Table 3650. Consumer units of five or more persons by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | Item | five or | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 and | more | 25 | | | | | over | persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 10,177 | 263 | 2,534 | 4,277 | 2,042 | 704 | 356 | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $40,797 | $22,279 | $31,160 | $42,614 | $46,961 | $57,072 | $38,437 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 38,064 | 21,535 | 29,472 | 39,580 | 43,678 | 52,344 | 36,907 Age of reference person.......................| 41.1 | 22.3 | 30.8 | 39.4 | 48.6 | 59.0 | 71.2 | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 Children under 18...........................| 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .1 | (2) | (2) | (2) | .1 | .1 | 1.4 Earners.....................................| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 Vehicles....................................| 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Male......................................| 75 | 51 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 57 Female....................................| 25 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 43 | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 68 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 91 With mortgage...........................| 54 | 6 | 46 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 42 Without mortgage........................| 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 49 Renter....................................| 32 | 82 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 9 | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 15 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 33 White and other...........................| 85 | 70 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 67 | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 36 High school (9-12)........................| 47 | 80 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 36 College...................................| 41 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 26 Never attended and other..................| 1 | (3) | (3) | (4) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 91 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 89 | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $37,282 | $23,233 | $30,261 | $39,515 | $42,713 | $41,900 | $33,428 | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 6,384 | 4,311 | 5,289 | 6,618 | 7,799 | 6,758 | 6,092 Food at home................................| 4,345 | 3,083 | 3,842 | 4,495 | 4,960 | 4,296 | 4,922 Cereals and bakery products...............| 681 | 452 | 580 | 744 | 743 | 643 | 692 Cereals and cereal products.............| 266 | 185 | 233 | 299 | 256 | 251 | 297 Bakery products.........................| 415 | 268 | 348 | 445 | 487 | 392 | 395 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 1,177 | 945 | 1,033 | 1,131 | 1,433 | 1,414 | 1,595 Beef....................................| 387 | 301 | 343 | 371 | 460 | 477 | 534 Pork....................................| 235 | 231 | 188 | 219 | 300 | 332 | 418 Other meats.............................| 178 | 97 | 158 | 165 | 235 | 219 | 240 Poultry.................................| 194 | 147 | 178 | 193 | 221 | 215 | 210 Fish and seafood........................| 125 | 94 | 115 | 127 | 149 | 113 | 117 Eggs....................................| 58 | 76 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 58 | 77 | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 525 | 322 | 483 | 552 | 602 | 424 | 455 Fresh milk and cream....................| 266 | 143 | 247 | 279 | 305 | 201 | 274 Other dairy products....................| 259 | 179 | 235 | 274 | 297 | 223 | 181 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 662 | 384 | 560 | 709 | 733 | 655 | 868 Fresh fruits............................| 205 | 75 | 172 | 223 | 230 | 198 | 243 Fresh vegetables........................| 194 | 130 | 167 | 201 | 210 | 217 | 304 Processed fruits........................| 147 | 66 | 119 | 165 | 167 | 117 | 183 Processed vegetables....................| 115 | 112 | 101 | 119 | 126 | 122 | 138 | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 1,301 | 980 | 1,186 | 1,359 | 1,449 | 1,161 | 1,312 Sugar and other sweets..................| 168 | 82 | 150 | 176 | 201 | 153 | 150 Fats and oils...........................| 120 | 83 | 96 | 134 | 133 | 96 | 152 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 612 | 492 | 563 | 641 | 659 | 542 | 678 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 346 | 294 | 321 | 350 | 402 | 318 | 292 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 55 | 5/28 | 56 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 5/39 Food away from home.........................| 2,039 | 1,228 | 1,447 | 2,123 | 2,839 | 2,462 | 1,170 | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 232 | 109 | 195 | 264 | 249 | 202 | 169 | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 11,075 | 6,866 | 9,940 | 12,039 | 11,468 | 10,925 | 8,664 Shelter.....................................| 5,973 | 3,919 | 5,382 | 6,577 | 6,135 | 5,666 | 4,124 Owned dwellings...........................| 4,216 | 391 | 3,229 | 4,975 | 4,472 | 4,297 | 3,318 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 2,872 | 5/190 | 2,477 | 3,434 | 2,915 | 2,444 | 1,534 Property taxes..........................| 792 | 123 | 410 | 892 | 984 | 1,176 | 943 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 551 | 5/78 | 342 | 649 | 573 | 677 | 841 Rented dwellings..........................| 1,444 | 3,405 | 2,051 | 1,281 | 1,033 | 1,131 | 600 | | | | | | | Other lodging.............................| 314 | 5/122 | 102 | 322 | 630 | 238 | 206 | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 2,592 | 1,810 | 2,154 | 2,641 | 2,976 | 2,984 | 2,731 Natural gas...............................| 356 | 189 | 266 | 374 | 403 | 449 | 447 Electricity...............................| 1,041 | 644 | 875 | 1,078 | 1,146 | 1,248 | 1,045 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 116 | 5/43 | 81 | 115 | 160 | 118 | 164 Telephone services........................| 789 | 814 | 686 | 765 | 953 | 840 | 751 Water and other public services...........| 292 | 120 | 247 | 310 | 313 | 330 | 324 Household operations........................| 540 | 206 | 677 | 578 | 361 | 508 | 433 Personal services.........................| 321 | 5/162 | 559 | 324 | 101 | 152 | 297 Other household expenses..................| 219 | 44 | 118 | 254 | 260 | 355 | 136 | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 535 | 344 | 436 | 606 | 585 | 429 | 606 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 185 | 173 | 153 | 202 | 198 | 175 | 225 Other household products..................| 230 | 136 | 196 | 262 | 247 | 174 | 227 Postage and stationery....................| 119 | 5/36 | 87 | 142 | 140 | 79 | 155 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 1,435 | 587 | 1,290 | 1,637 | 1,410 | 1,338 | 769 Household textiles........................| 118 | 5/44 | 96 | 145 | 127 | 79 | 5/71 Furniture.................................| 363 | 199 | 369 | 378 | 337 | 466 | 197 Floor coverings...........................| 143 | 5/7 | 71 | 239 | 75 | 5/71 | 5/61 Major appliances..........................| 197 | 5/122 | 188 | 224 | 155 | 219 | 185 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 83 | 55 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 63 | 79 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 531 | 160 | 484 | 569 | 626 | 440 | 176 | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 2,444 | 1,912 | 1,963 | 2,680 | 2,790 | 2,383 | 2,190 Men and boys................................| 611 | 367 | 489 | 705 | 666 | 488 | 508 Men, 16 and over..........................| 390 | 5/257 | 248 | 447 | 518 | 422 | 190 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 221 | 5/110 | 241 | 258 | 148 | 67 | 318 Women and girls.............................| 974 | 390 | 676 | 1,099 | 1,244 | 1,118 | 671 Women, 16 and over........................| 694 | 268 | 437 | 727 | 1,018 | 995 | 527 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 279 | 122 | 240 | 372 | 226 | 122 | 144 Children under 2............................| 178 | 679 | 213 | 147 | 118 | 196 | 229 Footwear....................................| 378 | 5/118 | 348 | 387 | 448 | 278 | 581 Other apparel products and services.........| 303 | 359 | 237 | 341 | 315 | 304 | 201 | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 6,623 | 4,435 | 5,313 | 6,738 | 8,235 | 7,229 | 5,818 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 2,848 | 5/1,525 | 2,499 | 2,922 | 3,429 | 2,826 | 5/2,138 Cars and trucks, new......................| 1,366 | (3) | 1,182 | 1,533 | 1,796 | 5/684 | 5/567 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 1,471 | 1,500 | 1,303 | 1,384 | 1,607 | 2,142 | 1,571 Other vehicles............................| 12 | 5/25 | 5/14 | 5/5 | 5/26 | (3) | (3) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 1,428 | 1,331 | 1,162 | 1,438 | 1,703 | 1,698 | 1,153 Other vehicle expenses......................| 2,018 | 1,173 | 1,521 | 2,020 | 2,634 | 2,327 | 2,078 Vehicle finance charges...................| 374 | 188 | 343 | 359 | 485 | 372 | 274 | | | | | | | Maintenance and repairs...................| 701 | 525 | 522 | 689 | 865 | 941 | 864 Vehicle insurance.........................| 723 | 5/314 | 491 | 741 | 993 | 801 | 742 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | other charges............................| 221 | 145 | 164 | 231 | 291 | 213 | 197 Public transportation.......................| 329 | 406 | 132 | 357 | 470 | 378 | 449 | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 1,550 | 905 | 1,141 | 1,621 | 1,613 | 2,229 | 2,418 Health insurance............................| 566 | 277 | 494 | 505 | 652 | 707 | 1,247 Medical services............................| 665 | 457 | 428 | 813 | 555 | 1,027 | 645 Drugs.......................................| 218 | 130 | 160 | 202 | 252 | 362 | 439 Medical supplies............................| 102 | 5/40 | 60 | 102 | 153 | 133 | 87 | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 1,870 | 1,129 | 1,457 | 2,058 | 1,942 | 2,498 | 1,442 Fees and admissions.........................| 497 | 126 | 272 | 616 | 559 | 578 | 426 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 592 | 550 | 539 | 605 | 622 | 691 | 447 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 412 | 321 | 360 | 440 | 408 | 515 | 387 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | and services...............................| 369 | 132 | 285 | 397 | 353 | 713 | 183 | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 484 | 341 | 358 | 532 | 584 | 511 | 462 | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 170 | 167 | 124 | 190 | 186 | 151 | 199 | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 714 | 5/406 | 325 | 762 | 1,198 | 734 | 336 | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 384 | 507 | 388 | 348 | 385 | 483 | 494 | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 977 | 351 | 742 | 1,065 | 1,082 | 1,239 | 931 | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 1,023 | 5/325 | 539 | 931 | 1,340 | 2,435 | 1,469 | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 3,352 | 1,470 | 2,488 | 3,668 | 3,841 | 4,125 | 2,743 Life and other personal insurance...........| 482 | 5/187 | 246 | 533 | 576 | 815 | 553 Pensions and Social Security................| 2,870 | 1,283 | 2,243 | 3,135 | 3,265 | 3,311 | 2,190 | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 40,797 | 22,279 | 31,160 | 42,614 | 46,961 | 57,072 | 38,437 Wages and salaries..........................| 33,097 | 18,436 | 26,478 | 36,239 | 38,419 | 36,606 | 19,697 Self-employment income......................| 4,033 | 5/315 | 1,859 | 3,637 | 5,029 | 13,244 | 4,389 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 1,376 | 5/31 | 354 | 808 | 1,030 | 4,571 | 11,750 | | | | | | | Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | property income............................| 453 | 5/8 | 258 | 329 | 912 | 629 | 761 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 332 | 5/133 | 280 | 353 | 434 | 267 | 5/179 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 1,092 | 2,865 | 1,582 | 799 | 708 | 1,608 | 852 Regular contributions for support...........| 303 | 5/312 | 250 | 324 | 307 | 5/88 | 5/777 Other income................................| 112 | 5/179 | 98 | 126 | 122 | 5/61 | 5/33 | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 2,733 | 743 | 1,688 | 3,034 | 3,283 | 4,728 | 1,530 Federal income taxes........................| 2,062 | 526 | 1,233 | 2,308 | 2,511 | 3,635 | 957 State and local income taxes................| 572 | 217 | 433 | 613 | 625 | 859 | 534 Other taxes.................................| 99 | 5/0 | 21 | 113 | 147 | 234 | 5/39 | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 38,064 | 21,535 | 29,472 | 39,580 | 43,678 | 52,344 | 36,907 | | | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 155 | 3 | -1,972 | -1,423 | 3,938 | 6,391 | 332 Net change in total assets..................| 3,047 | 5/-28 | 2,914 | 2,287 | 4,329 | 6,976 | 281 Net change in total liabilities.............| 2,892 | -31 | 4,886 | 3,710 | 391 | 585 | -51 | | | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 239 | 5/33 | 41 | 225 | 536 | 5/273 | 196 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -816 | 5/-38 | -482 | -970 | -1,064 | -833 | -467 Estimated market value of owned home........| 77,496 | 5/9,081 | 42,404 | 84,656 | 94,790 | 120,274 | 108,064 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 471 | 5/71 | 314 | 516 | 567 | 596 | 550 | | | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 685 | 210 | 507 | 699 | 827 | 948 | 793 Food........................................| 62 | 5/39 | 24 | 72 | 103 | 57 | 39 Housing.....................................| 196 | 5/31 | 217 | 183 | 218 | 145 | 243 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 33 | 5/3 | 28 | 42 | 35 | 5/20 | 5/2 Household textiles........................| 13 | 5/0 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 5/29 | 5/3 | 5/51 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 18 | 5/6 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 5/28 | 5/39 Major appliances........................| 4 | 5/6 | 5/2 | 4 | 5/1 | 5/15 | 5/20 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | housewares.............................| 13 | 5/0 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 5/13 | 5/19 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 58 | 5/2 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 5/57 | 5/19 Other housing.............................| 73 | 5/20 | 82 | 67 | 85 | 5/37 | 5/131 Apparel and services........................| 191 | 5/86 | 177 | 190 | 182 | 263 | 271 Males 2 and over..........................| 45 | 5/36 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 80 | 5/57 Females 2 and over........................| 71 | 5/43 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 89 | 51 | | | | | | | Children under 2..........................| 46 | 5/5 | 48 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 109 Other apparel products and services.......| 29 | 5/3 | 24 | 33 | 18 | 5/41 | 5/54 Jewelry and watches.....................| 11 | 5/3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5/34 | 5/14 All other apparel products and services.| 17 | (3) | 16 | 23 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 5/40 Transportation..............................| 28 | 5/1 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 126 | 7 Health care.................................| 13 | 5/3 | 5/3 | 15 | 5/14 | 5/36 | 5/7 Entertainment...............................| 50 | 5/20 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 109 | 64 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 21 | 5/2 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 77 | 5/32 Other entertainment.......................| 29 | 5/19 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 32 | 32 Education...................................| 78 | 5/9 | 5/12 | 81 | 146 | 5/134 | 5/65 All other gifts.............................| 67 | 5/21 | 37 | 82 | 71 | 78 | 97 | | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ No data reported. 4/ Value less than 0.5. 5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. _