 | 353 | 331 | 290 | 276 | 285 | 257 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 842 | 551 | 771 | 943 | 970 | 854 | 721 | 760 | 642 Beef....................................| 276 | 189 | 261 | 314 | 308 | 262 | 237 | 258 | 196 Pork....................................| 171 | 113 | 150 | 187 | 199 | 177 | 153 | 158 | 144 Other meats.............................| 122 | 80 | 111 | 135 | 148 | 123 | 102 | 107 | 91 Poultry.................................| 138 | 84 | 129 | 154 | 163 | 140 | 111 | 119 | 94 Fish and seafood........................| 99 | 55 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 85 Eggs....................................| 37 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 32 | | | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 355 | 237 | 351 | 416 | 380 | 328 | 294 | 301 | 280 Fresh milk and cream....................| 162 | 119 | 166 | 189 | 167 | 141 | 137 | 140 | 131 Other dairy products....................| 193 | 119 | 184 | 227 | 213 | 187 | 157 | 161 | 150 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 499 | 280 | 441 | 565 | 535 | 503 | 498 | 500 | 494 Fresh fruits............................| 155 | 67 | 133 | 174 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 159 | 171 Fresh vegetables........................| 146 | 90 | 126 | 163 | 162 | 153 | 140 | 146 | 127 Processed fruits........................| 112 | 65 | 102 | 129 | 118 | 101 | 117 | 115 | 121 Processed vegetables....................| 86 | 59 | 81 | 98 | 92 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 74 | | | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 938 | 717 | 889 | 1,124 | 1,038 | 878 | 721 | 747 | 669 Sugar and other sweets..................| 117 | 74 | 103 | 139 | 130 | 117 | 101 | 106 | 92 Fats and oils...........................| 85 | 51 | 71 | 99 | 94 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 75 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 428 | 382 | 434 | 527 | 455 | 363 | 304 | 314 | 285 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 261 | 190 | 244 | 308 | 304 | 247 | 197 | 199 | 192 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 47 | 20 | 38 | 51 | 56 | 66 | 38 | 45 | 25 Food away from home.........................| 1,956 | 1,401 | 1,771 | 2,278 | 2,464 | 1,955 | 1,310 | 1,450 | 1,034 | | | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 308 | 290 | 326 | 343 | 339 | 297 | 209 | 250 | 127 | | | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 10,129 | 6,686 | 10,249 | 11,765 | 11,515 | 9,764 | 7,170 | 7,478 | 6,571 Shelter.....................................| 5,490 | 3,949 | 5,935 | 6,565 | 6,310 | 4,804 | 3,289 | 3,490 | 2,902 Owned dwellings...........................| 3,713 | 647 | 3,518 | 4,766 | 4,618 | 3,579 | 2,340 | 2,479 | 2,071 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 2,293 | 461 | 2,675 | 3,274 | 2,959 | 1,663 | 546 | 712 | 226 Property taxes..........................| 804 | 105 | 474 | 861 | 985 | 1,080 | 948 | 969 | 906 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 616 | 81 | 368 | 632 | 674 | 836 | 847 | 798 | 939 Rented dwellings..........................| 1,381 | 3,160 | 2,261 | 1,439 | 1,020 | 656 | 545 | 537 | 561 | | | | | | | | | Other lodging.............................| 395 | 141 | 157 | 360 | 672 | 570 | 404 | 473 | 270 | | | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 2,219 | 1,391 | 1,913 | 2,336 | 2,620 | 2,429 | 2,083 | 2,163 | 1,929 Natural gas...............................| 284 | 152 | 231 | 294 | 330 | 320 | 299 | 309 | 279 Electricity...............................| 908 | 527 | 782 | 960 | 1,054 | 1,014 | 863 | 900 | 791 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 117 | 42 | 75 | 109 | 129 | 152 | 167 | 154 | 191 Telephone services........................| 667 | 579 | 632 | 704 | 826 | 672 | 504 | 540 | 436 Water and other public services...........| 243 | 91 | 194 | 269 | 280 | 272 | 250 | 259 | 232 Household operations........................| 540 | 293 | 699 | 670 | 382 | 445 | 443 | 359 | 605 Personal services.........................| 283 | 231 | 577 | 399 | 71 | 71 | 119 | 33 | 286 Other household expenses..................| 257 | 61 | 122 | 271 | 312 | 375 | 324 | 327 | 319 | | | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 494 | 259 | 423 | 552 | 542 | 570 | 455 | 464 | 439 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 140 | 83 | 131 | 161 | 158 | 147 | 110 | 109 | 111 Other household products..................| 217 | 100 | 169 | 247 | 241 | 270 | 200 | 212 | 174 Postage and stationery....................| 137 | 76 | 123 | 145 | 143 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 153 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 1,387 | 795 | 1,278 | 1,642 | 1,661 | 1,516 | 900 | 1,002 | 697 Household textiles........................| 121 | 55 | 88 | 137 | 166 | 148 | 92 | 113 | 48 Furniture.................................| 361 | 327 | 369 | 410 | 440 | 385 | 170 | 180 | 151 Floor coverings...........................| 119 | 14 | 115 | 130 | 144 | 167 | 73 | 80 | 59 Major appliances..........................| 169 | 105 | 159 | 182 | 176 | 204 | 147 | 154 | 134 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 92 | 50 | 75 | 94 | 114 | 116 | 79 | 81 | 74 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 525 | 244 | 473 | 689 | 622 | 496 | 338 | 393 | 232 | | | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 1,965 | 1,446 | 1,802 | 2,455 | 2,442 | 1,838 | 1,155 | 1,316 | 837 Men and boys................................| 485 | 326 | 445 | 635 | 612 | 450 | 243 | 282 | 165 Men, 16 and over..........................| 383 | 287 | 316 | 454 | 531 | 404 | 214 | 243 | 156 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 102 | 38 | 129 | 181 | 81 | 46 | 29 | 39 | 9 Women and girls.............................| 805 | 430 | 661 | 1,016 | 1,022 | 796 | 552 | 657 | 342 Women, 16 and over........................| 679 | 381 | 531 | 769 | 912 | 747 | 521 | 619 | 326 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 125 | 49 | 130 | 247 | 110 | 49 | 30 | 38 | 16 Children under 2............................| 100 | 230 | 176 | 96 | 70 | 59 | 28 | 33 | 20 Footwear....................................| 274 | 154 | 241 | 343 | 348 | 250 | 186 | 184 | 190 Other apparel products and services.........| 301 | 306 | 279 | 364 | 390 | 283 | 146 | 160 | 119 | | | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 6,102 | 5,367 | 5,767 | 6,655 | 7,579 | 6,193 | 4,191 | 4,769 | 3,074 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 2,581 | 2,851 | 2,597 | 2,814 | 3,130 | 2,405 | 1,646 | 1,855 | 1,242 Cars and trucks, new......................| 1,373 | 1,101 | 1,255 | 1,482 | 1,665 | 1,338 | 1,153 | 1,283 | 902 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 1,183 | 1,628 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,442 | 1,055 | 491 | 570 | 340 Other vehicles............................| 25 | 122 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 4/12 | 4/1 | 4/2 | (5) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 1,212 | 946 | 1,145 | 1,324 | 1,492 | 1,264 | 853 | 979 | 610 Other vehicle expenses......................| 1,983 | 1,397 | 1,800 | 2,178 | 2,554 | 2,079 | 1,390 | 1,602 | 978 Vehicle finance charges...................| 356 | 313 | 410 | 402 | 464 | 313 | 134 | 176 | 53 | | | | | | | | | Maintenance and repairs...................| 694 | 497 | 578 | 767 | 860 | 788 | 532 | 614 | 374 Vehicle insurance.........................| 690 | 474 | 575 | 735 | 916 | 746 | 544 | 594 | 446 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | | other charges............................| 244 | 112 | 237 | 274 | 314 | 233 | 179 | 218 | 105 Public transportation.......................| 325 | 173 | 225 | 339 | 403 | 445 | 302 | 332 | 243 | | | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 1,719 | 538 | 1,140 | 1,565 | 1,830 | 1,988 | 2,778 | 2,702 | 2,927 Health insurance............................| 696 | 195 | 460 | 586 | 664 | 790 | 1,303 | 1,251 | 1,405 Medical services............................| 641 | 209 | 466 | 678 | 761 | 715 | 761 | 792 | 702 Drugs.......................................| 282 | 94 | 151 | 197 | 273 | 383 | 579 | 529 | 676 Medical supplies............................| 101 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 131 | 100 | 134 | 130 | 143 | | | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 1,677 | 1,051 | 1,661 | 1,947 | 2,082 | 1,770 | 930 | 1,074 | 650 Fees and admissions.........................| 430 | 185 | 328 | 561 | 517 | 435 | 338 | 380 | 257 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 523 | 482 | 526 | 611 | 639 | 462 | 312 | 355 | 227 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 321 | 210 | 345 | 393 | 370 | 311 | 163 | 190 | 112 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | | and services...............................| 403 | 174 | 462 | 383 | 555 | 561 | 117 | 150 | 55 | | | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 444 | 282 | 381 | 500 | 533 | 463 | 378 | 387 | 359 | | | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 176 | 83 | 141 | 194 | 203 | 200 | 176 | 189 | 152 | | | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 470 | 434 | 319 | 554 | 895 | 491 | 69 | 75 | 56 | | | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 323 | 343 | 305 | 339 | 388 | 358 | 213 | 252 | 138 | | | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 946 | 476 | 802 | 1,160 | 1,190 | 980 | 652 | 716 | 527 | | | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 958 | 215 | 434 | 973 | 1,364 | 1,336 | 1,114 | 1,109 | 1,123 | | | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 3,243 | 1,485 | 3,032 | 3,992 | 4,449 | 3,767 | 1,090 | 1,414 | 463 Life and other personal insurance...........| 442 | 93 | 272 | 481 | 647 | 594 | 367 | 446 | 214 Pensions and Social Security................| 2,801 | 1,392 | 2,760 | 3,511 | 3,802 | 3,173 | 723 | 968 | 249 | | | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 38,663 | 20,508 | 35,765 | 43,846 | 50,388 | 42,066 | 25,326 | 27,302 | 21,625 Wages and salaries..........................| 29,876 | 17,886 | 31,817 | 37,709 | 41,937 | 29,854 | 6,084 | 8,127 | 2,257 Self-employment income......................| 3,044 | 440 | 2,146 | 3,693 | 5,304 | 3,865 | 1,087 | 1,365 | 567 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 3,540 | 106 | 201 | 553 | 1,219 | 5,736 | 14,621 | 14,501 | 14,846 | | | | | | | | | Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | | property income............................| 1,122 | 92 | 265 | 690 | 950 | 1,698 | 3,038 | 2,783 | 3,516 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 275 | 260 | 240 | 299 | 352 | 343 | 160 | 185 | 115 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 451 | 1,237 | 693 | 364 | 304 | 407 | 193 | 179 | 217 Regular contributions for support...........| 254 | 318 | 273 | 424 | 243 | 103 | 74 | 87 | 4/50 Other income................................| 100 | 167 | 131 | 115 | 80 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 4/56 | | | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 3,542 | 1,067 | 3,100 | 4,427 | 4,678 | 4,259 | 1,795 | 1,654 | 2,059 Federal income taxes........................| 2,735 | 795 | 2,376 | 3,426 | 3,645 | 3,284 | 1,383 | 1,262 | 1,611 State and local income taxes................| 687 | 262 | 669 | 858 | 894 | 785 | 284 | 270 | 310 Other taxes.................................| 119 | 10 | 55 | 144 | 139 | 190 | 127 | 121 | 138 | | | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 35,121 | 19,440 | 32,666 | 39,419 | 45,710 | 37,806 | 23,531 | 25,648 | 19,566 | | | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 145 | -721 | -1,010 | -859 | 454 | 3,325 | 565 | -359 | 2,350 Net change in total assets..................| 3,749 | 2,244 | 5,089 | 4,538 | 3,705 | 3,613 | 1,233 | 812 | 2,045 Net change in total liabilities.............| 3,604 | 2,965 | 6,099 | 5,397 | 3,251 | 288 | 668 | 1,172 | -305 | | | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 336 | 109 | 159 | 412 | 459 | 546 | 219 | 270 | 119 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -712 | -91 | -584 | -914 | -1,087 | -747 | -311 | -403 | -132 Estimated market value of owned home........| 78,479 | 8,432 | 45,812 | 82,598 | 98,448 |105,444 | 93,496 | 97,428 | 85,898 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 471 | 68 | 326 | 500 | 581 | 583 | 532 | 547 | 502 | | | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 1,044 | 447 | 636 | 959 | 1,800 | 1,406 | 781 | 907 | 533 Food........................................| 104 | 31 | 38 | 102 | 208 | 136 | 76 | 85 | 57 Housing.....................................| 282 | 127 | 213 | 273 | 440 | 348 | 207 | 234 | 153 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 42 | 16 | 37 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 34 Household textiles........................| 15 | 4/4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 4/3 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 32 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 60 | 30 | 38 | 16 Major appliances........................| 6 | 4/0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4/5 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares.............................| 25 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 31 | 11 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 70 | 19 | 64 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 60 | 71 | 38 Other housing.............................| 123 | 79 | 83 | 117 | 246 | 124 | 67 | 70 | 62 Apparel and services........................| 268 | 187 | 210 | 243 | 374 | 337 | 235 | 290 | 126 Males 2 and over..........................| 73 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 100 | 110 | 65 | 74 | 46 Females 2 and over........................| 107 | 56 | 65 | 109 | 154 | 115 | 120 | 154 | 52 | | | | | | | | | Children under 2..........................| 42 | 38 | 51 | 37 | 50 | 47 | 22 | 28 | 12 Other apparel products and services.......| 46 | 52 | 36 | 38 | 70 | 65 | 28 | 34 | 17 Jewelry and watches.....................| 21 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 5 All other apparel products and services.| 25 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 11 Transportation..............................| 57 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 116 | 86 | 38 | 45 | 23 Health care.................................| 28 | 4/2 | 6 | 32 | 60 | 35 | 21 | 25 | 4/14 Entertainment...............................| 74 | 31 | 62 | 63 | 94 | 124 | 58 | 72 | 33 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 30 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 64 | 25 | 31 | 13 Other entertainment.......................| 45 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 65 | 60 | 33 | 40 | 20 Education...................................| 124 | 4/5 | 6 | 92 | 374 | 218 | 15 | 17 | 4/12 All other gifts.............................| 107 | 55 | 69 | 110 | 134 | 122 | 130 | 138 | 115 | | | | | | | | | _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. _