Table 41. Consumer units of single males 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 males Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 15,055 2,554 2,742 2,789 2,566 1,679 2,725 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $31,591 $13,014 $36,979 $40,788 $40,263 $33,401 $24,706 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 29,221 12,460 34,084 37,645 35,985 31,621 23,396 Age of the reference person.................. 45.1 21.1 29.2 39.8 49.4 59.3 76.5 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......................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 Earners..................................... .7 .9 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .2 Vehicles.................................... 1.2 .8 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.2 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 45 8 29 50 55 59 70 With mortgage.............................. 22 3 22 36 35 25 11 Without mortgage........................... 22 5 7 14 20 34 59 Renter...................................... 55 92 71 50 45 41 30 Black or African American................... 11 7 11 13 15 13 10 White, Asian, and All Other Races........... 89 93 89 87 85 87 90 Elementary (1-8)............................ 7 2 3 4 5 11 18 High school (9-12).......................... 32 16 24 35 37 35 45 College..................................... 61 82 73 61 58 54 36 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ b/ b/ b/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 78 63 83 83 81 81 78 Average annual expenditures.................. $25,883 $16,845 $29,220 $30,072 $30,187 $26,753 $21,922 Food........................................ 3,239 2,202 3,845 3,428 3,437 3,441 2,959 Food at home............................. 1,477 730 1,439 1,480 1,654 1,836 1,690 Cereals and bakery products............ 205 101 191 196 247 223 256 Cereals and cereal products.......... 71 42 73 67 72 72 92 Bakery products...................... 134 60 119 129 175 151 164 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 371 154 366 402 393 496 407 Beef................................. 104 52 111 113 114 118 108 Pork................................. 72 23 58 74 95 101 84 Other meats.......................... 51 16 48 53 59 59 63 Poultry.............................. 66 40 81 69 55 86 64 Fish and seafood..................... 61 14 52 75 50 112 67 Eggs................................. 18 9 16 18 20 19 22 Dairy products......................... 151 90 148 145 166 183 175 Fresh milk and cream................. 60 37 59 58 65 71 70 Other dairy products................. 91 53 88 88 101 112 105 Fruits and vegetables.................. 254 103 236 239 247 354 338 Fresh fruits......................... 80 26 69 77 71 121 113 Fresh vegetables..................... 74 27 74 67 71 116 92 Processed fruits..................... 59 30 59 54 62 65 78 Processed vegetables................. 41 20 33 41 43 51 55 Other food at home..................... 496 281 498 498 601 580 514 Sugar and other sweets............... 50 26 43 45 67 48 67 Fats and oils........................ 40 16 34 44 42 62 45 Miscellaneous foods.................. 245 139 243 241 317 271 253 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 138 76 158 141 155 180 123 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 23 24 20 27 19 18 26 Food away from home.................... 1,762 1,472 2,406 1,949 1,783 1,605 1,269 Alcoholic beverages......................... 420 454 608 429 408 456 201 Housing..................................... 8,877 4,978 9,865 10,989 10,484 8,580 8,005 Shelter.................................. 5,937 3,511 6,733 7,591 7,314 5,243 4,848 Owned dwellings........................ 2,674 340 2,148 4,094 4,169 2,736 2,489 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,444 172 1,440 2,699 2,389 1,333 537 Property taxes....................... 725 132 423 851 982 849 1,136 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 504 36 285 545 797 554 816 Rented dwellings....................... 2,943 2,781 4,392 3,229 2,654 2,257 2,037 Other lodging.......................... 321 391 193 268 491 250 322 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,642 769 1,641 1,854 1,990 1,767 1,840 Natural gas............................ 209 59 184 240 273 226 274 Electricity............................ 581 239 585 624 721 681 663 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 65 d/ 17 28 50 90 75 132 Telephone services..................... 610 405 714 742 683 592 505 Water and other public services........ 176 48 131 199 222 193 265 Household operations..................... 321 89 319 379 233 231 622 Personal services...................... 106 d/ 3 d/ 127 d/ 129 d/ 19 d/ 10 299 Other household expenses............... 215 86 192 250 213 221 323 Housekeeping supplies.................... 217 85 209 250 210 336 224 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 55 23 67 68 46 78 51 Other household products............... 99 36 79 124 104 168 93 Postage and stationery................. 63 26 63 58 60 90 80 Household furnishings and equipment...... 759 525 963 915 737 1,004 471 Household textiles..................... 47 14 36 63 52 113 20 Furniture.............................. 203 99 302 286 197 248 92 Floor coverings........................ 13 6 13 11 26 d/ 10 d/ 11 Major appliances....................... 90 34 115 116 87 101 87 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 44 24 66 39 37 88 23 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 362 348 432 400 337 443 239 Apparel and services........................ 717 563 1,245 746 608 513 530 Men and boys............................. 337 341 560 317 303 260 220 Men, 16 and over....................... 328 340 550 302 296 246 213 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 9 b/ 10 16 7 14 d/ 7 Women and girls.......................... 52 d/ 13 98 55 9 23 89 Women, 16 and over..................... 39 d/ 12 84 35 d/ 3 d/ 18 65 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 13 d/ 1 14 19 7 d/ 5 d/ 24 Children under 2......................... 8 d/ 5 21 d/ 4 d/ 2 d/ 5 d/ 6 Footwear................................. 124 d/ 81 180 172 103 d/ 78 103 Other apparel products and services...... 197 123 386 198 190 147 112 Transportation.............................. 4,600 3,395 5,521 5,516 5,176 5,188 2,952 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 2,041 1,484 2,530 2,592 2,301 2,474 994 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,005 777 1,270 1,039 958 1,605 593 Cars and trucks, used.................. 958 682 1,152 1,385 1,212 868 401 Other vehicles......................... 77 d/ 26 d/ 108 d/ 168 d/ 131 d/ 1 c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 818 697 911 972 892 854 591 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,460 1,002 1,737 1,607 1,728 1,578 1,133 Vehicle finance charges................ 177 121 286 230 190 139 76 Maintenance and repairs................ 476 364 560 470 534 614 360 Vehicle insurance...................... 553 347 612 610 659 601 499 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 254 170 278 298 345 223 198 Public transportation.................... 280 212 343 346 256 283 234 Health care................................. 1,202 342 651 910 1,383 1,456 2,523 Health insurance......................... 602 122 363 527 616 788 1,241 Medical services......................... 339 132 174 222 455 355 698 Drugs.................................... 219 67 90 119 249 264 530 Medical supplies......................... 42 21 25 41 63 49 53 Entertainment............................... 1,341 1,043 1,511 1,531 1,408 1,712 947 Fees and admissions...................... 357 323 439 431 387 265 261 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 551 438 714 634 613 511 376 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 146 78 141 196 173 175 116 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 287 204 217 270 235 761 194 Personal care products and services......... 193 185 232 218 171 184 165 Reading..................................... 93 52 93 94 109 107 106 Education................................... 685 2,204 959 143 242 132 301 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 270 186 267 329 374 326 161 Miscellaneous............................... 557 126 553 552 850 565 678 Cash contributions.......................... 1,224 255 887 1,627 2,032 1,059 1,397 Personal insurance and pensions............. 2,465 859 2,982 3,560 3,506 3,032 999 Life and other personal insurance........ 163 24 85 153 307 173 238 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,302 835 2,896 3,408 3,199 2,860 762 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 31,591 13,014 36,979 40,788 40,263 33,401 24,706 Wages and salaries....................... 24,474 11,073 34,327 36,710 34,558 23,672 5,424 Self-employment income................... 1,490 177 1,728 1,907 1,732 1,620 1,734 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 3,976 d/ 51 d/ 117 586 2,027 6,374 15,356 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 770 191 198 467 1,265 815 1,712 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 190 d/ 43 245 289 264 249 d/ 64 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 165 d/ 32 d/ 30 235 227 478 103 Regular contributions for support........ 209 820 174 91 51 d/ 56 41 Other income............................. 316 627 161 502 140 137 d/ 272 Personal taxes............................. 2,369 554 2,895 3,142 4,278 1,780 1,310 Federal income taxes..................... 1,858 409 2,251 2,425 3,499 1,399 972 State and local income taxes............. 424 139 592 607 687 298 162 Other taxes.............................. 88 5 53 111 92 83 176 Income after taxes......................... 29,221 12,460 34,084 37,645 35,985 31,621 23,396 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -3,789 -655 -6,833 -4,234 -2,529 -1,635 -5,726 Net change in total assets............... 3,665 1,619 8,144 9,765 3,802 3,387 -5,123 Net change in total liabilities.......... 7,455 2,274 14,977 13,999 6,331 5,022 602 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 472 178 58 868 175 546 993 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -585 -36 -487 -950 -981 -690 -387 Estimated market value of owned home..... 62,601 8,173 38,588 73,355 77,905 84,514 98,858 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 420 76 265 526 524 561 603 Gifts of goods and services................. 807 268 941 709 924 648 1,249 Food..................................... 33 d/ 8 20 17 69 21 60 Alcoholic beverages...................... 13 d/ 7 19 9 19 6 16 Housing.................................. 144 77 117 180 148 111 208 Housekeeping supplies.................. 22 d/ 7 13 56 12 d/ 8 26 Household textiles..................... d/ 3 b/ d/ 3 d/ 2 d/ 7 d/ 1 d/ 1 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 11 d/ 3 d/ 4 d/ 21 d/ 12 d/ 14 d/ 11 Major appliances..................... 5 c/ d/ 1 13 d/ 3 d/ 3 d/ 9 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 6 d/ 3 d/ 4 d/ 7 d/ 9 d/ 11 d/ 2 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 35 21 35 35 48 46 26 Other housing.......................... 74 46 62 67 69 41 144 Apparel and services..................... 186 88 400 206 96 99 170 Males, 2 and over...................... 34 17 37 57 42 42 9 Females, 2 and over.................... 52 d/ 13 98 55 9 23 89 Children under 2....................... 8 5 21 d/ 4 d/ 2 d/ 5 d/ 6 Other apparel products and services.... 93 53 243 91 42 d/ 29 66 Jewelry and watches.................. 74 44 219 48 38 d/ 21 d/ 48 All other apparel products and services............................ 19 d/ 8 d/ 24 d/ 43 d/ 4 d/ 7 d/ 18 Transportation........................... 80 4 99 44 159 145 54 Health care.............................. 77 d/ 1 d/ 5 23 65 d/ 70 294 Entertainment............................ 59 45 89 74 56 42 40 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 19 5 30 40 9 15 13 Other entertainment.................... 39 39 58 34 47 27 28 Personal care products and services...... 8 d/ 3 9 14 17 d/ 2 4 Reading.................................. 1 b/ b/ d/ 1 d/ 1 1 1 Education................................ 117 15 93 37 186 d/ 88 272 All other gifts.......................... 88 20 90 103 109 64 130 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.