Table 2. Consumer units with reference person age 25-34 by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993-94 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000 Item reporting than to to to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999 over ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 17,673 669 1,604 1,714 1,828 3,603 2,948 1,970 2,129 1,208 Income before taxes 1/.................... $33,407 $2,602 $7,625 $12,390 $17,239 $24,880 $34,419 $44,264 $57,654 $101,469 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30,620 2,636 7,565 12,186 16,526 23,150 31,468 40,024 51,695 91,910 Age of reference person................... 29.9 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.7 29.7 29.9 30.2 30.6 31 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 3 2.9 2.8 Children under 18........................ 1.1 1 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earners.................................. 1.4 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Vehicles................................. 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.3 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 63 42 33 49 57 64 70 76 80 75 Female................................... 37 58 67 51 43 36 30 24 20 25 Percent homeowner........................ 41 19 12 17 21 36 48 60 68 76 With mortgage........................... 35 15 7 12 12 28 40 53 63 71 Without mortgage........................ 6 4 4 5 8 8 8 7 5 5 Renter................................... 59 81 88 83 79 64 52 40 32 24 Black.................................... 13 30 28 18 14 13 10 7 5 4 White and other.......................... 87 70 72 82 86 87 90 93 95 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 3 2 7 8 6 2 3 0 1 0 High school (9-12)....................... 42 53 59 51 49 45 39 37 27 16 College.................................. 55 45 34 41 45 53 58 62 72 83 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 88 54 58 81 87 93 95 96 95 94 Average annual expenditures............... $30,431 $14,514 $14,074 $17,922 $20,858 $25,510 $31,233 $38,678 $47,469 $59,937 Food..................................... 4,304 2,847 3,019 2,793 3,501 3,739 4,294 4,791 6,076 6,909 Food at home............................ 2,562 2,030 2,339 1,919 2,374 2,321 2,364 2,699 3,320 3,626 Cereals and bakery products............ 401 324 326 313 342 365 364 462 512 573 Cereals and cereal products........... 161 167 128 132 154 154 149 172 197 205 Bakery products....................... 240 157 198 181 188 211 215 290 315 369 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 653 634 667 533 671 649 573 622 756 841 Beef.................................. 212 232 216 193 232 224 179 196 237 232 Pork.................................. 130 112 135 113 142 138 100 133 137 162 Other meats........................... 85 64 77 59 76 86 78 99 107 96 Poultry............................... 121 110 122 87 100 107 114 107 176 183 Fish and seafood...................... 76 90 89 52 87 67 71 60 70 137 Eggs.................................. 29 25 29 29 34 26 32 27 29 32 Dairy products......................... 284 178 221 215 275 259 263 328 371 372 Fresh milk and cream.................. 130 79 112 117 125 128 118 147 157 151 Other dairy products.................. 153 98 109 98 150 131 145 181 214 221 Fruits and vegetables.................. 395 323 263 279 350 331 372 418 506 717 Fresh fruits.......................... 114 99 74 83 106 93 107 117 130 234 Fresh vegetables...................... 121 101 75 81 107 100 112 122 159 239 Processed fruits...................... 89 57 53 55 71 70 89 100 125 166 Processed vegetables.................. 71 66 62 60 65 68 63 78 93 78 Other food at home..................... 829 571 862 578 737 718 792 869 1,174 1,122 Sugar and other sweets................ 115 67 321 63 95 82 92 99 174 120 Fats and oils......................... 67 75 60 57 81 60 63 62 83 72 Miscellaneous foods................... 397 239 282 276 332 358 400 429 578 559 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 213 172 186 161 205 191 197 234 273 286 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 37 18 13 21 24 26 40 45 66 85 Food away from home..................... 1,743 817 680 874 1,127 1,418 1,929 2,092 2,755 3,283 Alcoholic beverages...................... 350 182 115 150 218 358 399 377 525 632 Housing.................................. 10,014 5,738 5,239 6,951 7,020 8,202 10,028 12,235 15,191 19,846 Shelter................................. 5,923 3,500 3,001 4,158 4,278 4,822 5,966 7,063 8,810 12,362 Owned dwellings........................ 2,719 877 412 615 623 1,465 2,619 4,042 6,077 8,868 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1,886 622 272 426 405 917 1,856 2,900 4,223 6,227 Property taxes........................ 477 171 68 97 102 262 443 627 1,062 1,739 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 357 84 72 92 116 285 320 516 793 902 Rented dwellings....................... 2,993 2,506 2,557 3,411 3,601 3,219 3,178 2,784 2,386 2,615 Other lodging.......................... 211 117 31 132 54 139 170 237 346 879 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,915 1,479 1,380 1,542 1,622 1,810 1,978 2,262 2,352 2,661 Natural gas............................ 221 115 182 158 188 204 212 225 330 350 Electricity............................ 732 645 555 648 624 719 744 873 812 929 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 59 43 12 34 45 50 70 77 99 91 Telephone.............................. 715 575 516 584 645 678 744 837 835 974 Water and other public services........ 188 101 114 117 120 160 209 250 276 317 Household operations.................... 555 240 155 331 290 408 580 713 859 1,558 Personal services...................... 441 194 107 276 233 337 513 611 700 968 Other household expenses............... 114 46 49 56 57 70 67 103 159 590 Housekeeping supplies................... 379 206 212 223 231 289 331 540 622 647 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 101 55 84 72 93 75 101 109 164 141 Other household products............... 182 92 97 108 100 126 133 319 304 301 Postage and stationery................. 95 59 32 42 37 88 96 112 154 206 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,243 312 491 697 600 872 1,173 1,656 2,549 2,618 Household textiles..................... 76 3 36 39 33 59 86 110 123 147 Furniture.............................. 376 90 206 259 226 276 388 388 652 920 Floor coverings........................ 75 2 8 5 9 30 20 131 371 60 Major appliances....................... 126 57 54 62 72 128 119 173 202 231 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 85 49 70 39 50 46 105 121 147 134 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 504 111 117 293 211 333 455 732 1,054 1,126 Apparel and services..................... 1,879 1,006 871 1,032 1,488 1,464 1,925 2,106 2,779 4,033 Men and boys............................ 456 169 191 220 268 387 586 548 688 792 Men, 16 and over....................... 364 116 150 131 173 325 503 430 533 694 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 91 53 40 89 95 62 83 118 154 98 Women and girls......................... 648 418 288 308 567 449 560 735 966 1,589 Women, 16 and over..................... 548 359 193 213 491 353 457 628 861 1,457 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 100 59 94 95 75 96 103 107 105 132 Children under 2........................ 168 55 127 145 106 144 141 165 242 384 Footwear................................ 305 212 137 184 332 247 332 288 441 516 Other apparel products and services..... 302 151 129 174 216 237 305 369 442 752 Transportation........................... 5,799 1,628 2,389 3,227 4,267 5,419 5,786 8,223 9,243 9,652 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2,695 194 1,204 1,425 2,146 2,528 2,453 4,222 4,498 4,116 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,243 0 614 606 475 923 1,154 2,231 2,267 2,591 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,397 194 591 814 1,639 1,540 1,237 1,970 2,038 1,495 Other vehicles......................... 55 0 0 6 32 65 62 21 192 30 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 978 564 473 625 771 1,010 1,097 1,237 1,270 1,371 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,846 662 629 1,037 1,163 1,676 2,005 2,467 3,011 3,268 Vehicle finance charges................ 297 57 58 87 141 258 377 490 539 457 Maintenance and repairs................ 629 263 265 463 466 633 650 793 950 842 Vehicle insurance...................... 625 200 194 360 443 591 702 797 1003 1,045 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 296 143 113 126 113 195 276 386 520 925 Public transportation................... 279 207 82 140 187 204 231 297 464 896 Health care.............................. 1,082 480 327 530 676 963 1,363 1,518 1,596 1,826 Health insurance........................ 481 272 95 230 293 427 582 708 747 823 Medical services........................ 386 133 139 172 224 349 556 466 557 662 Drugs................................... 148 45 65 106 125 135 146 226 206 197 Medical supplies........................ 68 30 27 23 34 51 80 118 87 144 Entertainment............................ 1,558 795 583 809 878 1,238 1,518 2,052 2,593 3,734 Fees and admissions..................... 371 200 80 137 154 279 340 499 680 1,110 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 564 310 304 379 394 499 583 702 834 998 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 325 179 150 161 203 281 336 457 516 581 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 298 106 50 132 126 179 258 394 563 1,044 Personal care products and services...... 404 129 222 213 301 298 412 503 636 785 Reading.................................. 143 60 51 88 78 120 164 191 221 296 Education................................ 325 781 382 425 257 208 251 393 351 334 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 280 260 236 280 284 300 306 343 235 205 Miscellaneous............................ 672 346 225 422 424 591 826 853 975 1,229 Cash contributions....................... 448 68 99 179 147 376 645 529 776 979 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3,173 195 316 823 1,318 2,233 3,317 4,565 6,270 9,477 Life and other personal insurance....... 235 73 48 78 83 158 245 357 459 638 Pensions and Social Security............ 2,938 122 268 745 1,235 2,075 3,072 4,208 5,811 8,839 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33,407 2,602 7,625 12,390 17,239 24,880 34,419 44,264 57,654 101,469 Wages and salaries....................... 30,188 1,280 3,170 8,780 14,576 22,925 31,289 41,854 54,413 93,290 Self-employment income................... 1,247 -285 99 268 372 625 1,642 1,343 1,995 5,748 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 218 90 210 277 290 283 250 132 41 290 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 229 14 6 40 49 68 254 245 599 929 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 301 140 202 321 478 339 319 287 264 153 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 738 1,158 3,478 2,062 814 242 199 30 9 115 Regular contributions for support........ 309 51 318 430 493 254 250 211 143 747 Other income............................. 176 156 142 211 167 143 217 160 189 198 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2,786 -34 60 204 713 1,730 2,950 4,239 5,959 9,559 Federal income taxes..................... 2,080 -63 23 93 510 1,262 2,200 3,176 4,433 7,401 State and local income taxes............. 621 2 30 96 181 395 657 951 1,331 1,951 Other taxes.............................. 86 26 7 15 22 73 93 113 195 207 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30,620 2,636 7,565 12,186 16,526 23,150 31,468 40,024 51,695 91,910 Net change in total assets and liabilities (2,387) 4,177 (1,481) (1,506) -371 -699 (1,303) (5,576) (6,084) (7,484) Net change in total assets............... 4,506 2,015 19 141 12 2,906 3,207 6,075 13,975 13,525 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6,893 (2,162) 1,501 1,647 382 3,606 4,510 11,651 20,059 21,009 Other money receipts...................... 475 312 258 95 106 406 179 211 278 3,653 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -674 -187 -83 -128 -169 -310 -499 -693 (1,312) (3,617) Estimated market value of owned home...... 35,389 11,945 5,281 8,088 9,275 20,314 36,540 48,208 74,962 118,066 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 283 101 51 82 114 189 290 410 552 813 Gifts of goods and services............... 696 335 224 516 369 629 676 760 1,139 1,399 Food.................................... 43 15 14 16 34 32 25 46 114 82 Housing................................. 214 200 86 133 94 125 237 241 384 469 Housekeeping supplies................. 38 9 10 27 17 35 37 39 60 81 Household textiles.................... 7 0 1 6 0 4 12 5 8 29 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 22 26 6 11 15 6 27 26 52 50 Major appliances.................... 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 1 8 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 20 26 6 10 14 5 26 17 51 42 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 62 23 5 13 28 20 64 68 127 214 Other housing......................... 85 140 64 76 34 60 96 104 136 96 Apparel and services.................... 243 82 62 249 154 211 225 232 402 480 Males 2 and over...................... 60 22 27 16 24 75 69 56 87 120 Females 2 and over.................... 82 22 9 110 65 52 54 94 148 171 Children under 2...................... 51 32 16 88 32 40 39 44 73 100 Other apparel products and services... 50 6 9 36 33 45 63 38 95 89 Jewelry and watches................. 28 3 5 6 11 32 42 22 50 50 All other apparel products and serv. 22 3 4 30 21 13 21 16 45 39 Transportation.......................... 39 7 5 9 17 94 17 51 34 46 Health care............................. 6 3 3 3 6 5 7 2 15 3 Entertainment........................... 61 19 21 32 26 59 62 80 94 140 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 5 10 12 13 35 26 27 42 68 Other entertainment................... 33 14 11 20 12 24 37 53 52 72 Education............................... 9 3 1 2 15 12 9 8 7 16 All other gifts......................... 82 5 33 70 23 92 93 101 90 162 __________________________________________ 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.