Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991-92 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | Item | five or | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 and | more | 25 | | | | | over | persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 9,962 | 299 | 2,497 | 4,209 | 1,811 | 811 | 336 | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $41,350 | $28,073 | $31,140 | $44,023 | $49,511 | $47,439 | $43,084 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 38,475 | 26,838 | 29,591 | 40,663 | 45,754 | 43,754 | 40,998 Age of reference person.......................| 41.0 | 22.6 | 30.9 | 39.3 | 48.5 | 58.7 | 71.1 | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 Children under 18...........................| 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 Persons 65 and over.........................| .1 | (2) | (2) | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 Earners.....................................| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 Vehicles....................................| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Male......................................| 74 | 52 | 66 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 68 Female....................................| 26 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 32 | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 66 | 23 | 51 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 87 With mortgage...........................| 52 | 12 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 43 Without mortgage........................| 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 43 Renter....................................| 34 | 77 | 49 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 13 | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 17 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 36 White and other...........................| 83 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 78 | 64 | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 12 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 31 High school (9-12)........................| 48 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 33 College...................................| 40 | 9 | 35 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 28 Never attended and other..................| 1 | (3) | (4) | (4) | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 91 | 81 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 91 | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $38,049 | $25,803 | $31,158 | $40,459 | $43,370 | $40,036 | $38,883 | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 6,410 | 4,291 | 5,611 | 6,578 | 7,497 | 6,793 | 6,757 Food at home................................| 4,476 | 3,320 | 4,047 | 4,554 | 5,023 | 4,583 | 5,243 Cereals and bakery products...............| 720 | 502 | 659 | 745 | 786 | 717 | 805 Cereals and cereal products.............| 276 | 187 | 260 | 294 | 272 | 254 | 321 Bakery products.........................| 444 | 315 | 399 | 451 | 515 | 463 | 484 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 1,190 | 938 | 1,040 | 1,167 | 1,382 | 1,343 | 1,694 Beef....................................| 393 | 240 | 348 | 395 | 455 | 446 | 481 Pork....................................| 248 | 206 | 219 | 234 | 275 | 325 | 436 Other meats.............................| 174 | 106 | 158 | 166 | 216 | 179 | 261 Poultry.................................| 203 | 196 | 179 | 206 | 210 | 218 | 299 Fish and seafood........................| 118 | 120 | 88 | 116 | 169 | 119 | 144 Eggs....................................| 53 | 71 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 73 | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 534 | 373 | 493 | 557 | 588 | 489 | 535 Fresh milk and cream....................| 259 | 204 | 237 | 270 | 286 | 243 | 258 Other dairy products....................| 274 | 170 | 256 | 287 | 302 | 246 | 277 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 678 | 450 | 570 | 722 | 751 | 673 | 868 Fresh fruits............................| 208 | 102 | 175 | 232 | 215 | 186 | 282 Fresh vegetables........................| 197 | 144 | 167 | 201 | 214 | 229 | 298 Processed fruits........................| 155 | 83 | 126 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 138 Processed vegetables....................| 118 | 121 | 103 | 114 | 146 | 122 | 149 | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 1,355 | 1,056 | 1,284 | 1,363 | 1,515 | 1,362 | 1,341 Sugar and other sweets..................| 173 | 109 | 163 | 181 | 192 | 158 | 164 Fats and oils...........................| 119 | 93 | 98 | 127 | 134 | 106 | 170 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 655 | 571 | 630 | 634 | 755 | 686 | 648 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 351 | 263 | 332 | 358 | 382 | 380 | 317 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 56 | 5/21 | 61 | 64 | 52 | 31 | 5/43 Food away from home.........................| 1,934 | 971 | 1,564 | 2,024 | 2,475 | 2,210 | 1,514 | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 193 | 108 | 157 | 213 | 215 | 134 | 304 | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 11,491 | 7,110 | 10,361 | 12,453 | 11,993 | 10,916 | 10,383 Shelter.....................................| 6,433 | 4,088 | 5,857 | 7,044 | 6,690 | 5,822 | 5,237 Owned dwellings...........................| 4,360 | 666 | 3,204 | 5,204 | 4,816 | 4,224 | 3,538 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 2,958 | 5/372 | 2,383 | 3,681 | 3,020 | 2,537 | 1,153 Property taxes..........................| 863 | 193 | 532 | 929 | 1,132 | 1,068 | 1,149 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 539 | 5/100 | 289 | 594 | 664 | 620 | 1,235 Rented dwellings..........................| 1,819 | 3,305 | 2,574 | 1,570 | 1,387 | 1,379 | 1,410 | | | | | | | Other lodging.............................| 254 | 5/118 | 80 | 270 | 487 | 218 | 290 | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 2,606 | 1,965 | 2,218 | 2,633 | 2,942 | 2,922 | 3,158 Natural gas...............................| 348 | 221 | 289 | 361 | 379 | 408 | 441 Electricity...............................| 1,064 | 703 | 877 | 1,110 | 1,157 | 1,225 | 1,318 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 93 | 5/31 | 74 | 89 | 139 | 75 | 5/122 Telephone services........................| 787 | 885 | 721 | 754 | 918 | 796 | 887 Water and other public services...........| 314 | 124 | 258 | 319 | 349 | 418 | 390 Household operations........................| 578 | 306 | 679 | 653 | 386 | 464 | 424 Personal services.........................| 350 | 5/270 | 552 | 377 | 115 | 206 | 205 Other household expenses..................| 228 | 36 | 127 | 276 | 271 | 258 | 219 | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 529 | 277 | 410 | 580 | 684 | 407 | 569 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 189 | 143 | 141 | 206 | 241 | 156 | 225 Other household products..................| 227 | 98 | 177 | 249 | 302 | 167 | 216 Postage and stationery....................| 113 | 5/36 | 92 | 125 | 141 | 84 | 128 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 1,345 | 474 | 1,197 | 1,543 | 1,292 | 1,301 | 995 Household textiles........................| 116 | 5/25 | 80 | 119 | 180 | 74 | 231 Furniture.................................| 373 | 150 | 348 | 402 | 338 | 443 | 401 Floor coverings...........................| 54 | 5/5 | 5/61 | 71 | 5/21 | 5/42 | (3) Major appliances..........................| 180 | 5/93 | 149 | 203 | 166 | 239 | 5/122 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 84 | 5/29 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 68 | 40 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 538 | 171 | 471 | 659 | 499 | 435 | 201 | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 2,595 | 2,511 | 2,139 | 2,748 | 3,025 | 2,714 | 2,197 Men and boys................................| 661 | 587 | 585 | 696 | 799 | 544 | 428 Men, 16 and over..........................| 422 | 326 | 327 | 436 | 600 | 404 | 249 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 240 | 261 | 258 | 260 | 199 | 140 | 179 Women and girls.............................| 1,000 | 708 | 651 | 1,118 | 1,227 | 1,380 | 928 Women, 16 and over........................| 702 | 590 | 380 | 754 | 935 | 1,236 | 726 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 298 | 118 | 272 | 364 | 292 | 145 | 202 Children under 2............................| 180 | 614 | 207 | 160 | 140 | 111 | 127 Footwear....................................| 428 | 5/219 | 411 | 419 | 517 | 390 | 476 Other apparel products and services.........| 326 | 382 | 284 | 355 | 342 | 289 | 238 | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 6,904 | 5,845 | 5,540 | 7,035 | 8,266 | 7,385 | 7,868 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 3,021 | 2,780 | 2,677 | 3,012 | 3,424 | 3,047 | 5/3,673 Cars and trucks, new......................| 1,292 | 5/655 | 774 | 1,417 | 1,667 | 1,518 | 5/1,559 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 1,714 | 2,103 | 1,872 | 1,590 | 1,731 | 1,529 | 2,114 Other vehicles............................| 15 | 5/22 | 5/32 | 5/5 | 5/25 | (3) | (3) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 1,403 | 1,305 | 1,114 | 1,420 | 1,691 | 1,612 | 1,363 Other vehicle expenses......................| 2,163 | 1,276 | 1,578 | 2,253 | 2,747 | 2,417 | 2,451 Vehicle finance charges...................| 367 | 211 | 322 | 386 | 410 | 338 | 450 | | | | | | | Maintenance and repairs...................| 754 | 519 | 555 | 741 | 946 | 1,043 | 902 Vehicle insurance.........................| 741 | 351 | 529 | 758 | 1,008 | 847 | 772 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | other charges............................| 300 | 194 | 172 | 367 | 383 | 191 | 328 Public transportation.......................| 317 | 484 | 171 | 350 | 404 | 309 | 380 | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 1,556 | 756 | 1,188 | 1,664 | 1,768 | 1,558 | 2,547 Health insurance............................| 633 | 328 | 513 | 634 | 694 | 704 | 1,268 Medical services............................| 617 | 307 | 466 | 719 | 689 | 457 | 744 Drugs.......................................| 209 | 88 | 149 | 211 | 256 | 276 | 380 Medical supplies............................| 97 | 5/33 | 61 | 100 | 128 | 121 | 155 | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 1,899 | 1,063 | 1,484 | 2,159 | 1,928 | 2,192 | 1,645 Fees and admissions.........................| 467 | 171 | 243 | 603 | 573 | 321 | 475 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 651 | 525 | 559 | 705 | 684 | 671 | 598 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 390 | 251 | 393 | 410 | 299 | 568 | 332 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | and services...............................| 390 | 116 | 289 | 441 | 372 | 632 | 241 | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 512 | 366 | 383 | 533 | 664 | 556 | 576 | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 165 | 133 | 129 | 184 | 179 | 149 | 185 | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 699 | 5/508 | 236 | 834 | 1,130 | 543 | 731 | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 376 | 387 | 341 | 348 | 418 | 491 | 467 | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 902 | 466 | 682 | 1,019 | 1,008 | 870 | 937 | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 952 | 5/319 | 449 | 879 | 1,193 | 2,245 | 1,732 | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 3,398 | 1,939 | 2,458 | 3,812 | 4,086 | 3,489 | 2,555 Life and other personal insurance...........| 444 | 5/190 | 224 | 512 | 606 | 480 | 496 Pensions and Social Security................| 2,954 | 1,749 | 2,234 | 3,301 | 3,480 | 3,009 | 2,058 | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 41,350 | 28,073 | 31,140 | 44,023 | 49,511 | 47,439 | 43,084 Wages and salaries..........................| 33,667 | 24,255 | 26,066 | 37,478 | 39,749 | 33,797 | 21,658 Self-employment income......................| 3,563 | 5/642 | 1,559 | 3,661 | 5,754 | 5,670 | 5/4,273 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 1,478 | 5/24 | 562 | 788 | 969 | 4,859 | 13,785 | | | | | | | Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | property income............................| 415 | 5/91 | 245 | 317 | 837 | 560 | 735 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 425 | 5/70 | 517 | 329 | 615 | 338 | 471 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 1,332 | 2,594 | 1,662 | 1,009 | 1,069 | 1,966 | 1,428 Regular contributions for support...........| 314 | 5/238 | 370 | 284 | 325 | 168 | 5/664 Other income................................| 155 | 5/159 | 159 | 158 | 192 | 5/81 | 5/71 | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 2,874 | 1,235 | 1,549 | 3,360 | 3,757 | 3,685 | 2,086 Federal income taxes........................| 2,114 | 884 | 1,127 | 2,457 | 2,821 | 2,723 | 1,508 State and local income taxes................| 632 | 348 | 365 | 780 | 691 | 762 | 491 Other taxes.................................| 128 | 5/3 | 57 | 123 | 245 | 199 | 5/87 | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 38,475 | 26,838 | 29,591 | 40,663 | 45,754 | 43,754 | 40,998 | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 715 | 4,912 | -78 | -2,292 | -376 | 20,374 | -1,031 Net change in total assets..................| 3,247 | 1,867 | 4,332 | 2,791 | 874 | 8,488 | 2,254 Net change in total liabilities.............| 2,531 | -3,045 | 4,410 | 5,083 | 1,250 | -11,886 | 3,284 | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 269 | 5/32 | 79 | 383 | 429 | 5/40 | 5/141 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -1,065 | 5/-149 | -549 | -1,321 | -1,356 | -1,188 | -637 Estimated market value of owned home........| 74,832 | 13,973 | 44,512 | 82,124 | 91,481 | 105,843 | 98,334 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 462 | 112 | 310 | 511 | 524 | 601 | 604 | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 748 | 246 | 570 | 740 | 1,028 | 909 | 779 Food........................................| 54 | 5/29 | 28 | 58 | 85 | 57 | 5/62 Housing.....................................| 247 | 5/58 | 255 | 221 | 381 | 172 | 123 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 35 | 5/12 | 28 | 39 | 53 | 25 | 5/8 Household textiles........................| 16 | 5/0 | 5/10 | 11 | 5/41 | 5/1 | 5/34 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 18 | 5/5 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 5/22 | 5/14 Major appliances........................| 3 | 5/5 | 5/1 | 5/3 | 5/2 | 5/6 | 5/4 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | housewares.............................| 15 | (3) | 15 | 18 | 12 | 5/16 | 5/10 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 66 | 5/9 | 94 | 63 | 47 | 5/64 | 5/19 Other housing.............................| 112 | 5/31 | 107 | 87 | 225 | 60 | 5/48 Apparel and services........................| 208 | 5/108 | 184 | 196 | 274 | 244 | 213 Males, 2 and over.........................| 54 | 5/31 | 38 | 52 | 88 | 67 | 5/37 Females, 2 and over.......................| 65 | 5/37 | 67 | 60 | 73 | 100 | 5/29 | | | | | | | Children under 2..........................| 52 | 5/39 | 49 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 100 Other apparel products and services.......| 37 | 5/0 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 5/39 | 5/47 Jewelry and watches.....................| 18 | 5/0 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 5/24 | 5/21 All other apparel products and services.| 19 | (3) | 5/22 | 15 | 5/24 | 5/14 | 5/26 Transportation..............................| 27 | (3) | 19 | 23 | 16 | 118 | 5/4 Health care.................................| 13 | 5/0 | 5/5 | 12 | 5/29 | 5/14 | 5/7 Entertainment...............................| 48 | 5/9 | 31 | 48 | 56 | 95 | 5/48 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 20 | 5/2 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 62 | 5/25 Other entertainment.......................| 28 | 5/7 | 15 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 5/24 Education...................................| 78 | 5/4 | 5/13 | 116 | 64 | 5/118 | 5/123 All other gifts.............................| 73 | 5/38 | 36 | 65 | 122 | 90 | 197 | | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ No data reported. 4/ Value less than 0.5. 5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.