Table 3600. Consumer units of one person by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001-2002 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)...... 32,919 4,758 4,286 4,070 5,215 4,264 10,325 4,213 6,111 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $26,846 $12,094 $36,005 $38,561 $36,969 $31,743 $18,096 $20,384 $16,444 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 25,024 11,684 32,913 35,618 33,553 29,701 17,485 19,364 16,128 Age of the reference person.................. 51.4 20.9 29.4 39.8 49.6 59.3 76.8 69.7 81.8 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 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 .3 .1 Vehicles.................................... 1.0 .7 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 .9 1.1 .8 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 44 53 61 63 51 39 25 28 24 Female...................................... 56 47 39 37 49 61 75 72 76 Homeowner................................... 51 6 32 48 58 68 71 72 70 With mortgage.............................. 21 2 24 35 36 34 11 19 6 Without mortgage........................... 30 5 7 13 22 33 60 53 64 Renter...................................... 49 94 68 52 42 32 29 28 30 Black....................................... 11 9 13 15 14 14 8 12 5 White and other............................. 89 91 87 85 86 86 92 88 95 Elementary (1-8)............................ 7 1 1 4 3 6 16 12 19 High school (9-12).......................... 36 18 22 31 37 40 49 50 48 College..................................... 57 81 77 65 60 54 35 38 32 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 76 62 83 82 81 83 71 77 66 Average annual expenditures.................. $23,850 $16,610 $28,710 $29,414 $28,273 $27,237 $19,269 $21,269 $17,863 Food........................................ 2,874 2,232 3,584 3,334 3,159 3,011 2,429 2,646 2,273 Food at home............................. 1,545 842 1,499 1,534 1,744 1,805 1,656 1,711 1,616 Cereals and bakery products............ 225 133 216 211 237 247 257 255 258 Cereals and cereal products.......... 75 57 78 72 72 76 82 83 82 Bakery products...................... 150 76 138 138 165 171 175 172 177 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 364 151 341 398 415 449 387 398 379 Beef................................. 98 47 101 107 124 106 96 91 100 Pork................................. 73 25 61 77 81 93 85 86 84 Other meats.......................... 47 20 39 54 57 50 53 52 54 Poultry.............................. 66 34 66 67 67 81 72 78 68 Fish and seafood..................... 61 16 56 73 66 96 60 69 54 Eggs................................. 19 9 18 19 20 22 21 23 20 Dairy products......................... 167 97 156 162 193 203 177 178 176 Fresh milk and cream................. 66 41 60 62 68 77 75 73 76 Other dairy products................. 101 56 97 100 125 126 102 105 99 Fruits and vegetables.................. 289 150 255 260 288 355 346 365 332 Fresh fruits......................... 94 47 80 82 90 116 117 132 106 Fresh vegetables..................... 88 39 73 76 93 118 105 111 101 Processed fruits..................... 64 41 63 61 60 73 72 69 75 Processed vegetables................. 43 22 39 41 45 48 51 53 50 Other food at home..................... 501 312 531 503 611 551 489 515 470 Sugar and other sweets............... 62 31 54 52 64 78 74 76 73 Fats and oils........................ 42 21 36 42 45 49 50 50 51 Miscellaneous foods.................. 240 157 256 232 313 241 233 241 227 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 135 80 161 150 164 158 116 125 110 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 22 23 24 27 25 25 15 23 10 Food away from home.................... 1,329 1,390 2,085 1,800 1,416 1,206 773 935 657 Alcoholic beverages......................... 299 332 490 421 338 285 138 180 107 Housing..................................... 8,496 5,091 10,098 10,622 10,252 9,235 7,364 7,743 7,099 Shelter.................................. 5,359 3,509 7,059 7,250 6,677 5,537 4,022 4,253 3,862 Owned dwellings........................ 2,548 310 2,460 3,667 3,746 3,529 2,166 2,650 1,833 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,217 109 1,622 2,392 2,110 1,698 448 797 207 Property taxes....................... 754 177 505 748 932 965 948 1,000 912 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 577 24 332 526 704 866 771 852 715 Rented dwellings....................... 2,522 2,734 4,349 3,376 2,537 1,714 1,654 1,293 1,903 Other lodging.......................... 289 466 250 207 395 294 201 310 126 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,756 772 1,757 1,855 2,019 2,071 1,906 2,020 1,828 Natural gas............................ 250 56 198 256 300 282 321 312 327 Electricity............................ 621 248 572 634 721 768 697 722 680 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 68 d/ 8 27 40 71 87 113 120 108 Telephone services..................... 622 421 815 744 697 680 525 602 472 Water and other public services........ 195 38 146 182 230 254 250 264 240 Household operations..................... 378 83 267 339 290 361 627 455 746 Personal services...................... 106 d/ 7 78 d/ 101 d/ 10 d/ 16 252 d/ 106 352 Other household expenses............... 272 76 189 237 281 345 375 349 394 Housekeeping supplies.................... 258 97 199 218 342 344 291 320 269 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 62 25 60 51 72 93 65 76 56 Other household products............... 119 39 78 107 184 144 132 143 125 Postage and stationery................. 77 34 62 59 86 107 94 101 88 Household furnishings and equipment...... 745 629 816 961 924 922 519 695 393 Household textiles..................... 70 26 62 88 73 116 64 86 48 Furniture.............................. 170 137 211 270 213 196 98 138 70 Floor coverings........................ 15 4 7 15 27 11 18 23 15 Major appliances....................... 89 28 69 132 111 117 86 110 70 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 50 25 75 48 53 68 41 62 25 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 351 410 392 407 446 414 212 277 165 Apparel and services........................ 892 930 1,336 883 1,029 932 614 867 430 Men and boys............................. 186 237 368 193 182 179 89 121 66 Men, 16 and over....................... 174 231 361 176 167 163 78 105 58 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 12 d/ 6 7 17 15 16 11 16 8 Women and girls.......................... 378 445 413 300 402 433 338 487 229 Women, 16 and over..................... 360 440 395 276 375 412 323 464 220 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 18 d/ 5 18 25 26 21 15 22 9 Children under 2......................... 14 5 20 13 22 21 10 13 8 Footwear................................. 140 121 221 126 184 151 93 134 62 Other apparel products and services...... 173 121 314 250 240 150 84 113 64 Transportation.............................. 3,951 3,221 5,567 5,539 4,293 4,814 2,452 3,262 1,893 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,733 1,624 2,612 2,588 1,622 2,279 912 1,307 640 Cars and trucks, new................... 812 431 1,410 1,205 619 1,162 536 795 357 Cars and trucks, used.................. 890 1,153 1,188 1,340 913 1,079 377 512 283 Other vehicles......................... 32 d/ 40 d/ 14 d/ 43 d/ 90 d/ 38 c/ c/ c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 653 612 826 824 779 740 432 562 343 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,290 781 1,743 1,801 1,610 1,470 892 1,092 754 Vehicle finance charges................ 143 115 258 237 167 152 54 96 25 Maintenance and repairs................ 428 266 520 663 509 485 299 326 280 Vehicle insurance...................... 464 252 571 587 555 536 394 440 362 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 256 148 395 314 379 297 145 230 87 Public transportation.................... 275 205 386 325 283 326 216 301 156 Health care................................. 1,482 332 710 1,045 1,383 1,567 2,519 2,350 2,635 Health insurance......................... 723 112 387 560 590 710 1,282 1,163 1,364 Medical services......................... 330 121 166 290 432 376 441 545 369 Drugs.................................... 360 71 116 157 292 388 695 560 789 Medical supplies......................... 68 27 40 38 69 93 101 82 114 Entertainment............................... 1,145 945 1,492 1,497 1,347 1,487 711 874 598 Fees and admissions...................... 308 303 468 401 343 325 182 243 139 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 459 398 615 575 520 481 335 376 307 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 196 81 185 267 278 331 125 169 95 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 183 162 225 253 205 351 69 86 57 Personal care products and services......... 304 229 314 298 312 397 294 312 281 Reading..................................... 109 55 112 113 132 134 110 120 103 Education................................... 493 1,955 665 181 285 111 135 165 114 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 207 178 212 302 323 263 98 160 56 Miscellaneous............................... 560 241 511 662 769 809 481 608 390 Cash contributions.......................... 1,031 140 680 1,124 1,419 1,015 1,360 1,127 1,520 Personal insurance and pensions............. 2,007 729 2,938 3,393 3,229 3,177 564 855 363 Life and other personal insurance........ 182 29 88 187 220 268 234 330 168 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,826 701 2,850 3,206 3,009 2,909 330 526 195 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 26,846 12,094 36,005 38,561 36,969 31,743 18,096 20,384 16,444 Wages and salaries....................... 18,681 9,202 33,646 33,985 31,625 22,786 2,544 4,798 916 Self-employment income................... 1,110 233 1,101 2,409 1,394 2,123 440 550 361 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 5,043 126 373 806 1,475 4,664 12,911 12,676 13,080 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 950 589 281 387 1,042 791 1,643 1,581 1,689 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 120 36 119 228 171 214 52 d/ 64 d/ 43 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 261 33 92 269 422 458 270 242 291 Regular contributions for support........ 426 1,062 124 260 735 644 78 140 32 Other income............................. 254 813 269 218 104 63 158 334 31 Personal taxes............................. 1,822 409 3,092 2,943 3,416 2,042 611 1,021 315 Federal income taxes..................... 1,399 317 2,426 2,215 2,750 1,539 414 739 179 State and local income taxes............. 330 86 621 620 568 368 73 122 38 Other taxes.............................. 92 7 45 109 98 135 124 160 98 Income after taxes......................... 25,024 11,684 32,913 35,618 33,553 29,701 17,485 19,364 16,128 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -1,863 -354 -4,322 1,145 -594 -4,908 -2,108 -3,167 -1,379 Net change in total assets............... 2,139 443 4,131 9,983 5,311 -975 -1,315 -1,918 -899 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4,002 797 8,453 8,838 5,905 3,933 794 1,249 480 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 347 138 187 849 264 540 273 279 270 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -606 -30 -514 -876 -1,033 -1,113 -377 -699 -155 Estimated market value of owned home..... 66,149 6,767 39,879 62,843 76,071 101,107 86,275 89,636 83,957 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 470 57 308 492 568 632 602 612 595 Gifts of goods and services................. 718 357 648 779 1,030 823 686 937 510 Food..................................... 39 19 31 21 52 78 35 42 30 Alcoholic beverages...................... 11 11 7 11 18 10 9 8 10 Housing.................................. 169 77 105 161 269 216 171 227 130 Housekeeping supplies.................. 22 12 18 21 27 29 24 26 22 Household textiles..................... 10 d/ 2 d/ 5 5 15 16 13 27 d/ 3 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 14 5 6 9 19 31 15 27 5 Major appliances..................... 5 d/ 1 d/ 2 d/ 5 5 10 5 d/ 7 d/ 3 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 10 4 4 4 14 21 10 21 d/ 2 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 45 20 34 51 83 59 35 54 21 Other housing.......................... 77 38 41 76 125 81 84 91 78 Apparel and services..................... 170 118 288 227 163 193 115 130 105 Males, 2 and over...................... 45 43 71 41 38 53 37 49 29 Females, 2 and over.................... 59 32 71 86 64 71 47 41 52 Children under 2....................... 14 5 19 13 22 21 10 13 8 Other apparel products and services.... 52 39 127 87 39 48 21 28 15 Jewelry and watches.................. 34 24 103 69 23 18 9 14 6 All other apparel products and services............................ 18 d/ 15 d/ 24 d/ 18 16 d/ 30 12 14 d/ 10 Transportation........................... 50 13 17 114 77 63 35 67 14 Health care.............................. 34 d/ 3 7 12 38 17 75 120 43 Entertainment............................ 60 35 85 89 74 58 42 62 28 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 24 10 21 43 23 30 21 33 12 Other entertainment.................... 36 25 64 46 51 28 21 29 16 Personal care products and services...... 20 13 14 16 24 56 11 10 12 Reading.................................. 1 b/ 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 Education................................ 90 54 16 43 219 44 109 122 101 All other gifts.......................... 74 15 77 83 96 86 81 147 35 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.