Table 41. Consumer units of single males by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1999-2000 All Under 65 and Item single 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 over males Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 13,667 2,199 2,725 2,485 2,220 1,470 2,569 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $29,267 $11,561 $36,007 $35,005 $39,313 $33,318 $21,439 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 26,410 10,882 32,410 31,926 35,030 28,383 20,018 Age of the reference person.................. 45.1 21.1 29.4 39.4 49.5 59.0 76.2 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 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. Persons 65 and over......................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 Earners..................................... .7 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 Vehicles.................................... 1.3 .7 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 43 7 29 46 49 60 71 With mortgage.............................. 21 3 23 33 29 30 9 Without mortgage........................... 23 5 6 13 21 30 61 Renter...................................... 57 93 71 54 51 40 29 Black....................................... 11 10 9 13 15 11 10 White and other............................. 89 90 91 87 85 89 90 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 b/ 2 3 3 6 18 High school (9-12).......................... 32 21 24 36 30 42 43 College..................................... 62 79 74 61 66 51 38 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ c/ b/ b/ 1 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 79 62 83 82 80 82 82 Average annual expenditures.................. $24,760 $16,039 $28,147 $28,863 $27,648 $28,139 $20,287 Food........................................ 3,110 2,190 3,716 3,615 3,269 3,439 2,447 Food at home............................. 1,386 820 1,325 1,510 1,552 1,700 1,433 Cereals and bakery products............ 202 116 189 207 237 241 224 Cereals and cereal products.......... 67 37 68 71 73 73 80 Bakery products...................... 135 79 121 136 164 168 144 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 346 183 308 412 415 448 326 Beef................................. 97 57 81 115 116 135 87 Pork................................. 70 28 58 85 83 90 76 Other meats.......................... 50 27 43 55 57 68 52 Poultry.............................. 61 34 56 78 75 69 51 Fish and seafood..................... 52 27 55 60 67 63 43 Eggs................................. 17 10 14 19 18 22 18 Dairy products......................... 147 86 135 157 164 180 164 Fresh milk and cream................. 57 32 44 57 68 62 75 Other dairy products................. 91 54 91 100 95 118 89 Fruits and vegetables.................. 238 117 214 243 257 295 296 Fresh fruits......................... 74 32 66 70 71 107 99 Fresh vegetables..................... 69 38 62 70 85 84 78 Processed fruits..................... 56 30 51 59 55 61 74 Processed vegetables................. 39 17 35 44 46 43 44 Other food at home..................... 452 317 479 491 479 536 423 Sugar and other sweets............... 47 35 46 50 50 50 51 Fats and oils........................ 36 22 34 40 37 40 40 Miscellaneous foods.................. 212 135 222 222 241 245 210 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 133 105 145 149 133 167 108 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 25 20 32 31 18 35 15 Food away from home.................... 1,724 1,370 2,391 2,105 1,717 1,739 1,013 Alcoholic beverages......................... 493 650 577 628 361 495 281 Housing..................................... 8,210 4,416 9,310 9,544 9,573 9,335 7,148 Shelter.................................. 5,401 3,172 6,407 6,546 6,375 5,744 4,095 Owned dwellings........................ 2,281 292 1,993 3,206 2,873 3,477 2,198 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,152 130 1,350 2,002 1,617 1,625 321 Property taxes....................... 647 133 367 688 794 1,087 964 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 482 28 276 516 462 765 913 Rented dwellings....................... 2,738 2,453 4,119 3,020 2,793 1,920 1,663 Other lodging.......................... 382 427 295 319 709 346 234 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,491 682 1,560 1,684 1,632 1,684 1,693 Natural gas............................ 174 48 152 176 199 229 251 Electricity............................ 536 227 532 606 582 642 637 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 51 d/ 7 29 43 48 53 121 Telephone services..................... 585 356 736 711 642 563 464 Water and other public services........ 145 44 111 148 160 197 219 Household operations..................... 283 51 207 211 339 408 510 Personal services...................... 68 d/ 5 d/ 41 d/ 22 d/ 75 d/ 5 d/ 224 Other household expenses............... 215 46 166 189 264 402 285 Housekeeping supplies.................... 178 67 154 192 198 207 233 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 47 20 46 58 58 50 46 Other household products............... 87 27 66 88 88 104 137 Postage and stationery................. 44 20 42 46 52 54 49 Household furnishings and equipment...... 857 444 982 911 1,028 1,292 618 Household textiles..................... 41 10 40 73 65 43 17 Furniture.............................. 212 102 342 223 230 244 122 Floor coverings........................ 10 d/ 2 16 d/ 9 d/ 2 d/ 8 d/ 18 Major appliances....................... 92 24 82 104 101 132 112 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 58 17 31 35 72 49 129 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 445 289 472 466 558 816 219 Apparel and services........................ 836 769 1,246 1,003 833 725 408 Men and boys............................. 396 395 582 512 381 295 185 Men, 16 and over....................... 387 391 568 497 371 284 180 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 10 d/ 3 14 15 10 11 5 Women and girls.......................... 46 d/ 31 57 58 71 59 10 Women, 16 and over..................... 35 d/ 23 d/ 28 46 d/ 64 53 d/ 5 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 11 d/ 8 29 13 6 d/ 6 4 Children under 2......................... 9 d/ 19 15 6 d/ 8 d/ 7 d/ 3 Footwear................................. 152 170 221 132 197 121 74 Other apparel products and services...... 233 154 372 294 177 242 137 Transportation.............................. 4,571 3,679 4,946 5,755 4,411 5,455 3,428 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 2,000 1,934 1,753 2,706 1,647 2,534 1,635 Cars and trucks, new................... 962 d/ 684 887 1,405 769 d/ 1,115 930 Cars and trucks, used.................. 972 1,242 738 1,213 783 1,371 688 Other vehicles......................... 67 d/ 8 d/ 128 d/ 88 d/ 96 d/ 47 d/ 16 Gasoline and motor oil................... 796 629 916 969 851 807 592 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,482 881 1,871 1,710 1,703 1,773 1,009 Vehicle finance charges................ 150 102 217 182 158 187 63 Maintenance and repairs................ 475 338 491 583 521 589 366 Vehicle insurance...................... 489 259 557 571 568 535 439 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 368 182 606 375 455 463 141 Public transportation.................... 292 234 406 370 210 342 193 Health care................................. 1,121 323 640 818 1,196 1,466 2,336 Health insurance......................... 488 108 319 405 441 584 1,056 Medical services......................... 374 147 192 252 475 568 681 Drugs.................................... 211 49 90 135 232 264 496 Medical supplies......................... 48 20 38 25 48 49 103 Entertainment............................... 1,244 1,003 1,610 1,488 1,129 1,293 905 Fees and admissions...................... 341 308 481 390 285 341 221 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 522 467 642 579 530 551 369 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 159 73 163 231 179 197 117 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 222 155 324 289 135 203 199 Personal care products and services......... 226 147 258 290 254 210 178 Reading..................................... 108 62 108 105 140 127 109 Education................................... 502 1,597 616 154 313 253 87 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 271 159 226 375 402 321 172 Miscellaneous............................... 636 162 757 886 639 776 592 Cash contributions.......................... 1,151 178 1,211 1,161 1,425 1,435 1,510 Personal insurance and pensions............. 2,282 704 2,928 3,041 3,704 2,809 684 Life and other personal insurance........ 166 34 109 156 236 255 236 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,117 670 2,819 2,885 3,468 2,554 448 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 29,267 11,561 36,007 35,005 39,313 33,318 21,439 Wages and salaries....................... 21,514 9,899 32,589 30,261 30,800 22,158 3,730 Self-employment income................... 2,086 164 1,632 3,252 3,692 3,459 1,028 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 3,982 d/ 91 469 736 2,470 5,014 14,591 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 902 98 644 266 1,412 1,537 1,683 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 191 d/ 32 162 189 499 d/ 167 d/ 122 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 158 d/ 33 84 135 299 416 106 Regular contributions for support........ 181 724 253 d/ 56 d/ 8 d/ 4 d/ 3 Other income............................. 253 520 173 109 132 563 d/ 175 Personal taxes............................. 2,858 679 3,597 3,080 4,284 4,934 1,422 Federal income taxes..................... 2,256 527 2,888 2,392 3,373 3,996 1,069 State and local income taxes............. 497 148 668 608 784 731 149 Other taxes.............................. 104 4 41 79 126 207 203 Income after taxes......................... 26,410 10,882 32,410 31,926 35,030 28,383 20,018 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 1,152 -914 8,711 520 911 -7,245 526 Net change in total assets............... 4,054 1,514 13,978 3,728 3,802 -4,265 993 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,902 2,428 5,266 3,208 2,891 2,980 467 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 1,300 174 3,015 151 998 3,977 284 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -615 -45 -948 -843 -865 -826 -192 Estimated market value of owned home..... 48,559 7,866 30,365 52,582 55,594 78,532 75,574 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 352 60 223 394 438 503 539 Gifts of goods and services................. 883 565 934 949 994 902 928 Food..................................... 30 29 26 16 81 29 7 Alcoholic beverages...................... 11 11 15 19 6 14 d/ 4 Housing.................................. 174 129 166 147 215 196 199 Housekeeping supplies.................. 13 d/ 6 13 17 16 d/ 14 9 Household textiles..................... d/ 4 c/ d/ 4 d/ 8 d/ 7 d/ 4 b/ Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 12 d/ 5 7 d/ 10 d/ 11 d/ 35 d/ 12 Major appliances..................... 4 d/ 1 d/ 2 d/ 6 d/ 2 d/ 9 d/ 6 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 8 d/ 4 d/ 5 d/ 5 d/ 9 d/ 26 d/ 6 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 52 38 59 43 56 57 57 Other housing.......................... 94 80 83 69 124 86 120 Apparel and services..................... 182 142 299 205 156 189 92 Males, 2 and over...................... 28 16 22 44 31 36 19 Females, 2 and over.................... 45 d/ 31 57 58 71 47 9 Children under 2....................... 9 d/ 19 15 6 8 d/ 7 d/ 3 Other apparel products and services.... 100 76 206 97 47 100 61 Jewelry and watches.................. 79 39 189 70 29 68 56 All other apparel products and services............................ 21 d/ 37 d/ 16 d/ 28 d/ 18 d/ 31 d/ 5 Transportation........................... 59 102 47 43 89 48 32 Health care.............................. 80 d/ 4 12 38 38 d/ 73 297 Entertainment............................ 93 26 99 159 68 76 104 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 22 5 30 32 18 28 22 Other entertainment.................... 70 21 69 127 50 47 83 Personal care products and services...... 11 d/ 1 9 35 7 d/ 8 d/ 1 Reading.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Education................................ 110 82 103 73 225 150 d/ 58 All other gifts.......................... 131 38 156 213 109 119 133 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c No data reported. d Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.