Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002-2003 All Under 65 and Item single 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 over females Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 18,437 2,237 1,661 1,472 2,611 2,753 7,702 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $23,352 $9,773 $30,892 $37,003 $35,390 $28,328 $17,131 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 22,204 9,488 28,906 33,694 32,945 26,993 16,830 Age of the reference person.................. 56.4 20.6 29.2 39.8 49.9 59.4 77.0 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......................... .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 Earners..................................... .5 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 Vehicles.................................... .9 .6 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 .8 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female.................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 55 5 30 49 56 71 70 With mortgage.............................. 20 2 23 36 40 36 10 Without mortgage........................... 35 3 7 13 17 35 60 Renter...................................... 45 95 70 51 44 29 30 Black or African American................... 11 7 14 15 16 13 9 White, Asian, and All Other Races........... 89 93 86 85 84 87 91 Elementary (1-8)............................ 8 b/ 2 2 2 5 16 High school (9-12).......................... 37 17 17 26 33 39 49 College..................................... 55 83 82 72 65 55 34 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ c/ c/ b/ 1 b/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 72 56 82 79 80 80 68 Average annual expenditures.................. $22,321 $15,095 $26,340 $28,486 $27,887 $26,354 $18,999 Food........................................ 2,585 1,994 3,174 2,825 2,935 2,924 2,324 Food at home............................. 1,590 804 1,595 1,388 1,796 1,848 1,706 Cereals and bakery products............ 234 130 238 183 228 249 272 Cereals and cereal products.......... 74 49 89 60 67 76 83 Bakery products...................... 159 80 149 123 161 172 189 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 350 130 327 313 397 429 387 Beef................................. 86 34 76 81 113 95 92 Pork................................. 73 23 55 65 70 86 92 Other meats.......................... 45 18 35 44 49 54 51 Poultry.............................. 65 33 70 51 67 73 72 Fish and seafood..................... 61 15 71 51 76 100 57 Eggs................................. 20 7 20 21 22 21 24 Dairy products......................... 173 95 167 152 191 194 188 Fresh milk and cream................. 65 37 53 50 62 75 78 Other dairy products................. 107 58 114 102 129 120 110 Fruits and vegetables.................. 311 143 297 251 314 392 348 Fresh fruits......................... 101 47 94 96 105 122 113 Fresh vegetables..................... 101 39 91 81 104 140 112 Processed fruits..................... 63 37 66 40 59 79 70 Processed vegetables................. 46 20 46 34 47 50 54 Other food at home..................... 522 307 566 489 666 584 511 Sugar and other sweets............... 71 39 56 60 80 89 77 Fats and oils........................ 46 18 40 42 52 48 53 Miscellaneous foods.................. 259 162 295 237 359 263 246 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 130 74 154 127 153 159 122 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 17 15 22 22 22 24 12 Food away from home.................... 995 1,190 1,579 1,437 1,138 1,076 618 Alcoholic beverages......................... 175 259 391 316 167 146 80 Housing..................................... 8,540 4,786 10,233 11,517 10,719 9,460 7,635 Shelter.................................. 5,217 3,483 7,051 7,742 6,723 5,505 4,228 Owned dwellings........................ 2,629 231 2,420 4,016 3,774 3,769 2,311 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,082 107 1,642 2,565 2,190 1,692 367 Property taxes....................... 824 98 440 811 918 1,090 992 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 724 26 337 640 666 987 951 Rented dwellings....................... 2,338 2,819 4,401 3,523 2,608 1,452 1,751 Other lodging.......................... 250 432 230 203 341 284 166 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,812 704 1,724 1,900 2,129 2,209 1,886 Natural gas............................ 264 53 217 251 306 313 307 Electricity............................ 635 215 507 602 761 792 691 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 68 d/ 4 d/ 18 d/ 26 33 89 109 Telephone services..................... 634 405 861 823 780 737 530 Water and other public services........ 211 27 122 198 249 279 249 Household operations..................... 412 65 231 246 320 395 621 Personal services...................... 119 b/ d/ 3 d/ 1 d/ 2 d/ 17 278 Other household expenses............... 293 65 228 245 318 378 343 Housekeeping supplies.................... 323 107 266 381 351 428 346 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 74 23 68 73 85 104 77 Other household products............... 137 45 86 132 166 176 155 Postage and stationery................. 112 39 112 176 100 149 114 Household furnishings and equipment...... 777 427 960 1,248 1,196 923 553 Household textiles..................... 82 33 105 109 77 108 78 Furniture.............................. 173 103 329 311 270 199 92 Floor coverings........................ 27 6 15 60 28 13 34 Major appliances....................... 95 21 62 150 110 127 96 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 59 40 75 123 62 70 42 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 341 225 374 495 649 405 211 Apparel and services........................ 1,002 1,051 1,327 1,239 1,305 1,164 693 Men and boys............................. 51 68 76 68 38 40 45 Men, 16 and over....................... 34 59 65 45 18 22 26 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 17 d/ 8 11 24 19 18 19 Women and girls.......................... 620 748 736 755 739 719 445 Women, 16 and over..................... 602 745 731 741 719 675 429 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 18 d/ 3 d/ 6 14 20 44 16 Children under 2......................... 23 7 36 11 43 44 12 Footwear................................. 175 135 262 180 269 234 108 Other apparel products and services...... 134 94 217 225 216 128 84 Transportation.............................. 3,264 2,662 4,195 4,663 4,457 4,218 2,225 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,380 1,286 1,581 1,917 1,943 1,900 884 Cars and trucks, new................... 834 564 954 d/ 826 1,215 1,075 672 Cars and trucks, used.................. 546 722 627 1,091 727 825 212 Other vehicles......................... c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 531 562 722 700 684 629 362 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,099 598 1,546 1,659 1,571 1,373 783 Vehicle finance charges................ 116 85 261 274 187 118 39 Maintenance and repairs................ 337 186 393 501 441 472 254 Vehicle insurance...................... 438 188 566 577 562 530 380 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 208 139 326 308 380 253 110 Public transportation.................... 254 215 346 387 260 315 197 Health care................................. 1,815 309 871 1,178 1,497 1,882 2,665 Health insurance......................... 905 113 409 583 606 844 1,426 Medical services......................... 350 90 238 324 470 415 390 Drugs.................................... 476 84 158 216 350 531 735 Medical supplies......................... 85 22 65 56 71 92 114 Entertainment............................... 934 654 1,196 1,390 1,220 1,186 684 Fees and admissions...................... 228 236 354 367 245 260 154 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 405 245 496 522 512 474 349 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 223 73 239 359 372 341 146 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 78 99 107 141 91 111 36 Personal care products and services......... 409 294 507 526 454 432 370 Reading..................................... 107 52 109 118 109 123 113 Education................................... 403 2,006 631 227 319 118 52 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 146 129 121 231 232 225 82 Miscellaneous............................... 475 240 548 532 577 671 412 Cash contributions.......................... 845 132 421 601 788 1,001 1,153 Personal insurance and pensions............. 1,622 528 2,616 3,124 3,110 2,804 511 Life and other personal insurance........ 177 23 78 146 197 280 206 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,445 505 2,538 2,978 2,913 2,524 306 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 23,352 9,773 30,892 37,003 35,390 28,328 17,131 Wages and salaries....................... 14,049 7,458 28,847 32,840 30,023 19,203 1,985 Self-employment income................... 859 d/ 33 742 1,645 1,075 1,913 508 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 6,312 d/ 152 327 795 1,284 4,324 12,747 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 952 70 192 328 887 1,031 1,471 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 129 d/ 6 91 268 260 265 52 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 263 d/ 54 189 306 452 401 216 Regular contributions for support........ 567 1,041 160 651 1,334 1,135 46 Other income............................. 221 960 345 170 75 57 106 Personal taxes............................. 1,148 286 1,986 3,309 2,445 1,336 301 Federal income taxes..................... 812 208 1,510 2,590 1,776 929 132 State and local income taxes............. 225 70 439 626 546 245 33 Other taxes.............................. 111 8 37 93 124 161 135 Income after taxes......................... 22,204 9,488 28,906 33,694 32,945 26,993 16,830 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -4,127 -458 -5,155 -9,380 -9,778 -6,823 -1,088 Net change in total assets............... 1,924 423 4,420 9,352 5,537 1,158 -550 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6,051 881 9,575 18,731 15,316 7,981 538 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 373 52 392 586 250 1,216 163 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -533 -33 -464 -830 -1,087 -1,074 -255 Estimated market value of owned home..... 77,604 6,833 39,895 74,986 83,105 108,931 93,736 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 514 54 311 527 570 678 612 Gifts of goods and services................. 680 354 471 753 1,188 858 570 Food..................................... 38 20 35 31 83 53 24 Alcoholic beverages...................... 9 d/ 9 d/ 11 16 12 15 4 Housing.................................. 166 67 97 194 316 246 126 Housekeeping supplies.................. 34 16 31 57 47 51 25 Household textiles..................... 10 d/ 1 d/ 11 d/ 12 16 14 9 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 16 d/ 13 d/ 3 d/ 14 18 35 12 Major appliances..................... 2 d/ 2 b/ d/ 3 d/ 1 d/ 6 d/ 1 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 14 d/ 11 d/ 2 d/ 11 d/ 17 29 11 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 43 20 38 57 80 61 28 Other housing.......................... 64 17 15 54 154 85 51 Apparel and services..................... 183 143 194 196 218 250 153 Males, 2 and over...................... 50 68 72 68 38 39 44 Females, 2 and over.................... 78 38 56 95 83 140 69 Children under 2....................... 23 7 35 11 43 44 12 Other apparel products and services.... 32 30 31 22 55 27 29 Jewelry and watches.................. 11 9 15 15 15 15 8 All other apparel products and services............................ 21 d/ 21 d/ 16 d/ 7 39 12 21 Transportation........................... 45 19 9 108 118 24 31 Health care.............................. 41 d/ 2 d/ 9 d/ 30 32 d/ 20 73 Entertainment............................ 49 22 38 92 77 65 37 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 23 9 20 33 29 35 20 Other entertainment.................... 26 13 18 59 48 30 18 Personal care products and services...... 16 17 15 25 23 11 14 Reading.................................. 2 b/ 1 b/ 2 3 3 Education................................ 70 43 d/ 13 d/ 21 254 77 35 All other gifts.......................... 60 12 49 40 53 94 70 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.