Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Age: from Age 55 to 64

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Age: from Age 55 to 64
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0406M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-12-19 2:01 PM CST
Notes Age refers to the reference person's age, where the reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 13343
1985-01-01 13056
1986-01-01 13201
1987-01-01 13080
1988-01-01 12546
1989-01-01 12005
1990-01-01 12162
1991-01-01 12558
1992-01-01 12225
1993-01-01 11862
1994-01-01 12015
1995-01-01 12624
1996-01-01 12446
1997-01-01 12316
1998-01-01 12829
1999-01-01 13647
2000-01-01 14161
2001-01-01 14549
2002-01-01 15314
2003-01-01 16580
2004-01-01 17479
2005-01-01 18104
2006-01-01 18952
2007-01-01 19462
2008-01-01 19826
2009-01-01 20731
2010-01-01 21359
2011-01-01 21688
2012-01-01 22770
2013-01-01 22887
2014-01-01 23466
2015-01-01 24089
2016-01-01 24641
2017-01-01 24713
2018-01-01 24480
2019-01-01 24565
2020-01-01 25104
2021-01-01 24751
2022-01-01 24433
2023-01-01 23927
2024-01-01 23911

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