Table 4. By SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994 All One Two or Two Three Four Five or Item consumer person more persons persons persons more units persons persons ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 102,210 29,097 73,113 32,012 15,863 14,718 10,520 Income before taxes 1/.................... $36,181 $21,271 $42,291 $39,230 $43,003 $46,395 $44,598 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 19,233 38,780 35,794 39,573 42,542 41,216 Age of reference person................... 47.6 51.3 46.2 52.5 43.1 39.4 41 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1 3.1 2 3 4 5.6 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.9 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.3 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.7 2 2.2 Vehicles................................. 1.9 1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 62 44 70 71 63 73 73 Female................................... 38 56 30 29 37 27 27 Percent homeowner........................ 63 45 70 72 66 72 68 With mortgage........................... 37 17 44 34 46 58 54 Without mortgage........................ 26 28 26 38 20 13 15 Renter................................... 37 55 30 28 34 28 32 Black.................................... 11 10 12 9 12 13 17 White and other.......................... 89 90 88 91 88 87 83 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 11 7 8 6 4 11 High school (9-12)....................... 43 38 45 44 45 47 47 College.................................. 48 50 47 47 48 49 41 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 72 92 93 90 93 90 Average annual expenditures............... $31,731 $19,343 $36,660 $33,062 $36,732 $41,480 $40,702 Food..................................... 4,411 2,464 5,184 4,324 5,135 6,063 6,614 Food at home............................ 2,712 1,386 3,239 2,549 3,212 3,797 4,579 Cereals and bakery products............ 429 220 512 394 509 602 743 Cereals and cereal products........... 162 77 195 138 196 235 311 Bakery products....................... 267 142 317 257 313 367 431 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 732 348 885 675 872 1,039 1,324 Beef.................................. 227 99 278 208 263 332 434 Pork.................................. 156 74 188 151 186 217 264 Other meats........................... 94 42 114 88 115 133 169 Poultry............................... 137 72 162 115 167 201 245 Fish and seafood...................... 89 44 107 86 108 118 157 Eggs.................................. 30 17 35 28 33 40 55 Dairy products......................... 289 151 344 267 339 407 495 Fresh milk and cream.................. 127 66 152 107 153 179 245 Other dairy products.................. 162 85 192 160 186 227 250 Fruits and vegetables.................. 437 252 510 425 507 579 676 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 78 155 129 157 172 208 Fresh vegetables...................... 135 76 158 131 155 191 200 Processed fruits...................... 93 57 107 89 108 122 145 Processed vegetables.................. 76 41 89 77 87 95 123 Other food at home..................... 825 415 989 789 985 1,170 1,341 Sugar and other sweets................ 105 52 126 102 115 155 179 Fats and oils......................... 79 41 94 77 91 107 133 Miscellaneous foods................... 362 171 437 332 442 524 624 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 233 125 276 220 294 330 341 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 26 55 58 42 55 63 Food away from home..................... 1,698 1,079 1,945 1,776 1,923 2,266 2,036 Alcoholic beverages...................... 278 255 287 328 267 273 212 Housing.................................. 10,106 6,650 11,482 10,332 11,438 13,177 12,669 Shelter................................. 5,686 4,089 6,322 5,729 6,193 7,241 7,037 Owned dwellings........................ 3,492 1,691 4,208 3,636 3,997 5,224 4,848 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1,919 725 2,394 1,671 2,394 3,349 3,257 Property taxes........................ 922 492 1,093 1,161 964 1,162 981 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 651 475 722 804 639 712 610 Rented dwellings....................... 1,799 2,179 1,648 1,532 1,804 1,603 1,831 Other lodging.......................... 395 219 465 561 392 415 358 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2,189 1,404 2,501 2,283 2,489 2,731 2,856 Natural gas............................ 283 183 323 297 313 334 399 Electricity............................ 861 497 1,007 909 1,009 1,130 1,127 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 98 79 106 107 100 111 102 Telephone.............................. 690 502 765 699 774 817 879 Water and other public services........ 257 144 301 272 294 339 349 Household operations.................... 490 225 596 411 629 865 730 Personal services...................... 230 30 309 80 407 598 457 Other household expenses............... 260 196 286 331 222 267 273 Housekeeping supplies................... 393 209 467 432 486 472 533 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 109 51 133 104 149 147 176 Other household products............... 174 87 209 188 219 216 244 Postage and stationery................. 110 72 125 141 118 109 113 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,348 722 1,597 1,477 1,641 1,869 1,513 Household textiles..................... 100 54 117 109 112 133 128 Furniture.............................. 318 186 371 339 346 446 403 Floor coverings........................ 120 48 148 109 281 138 79 Major appliances....................... 149 78 177 157 180 205 196 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 48 94 90 102 92 96 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 581 308 689 672 620 854 611 Apparel and services..................... 1,644 876 1,949 1,519 2,124 2,338 2,436 Men and boys............................ 395 173 483 369 496 558 701 Men, 16 and over....................... 305 162 361 330 399 384 365 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 11 122 39 97 174 336 Women and girls......................... 652 378 761 600 817 946 899 Women, 16 and over..................... 552 364 627 559 708 714 582 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 100 14 134 41 109 232 317 Children under 2........................ 80 12 107 42 156 151 165 Footwear................................ 254 143 298 209 346 365 397 Other apparel products and services..... 264 170 302 300 310 318 273 Transportation........................... 6,044 3,374 7,107 6,361 7,452 7,961 7,660 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2,725 1,454 3,230 2,742 3,653 3,723 3,390 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,391 801 1,625 1,474 2,015 1,730 1,349 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,290 595 1,566 1,236 1,600 1,911 2,039 Other vehicles......................... 44 57 39 32 38 82 2 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 986 526 1,169 1,029 1,159 1,347 1,360 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,953 1,119 2,284 2,090 2,301 2,531 2,506 Vehicle finance charges................ 235 98 290 244 304 352 320 Maintenance and repairs................ 680 435 778 708 804 848 852 Vehicle insurance...................... 690 399 805 756 838 889 789 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 347 186 411 381 354 443 545 Public transportation................... 381 275 423 500 340 360 404 Health care.............................. 1,755 1,178 1,984 2,171 1,801 1,865 1,859 Health insurance........................ 815 546 922 1,056 806 848 793 Medical services........................ 571 363 654 635 619 670 742 Drugs................................... 286 225 310 380 269 254 238 Medical supplies........................ 83 44 98 100 107 94 87 Entertainment............................ 1,567 945 1,814 1,623 1,757 2,128 2,042 Fees and admissions..................... 439 273 505 469 463 588 563 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 533 351 606 522 606 721 697 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 289 148 345 290 357 409 404 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 306 174 358 342 331 409 378 Personal care products and services...... 397 231 462 408 491 507 519 Reading.................................. 165 127 180 191 161 186 168 Education................................ 460 284 530 385 572 698 671 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 259 159 298 263 325 312 346 Miscellaneous............................ 749 558 824 787 757 959 852 Cash contributions....................... 960 737 1,049 1,256 881 871 924 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2,938 1,504 3,508 3,113 3,569 4,142 3,730 Life and other personal insurance....... 398 159 493 485 470 528 501 Pensions and Social Security............ 2,540 1,346 3,015 2,628 3,099 3,614 3,229 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 36,181 21,271 42,291 39,230 43,003 46,395 44,598 Wages and salaries....................... 27,795 13,947 33,470 27,428 36,408 40,233 37,563 Self-employment income................... 1,870 1,254 2,123 1,726 1,895 3,037 2,381 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,200 4,134 4,228 7,444 2,479 1,077 1,710 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,087 1,105 1,079 1,765 424 596 708 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 316 218 356 283 349 452 452 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 483 194 601 275 811 572 1,289 Regular contributions for support........ 287 262 296 200 500 286 289 Other income............................. 142 157 136 109 138 142 205 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3,083 2,038 3,511 3,437 3,430 3,853 3,381 Federal income taxes..................... 2,288 1,533 2,597 2,575 2,527 2,842 2,432 State and local income taxes............. 629 414 717 646 734 813 766 Other taxes.............................. 166 92 197 215 169 197 183 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 19,233 38,780 35,794 39,573 42,542 41,216 Net change in total assets and liabilities (562) 40 (801) (126) (1,707) (1,165) (980) Net change in total assets............... 3,960 1,975 4,750 4,574 3,776 7,210 3,315 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4,522 1,936 5,552 4,700 5,483 8,375 4,294 Other money receipts...................... 567 297 674 768 949 424 325 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (1,107) (293) (1,431) (834) (1,478) (2,223) (2,070) Estimated market value of owned home...... 68,759 39,536 80,389 80,962 76,205 86,074 76,998 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 473 287 547 550 518 580 535 Gifts of goods and services............... 1,008 741 1,113 1,296 1,201 927 686 Food.................................... 84 53 96 108 98 104 48 Housing................................. 262 190 291 322 323 260 190 Housekeeping supplies................. 38 28 42 47 44 37 31 Household textiles.................... 16 17 15 18 11 16 11 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 26 18 29 32 38 24 17 Major appliances.................... 5 6 5 7 5 3 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 13 24 26 32 21 13 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 65 45 73 90 80 55 40 Other housing......................... 117 82 131 135 150 128 91 Apparel and services.................... 246 161 280 295 309 264 213 Males 2 and over...................... 64 38 74 91 69 56 58 Females 2 and over.................... 94 54 110 99 144 116 79 Children under 2...................... 35 12 44 39 46 45 54 Other apparel products and services... 53 56 52 66 49 46 22 Jewelry and watches................. 26 32 24 35 17 18 7 All other apparel products and serv. 27 25 29 31 32 28 15 Transportation.......................... 56 52 58 58 84 52 25 Health care............................. 35 49 29 32 52 9 14 Entertainment........................... 84 73 88 105 78 76 66 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 32 21 37 44 36 32 24 Other entertainment................... 51 52 51 61 42 44 42 Education............................... 114 39 144 183 176 91 51 All other gifts......................... 127 124 128 192 82 72 77 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.