Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,265
Median rent for 2018: $968
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $172,035 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $96,940 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $75,095 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $12,630 |
| Housing | $436,060 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $254,980 |
| --Utilities | $87,895 |
| --Operations | $33,110 |
| --Supplies | $16,214 |
| --Furnishings | $44,033 |
| Apparel | $40,449 |
| --Men & Boys | $9,045 |
| --Women & Girls | $16,384 |
| --Children < 2 | $171 |
| --Footwear | $8,533 |
| Transportation | $211,801 |
| --New Vehicles | $39,595 |
| --Used Vehicles | $45,227 |
| --Fuel | $45,739 |
| --Insurance | $21,163 |
| --Public Transit | $17,750 |
| Healthcare | $107,863 |
| Entertainment | $69,974 |
| --Pets | $14,336 |
| --Toys | $3,413 |
| Personal Care Products | $16,726 |
| Books & Literature | $2,389 |
| Education | $30,550 |
| Tobacco Products | $7,509 |
| Miscellaneous | $21,504 |
| Retirement | $40,961 |
| Non-health Insurance | $158,381 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,328,832 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Allentown city, Pennsylvania | 118,793 |
| 2015 | Allentown city, Pennsylvania | 119,261 |
| 2016 | Allentown city, Pennsylvania | 119,624 |
| 2017 | Allentown city, Pennsylvania | 120,128 |
| 2018 | Allentown city, Pennsylvania | 120,410 |