To find out how Americans by age group spend their money, compare what you spend as a senior (first figure) with what the average American household spends (second figure).

Americans who are homeowners		67% vrs 57%
Percent of home owners with a mortgage		61% vrs 81%
Average # of people in household		2.1 vrs 2.9
Annual spending per household
Food		$5,340 vrs $5,643
Housing		$13,432 vrs $14,403
Furniture		$401 vrs $460
Major appliances		$196 vrs $200
Sheet, towels, other household textiles		$113 vrs $108
Apparel		$1,640 vrs $1,870
Transportation		$7,781 vrs $8,354
New vehicles		$2,052 vrs $2,055
Old vehicles		$1,611 vrs $1,904
Health care		$2,416 vrs $1,758
Drugs		$467 vrs $266
Entertainment		$2,060 vrs $2,142
Insurance and pension expense (1)		$4,055 vrs $4,505
Other expenses		$4,093 vrs $3,956
Total		$40,817 vrs $42,631

Source: Advertising Age’s American Demographics, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure survey. (1) Includes social security contribution (excludes health insurance, which is classified as health-care expense).

U.S. Government Nursing Home Comparison

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