Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001 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)...... 110,339 12,370 20,413 9,301 21,420 36,385 10,450 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $47,507 $14,712 $33,007 $23,689 $42,135 $67,391 $76,782 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 44,587 14,308 30,420 23,170 39,957 62,672 73,094 Age of the reference person.................. 48.1 68.2 41.5 65.4 46.6 42.3 45.4 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.5 Children under 18........................... .7 n.a. n.a. .3 1.1 .9 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........................................ 51 31 52 60 47 56 59 Female...................................... 49 69 48 40 53 44 41 Homeowner................................... 66 61 45 78 67 73 79 With mortgage.............................. 40 11 28 18 40 56 62 Without mortgage........................... 26 50 17 59 27 16 17 Renter...................................... 34 39 55 22 33 27 21 Black....................................... 12 12 12 13 15 11 11 White and other............................. 88 88 88 87 85 89 89 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 14 2 12 6 3 7 High school (9-12).......................... 38 49 28 50 42 35 40 College..................................... 56 36 70 38 51 62 53 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 88 64 83 87 89 96 96 Average annual expenditures.................. $39,518 $17,060 $27,449 $28,694 $39,567 $50,856 $59,424 Food........................................ 5,321 2,283 3,185 4,566 5,734 6,563 8,398 Food at home............................. 3,086 1,563 1,513 3,081 3,559 3,649 4,880 Cereals and bakery products............ 452 247 209 481 528 529 695 Cereals and cereal products.......... 156 81 71 164 186 182 245 Bakery products...................... 296 166 138 316 342 346 450 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 828 381 361 818 1,013 968 1,369 Beef................................. 248 100 104 228 324 289 414 Pork................................. 177 88 65 200 219 208 279 Other meats.......................... 102 49 46 103 123 119 165 Poultry.............................. 152 71 66 132 184 181 260 Fish and seafood..................... 114 53 62 119 124 132 194 Eggs................................. 35 20 18 37 40 39 57 Dairy products......................... 332 169 169 331 379 390 530 Fresh milk and cream................. 136 72 65 135 163 155 221 Other dairy products................. 196 97 104 196 215 235 309 Fruits and vegetables.................. 522 305 272 564 594 592 815 Fresh fruits......................... 160 100 85 173 189 177 245 Fresh vegetables..................... 162 91 83 170 181 185 263 Processed fruits..................... 116 67 64 132 127 133 177 Processed vegetables................. 84 47 40 89 97 97 130 Other food at home..................... 952 460 502 887 1,046 1,170 1,472 Sugar and other sweets............... 116 63 57 117 132 136 182 Fats and oils........................ 87 50 37 90 102 100 143 Miscellaneous foods.................. 455 214 238 401 504 571 679 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 256 123 141 241 271 312 416 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 38 10 29 36 37 51 52 Food away from home.................... 2,235 720 1,673 1,486 2,175 2,914 3,518 Alcoholic beverages......................... 349 169 407 230 274 431 424 Housing..................................... 13,011 6,837 9,302 9,350 13,559 16,657 16,937 Shelter.................................. 7,602 3,846 6,105 4,741 7,870 9,671 9,760 Owned dwellings........................ 4,979 1,916 2,840 3,066 5,254 6,915 7,174 Mortgage interest and charges........ 2,862 441 1,619 918 2,942 4,327 4,617 Property taxes....................... 1,233 864 685 1,209 1,301 1,524 1,613 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 884 611 536 940 1,011 1,064 944 Rented dwellings....................... 2,134 1,757 2,958 1,278 2,060 2,151 1,826 Other lodging.......................... 489 172 307 396 556 605 760 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 2,767 1,762 1,822 2,638 2,965 3,248 3,832 Natural gas............................ 411 313 253 421 435 472 560 Electricity............................ 1,009 669 626 1,041 1,120 1,171 1,335 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 112 91 61 143 126 120 153 Telephone services..................... 914 478 706 700 940 1,105 1,316 Water and other public services........ 321 211 176 332 344 380 468 Household operations..................... 676 518 258 465 648 1,053 614 Personal services...................... 291 177 18 113 261 562 232 Other household expenses............... 385 340 240 351 386 490 381 Housekeeping supplies.................... 509 242 248 518 557 633 766 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 131 61 59 135 153 157 214 Other household products............... 255 108 127 247 270 332 367 Postage and stationery................. 122 72 62 135 134 144 185 Household furnishings and equipment...... 1,458 469 869 989 1,519 2,052 1,965 Household textiles..................... 114 53 62 94 132 147 145 Furniture.............................. 372 95 201 219 405 575 396 Floor coverings........................ 40 17 12 30 48 60 49 Major appliances....................... 178 62 98 161 207 231 238 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 87 32 49 71 84 123 110 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 667 209 447 413 643 915 1,026 Apparel and services........................ 1,743 513 1,080 1,074 1,800 2,319 2,919 Men and boys............................. 423 74 274 279 393 584 753 Men, 16 and over....................... 335 67 262 231 274 446 626 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 88 7 12 48 119 138 127 Women and girls.......................... 677 282 381 463 742 856 1,142 Women, 16 and over..................... 562 272 356 417 566 684 999 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 115 10 25 46 176 171 143 Children under 2......................... 81 6 18 32 119 122 114 Footwear................................. 302 72 169 162 312 429 480 Other apparel products and services...... 259 80 238 138 234 329 429 Transportation.............................. 7,633 2,232 5,093 4,957 7,596 9,843 13,760 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 3,579 968 2,312 2,158 3,729 4,494 6,916 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,685 507 1,029 1,171 1,804 2,084 3,189 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,848 449 1,227 955 1,881 2,368 3,633 Other vehicles......................... 46 c/ 12 c/ 56 c/ 31 44 42 95 Gasoline and motor oil................... 1,279 392 821 915 1,273 1,672 2,196 Other vehicle expenses................... 2,375 715 1,616 1,565 2,205 3,181 4,096 Vehicle finance charges................ 359 45 201 131 334 545 651 Maintenance and repairs................ 662 260 517 460 643 806 1,151 Vehicle insurance...................... 819 320 516 724 750 1,047 1,435 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 534 90 381 250 479 784 858 Public transportation.................... 400 156 344 319 390 496 552 Health care................................. 2,182 2,065 1,062 3,724 2,322 2,277 2,511 Health insurance......................... 1,061 1,009 494 1,914 1,138 1,103 1,163 Medical services......................... 573 396 292 722 621 671 756 Drugs.................................... 449 590 209 921 469 396 466 Medical supplies......................... 100 71 67 167 94 107 125 Entertainment............................... 1,953 622 1,387 1,318 2,024 2,633 2,677 Fees and admissions...................... 526 133 393 322 537 720 738 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 660 317 533 469 645 827 927 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 337 124 230 189 345 469 455 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 430 48 231 338 497 617 557 Personal care products and services......... 485 249 327 462 487 588 721 Reading..................................... 141 89 124 137 132 168 164 Education................................... 648 228 542 194 547 773 1,525 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 308 137 244 215 303 374 504 Miscellaneous............................... 750 358 616 576 736 960 934 Cash contributions.......................... 1,258 1,083 1,052 1,300 1,083 1,425 1,612 Personal insurance and pensions............. 3,737 196 3,028 590 2,971 5,846 6,338 Life and other personal insurance........ 410 173 185 467 393 555 612 Pensions and Social Security............. 3,326 c/ 23 2,844 c/ 123 2,577 5,291 5,726 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 47,507 14,712 33,007 23,689 42,135 67,391 76,782 Wages and salaries....................... 38,334 d/ 28,600 d/ 31,671 60,785 69,606 Self-employment income................... 2,231 d/ 1,831 d/ 2,158 3,384 3,602 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 4,963 11,585 1,398 19,973 5,869 1,781 1,689 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 951 1,979 451 1,768 1,044 696 868 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 171 88 72 247 182 219 227 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 384 619 69 1,280 611 189 257 Regular contributions for support........ 315 357 295 362 468 227 270 Other income............................. 158 84 291 59 133 110 263 Personal taxes............................. 2,920 404 2,587 519 2,178 4,719 3,688 Federal income taxes..................... 2,237 267 2,008 314 1,637 3,652 2,820 State and local income taxes............. 555 34 494 50 425 918 682 Other taxes.............................. 129 103 85 155 117 149 186 Income after taxes......................... 44,587 14,308 30,420 23,170 39,957 62,672 73,094 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -2,059 -1,152 -1,836 -223 -3,479 -780 -6,747 Net change in total assets............... 5,678 -240 2,860 2,250 4,348 11,395 4,061 Net change in total liabilities.......... 7,737 912 4,695 2,473 7,827 12,175 10,807 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 372 416 259 382 301 411 539 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -1,397 -386 -806 -608 -1,292 -1,910 -2,883 Estimated market value of owned home..... 103,975 70,733 58,719 108,681 107,797 129,528 130,735 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 690 527 418 741 705 811 915 Gifts of goods and services................. 1,012 576 765 670 897 1,301 1,536 Food..................................... 69 32 37 24 45 114 108 Alcoholic beverages...................... 14 10 13 6 12 16 27 Housing.................................. 258 163 171 205 218 342 374 Housekeeping supplies.................. 41 20 20 38 44 54 58 Household textiles..................... 14 16 8 19 12 16 17 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 25 9 15 24 16 37 44 Major appliances..................... 6 c/ 3 7 c/ 5 5 8 8 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 19 6 8 18 11 29 36 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 59 34 53 38 48 77 84 Other housing.......................... 119 85 75 86 99 160 171 Apparel and services..................... 237 88 193 230 225 281 367 Males, 2 and over...................... 61 33 47 72 49 69 111 Females, 2 and over.................... 89 36 67 92 90 110 114 Children under 2....................... 42 6 18 23 50 57 78 Other apparel products and services.... 45 13 62 43 37 46 64 Jewelry and watches.................. 17 8 40 4 13 13 15 All other apparel products and services............................ 28 c/ 5 22 38 24 33 49 Transportation........................... 70 48 58 31 51 85 140 Health care.............................. 35 93 16 21 24 39 22 Entertainment............................ 74 33 80 56 65 94 76 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 30 16 30 22 31 37 27 Other entertainment.................... 44 18 49 33 34 57 50 Personal care products and services...... 21 15 32 18 15 19 24 Reading.................................. 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 Education................................ 160 57 77 31 137 238 334 All other gifts.......................... 73 35 88 47 103 71 60 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c Data are likely to have large sampling errors. d No data reported. n.a. Not applicable.