Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons All Item consumer units No earner One No earner One Two Three or earner earner earners more Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 109,367 12,527 19,796 9,430 20,782 36,285 10,546 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $44,649 $13,847 $31,246 $22,208 $42,133 $62,951 $68,931 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 41,532 13,318 28,276 21,656 39,592 58,322 64,387 Age of the reference person.................. 48.2 68.8 41.2 65.4 46.4 42.1 45.7 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.4 Children under 18........................... .7 n.a. n.a. .3 1.1 1.0 1.2 Persons 65 and over......................... .3 .7 .1 1.3 .3 .1 .1 Earners..................................... 1.4 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3 Vehicles.................................... 1.9 .8 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.2 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 53 30 51 61 50 59 61 Female...................................... 47 70 49 39 50 41 39 Homeowner................................... 66 62 43 77 65 73 79 With mortgage.............................. 39 9 27 18 38 56 58 Without mortgage........................... 27 53 16 60 27 17 21 Renter...................................... 34 38 57 23 35 27 21 Black....................................... 12 12 12 12 15 11 12 White and other............................. 88 88 88 88 85 89 88 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 15 2 14 6 3 6 High school (9-12).......................... 39 49 28 47 45 36 40 College..................................... 54 36 70 38 49 60 54 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ 1 b/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 88 65 82 86 89 96 96 Average annual expenditures.................. $38,045 $17,273 $26,657 $27,644 $37,924 $48,923 $55,810 Food........................................ 5,158 2,184 3,201 4,340 5,328 6,430 8,151 Food at home............................. 3,021 1,507 1,460 2,956 3,379 3,640 4,825 Cereals and bakery products............ 453 237 211 444 514 541 731 Cereals and cereal products.......... 156 77 65 150 186 189 248 Bakery products...................... 297 160 146 294 328 352 483 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 795 366 344 790 907 965 1,311 Beef................................. 238 99 100 227 269 296 401 Pork................................. 167 76 68 192 189 200 272 Other meats.......................... 101 51 44 99 105 125 170 Poultry.............................. 145 70 66 126 176 175 227 Fish and seafood..................... 110 48 51 111 129 130 185 Eggs................................. 34 21 16 35 40 40 56 Dairy products......................... 325 170 158 328 365 392 490 Fresh milk and cream................. 131 76 58 130 148 160 198 Other dairy products................. 193 94 100 198 217 233 292 Fruits and vegetables.................. 521 305 265 571 579 601 801 Fresh fruits......................... 163 105 86 186 179 185 244 Fresh vegetables..................... 159 95 81 165 180 179 255 Processed fruits..................... 115 66 56 136 127 135 166 Processed vegetables................. 84 38 41 85 93 101 136 Other food at home..................... 927 429 482 823 1,015 1,141 1,493 Sugar and other sweets............... 117 56 55 123 116 145 201 Fats and oils........................ 83 44 36 91 95 98 132 Miscellaneous foods.................. 437 203 232 350 482 544 702 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 250 112 132 219 276 305 405 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 40 14 27 39 45 49 53 Food away from home.................... 2,137 678 1,741 1,385 1,949 2,790 3,326 Alcoholic beverages......................... 372 173 415 242 274 458 535 Housing..................................... 12,319 6,835 9,041 8,981 12,840 15,570 15,691 Shelter.................................. 7,114 3,793 5,851 4,495 7,344 9,007 8,808 Owned dwellings........................ 4,602 1,895 2,609 2,876 4,732 6,436 6,540 Mortgage interest and charges........ 2,639 320 1,438 824 2,677 4,136 4,045 Property taxes....................... 1,139 831 655 1,109 1,190 1,384 1,493 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 825 744 516 943 865 916 1,002 Rented dwellings....................... 2,034 1,705 2,897 1,140 2,121 1,981 1,617 Other lodging.......................... 478 194 345 478 491 590 651 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 2,489 1,621 1,633 2,369 2,702 2,899 3,402 Natural gas............................ 307 234 192 310 316 357 422 Electricity............................ 911 609 545 949 1,028 1,050 1,218 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 97 88 56 130 111 97 125 Telephone services..................... 877 490 681 670 929 1,046 1,205 Water and other public services........ 296 200 160 310 317 349 432 Household operations..................... 684 607 249 438 702 1,030 588 Personal services...................... 326 299 13 110 334 582 246 Other household expenses............... 358 308 236 329 369 449 341 Housekeeping supplies.................... 482 220 227 495 534 609 691 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 131 54 53 119 153 169 194 Other household products............... 226 104 101 208 251 292 332 Postage and stationery................. 126 63 73 168 130 149 165 Household furnishings and equipment...... 1,549 593 1,082 1,184 1,558 2,025 2,201 Household textiles..................... 106 43 76 73 116 137 144 Furniture.............................. 391 118 294 217 408 547 478 Floor coverings........................ 44 16 22 30 46 55 91 Major appliances....................... 189 112 99 182 194 233 293 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 87 34 58 84 73 117 131 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 731 271 533 598 721 935 1,065 Apparel and services........................ 1,856 612 1,275 952 1,922 2,456 2,981 Men and boys............................. 440 96 298 204 439 588 807 Men, 16 and over....................... 344 85 285 168 296 443 671 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 96 12 13 35 143 145 136 Women and girls.......................... 725 259 504 428 713 949 1,190 Women, 16 and over..................... 607 241 489 369 537 768 1,050 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 118 18 15 59 176 182 140 Children under 2......................... 82 14 19 31 139 112 101 Footwear................................. 343 128 227 167 378 441 550 Other apparel products and services...... 266 114 227 122 252 366 332 Transportation.............................. 7,417 2,178 4,715 4,980 7,148 9,948 12,716 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 3,418 806 1,868 2,240 3,291 4,727 6,234 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,605 471 1,003 1,161 1,501 2,186 2,687 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,770 335 814 1,079 1,745 2,479 3,497 Other vehicles......................... 43 c/ 52 c/ d/ 45 62 d/ 50 Gasoline and motor oil................... 1,291 403 859 880 1,292 1,680 2,187 Other vehicle expenses................... 2,281 731 1,614 1,488 2,178 3,015 3,764 Vehicle finance charges................ 328 45 183 123 302 500 581 Maintenance and repairs................ 624 237 495 485 607 772 970 Vehicle insurance...................... 778 329 505 587 782 957 1,374 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 551 121 430 293 487 786 839 Public transportation.................... 427 238 374 372 388 526 531 Health care................................. 2,066 2,172 1,056 3,413 2,136 2,129 2,273 Health insurance......................... 983 1,009 435 1,652 1,041 1,029 1,108 Medical services......................... 568 508 361 696 585 637 641 Drugs.................................... 416 578 209 902 417 353 399 Medical supplies......................... 99 77 52 164 93 110 125 Entertainment............................... 1,863 663 1,253 1,145 1,958 2,498 2,697 Fees and admissions...................... 515 170 351 367 544 694 691 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 622 306 505 417 619 773 881 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 334 115 215 183 371 466 414 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 393 71 182 179 424 564 711 Personal care products and services......... 564 277 375 478 572 700 837 Reading..................................... 146 96 124 141 139 176 168 Education................................... 632 163 561 121 640 755 1,337 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 319 166 226 228 335 383 503 Miscellaneous............................... 776 409 656 611 741 963 1,005 Cash contributions.......................... 1,192 1,189 956 1,606 1,096 1,225 1,347 Personal insurance and pensions............. 3,365 156 2,803 406 2,795 5,233 5,571 Life and other personal insurance........ 399 135 167 380 488 502 632 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,966 d/ 21 2,636 d/ 26 2,307 4,732 4,939 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 44,649 13,847 31,246 22,208 42,133 62,951 68,931 Wages and salaries....................... 35,579 c/ 26,574 c/ 32,221 55,861 62,676 Self-employment income................... 2,344 c/ 2,162 d/ 27 2,197 3,757 2,842 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 4,856 11,651 1,414 18,374 5,410 1,866 1,466 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 927 1,324 565 2,143 935 708 889 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 192 196 97 187 198 217 285 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 310 415 33 1,072 516 163 196 Regular contributions for support........ 309 185 210 344 533 280 287 Other income............................. 133 76 189 61 122 99 289 Personal taxes............................. 3,117 530 2,969 552 2,541 4,629 4,543 Federal income taxes..................... 2,409 307 2,362 348 1,938 3,600 3,536 State and local income taxes............. 562 56 531 33 455 868 820 Other taxes.............................. 146 167 77 171 148 161 188 Income after taxes......................... 41,532 13,318 28,276 21,656 39,592 58,322 64,387 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 457 1,531 -145 -3,268 2,834 625 -1,625 Net change in total assets............... 6,016 2,315 1,463 -3,273 8,413 10,900 5,743 Net change in total liabilities.......... 5,560 784 1,608 -5 5,579 10,275 7,368 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 594 343 815 667 1,077 275 558 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -1,172 -187 -653 -536 -1,186 -1,726 -1,951 Estimated market value of owned home..... 92,665 65,551 51,950 99,462 97,285 112,618 117,467 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 629 484 369 681 634 751 809 Gifts of goods and services................. 1,083 716 861 685 1,058 1,341 1,437 Food..................................... 70 14 41 47 50 99 153 Alcoholic beverages...................... 14 3 13 5 11 22 19 Housing.................................. 291 178 201 206 272 395 346 Housekeeping supplies.................. 39 20 28 30 36 48 66 Household textiles..................... 13 5 9 6 19 13 24 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 28 21 18 25 21 41 26 Major appliances..................... 8 d/ 8 4 d/ 3 8 12 4 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 21 13 14 22 14 30 22 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 70 53 70 41 55 91 77 Other housing.......................... 140 79 76 103 141 202 153 Apparel and services..................... 244 138 216 165 246 292 316 Males, 2 and over...................... 68 38 59 38 61 86 95 Females, 2 and over.................... 85 39 72 84 87 99 112 Children under 2....................... 41 14 19 19 57 51 64 Other apparel products and services.... 51 48 66 24 42 57 45 Jewelry and watches.................. 20 30 39 8 10 17 15 All other apparel products and services............................ 30 d/ 18 27 d/ 16 31 40 30 Transportation........................... 70 31 75 26 72 84 95 Health care.............................. 38 137 15 53 32 23 16 Entertainment............................ 94 52 87 71 99 112 104 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 30 17 29 25 33 35 26 Other entertainment.................... 64 35 58 46 66 77 78 Personal care products and services...... 19 4 21 8 21 22 30 Reading.................................. 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 Education................................ 151 46 89 24 176 203 277 All other gifts.......................... 89 112 100 76 76 89 79 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.