Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,673
Median rent for 2018: $1,031
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $2,087,572 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $1,176,330 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $911,242 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $153,254 |
| Housing | $5,291,414 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $3,094,079 |
| --Utilities | $1,066,567 |
| --Operations | $401,775 |
| --Supplies | $196,745 |
| --Furnishings | $534,319 |
| Apparel | $490,828 |
| --Men & Boys | $109,763 |
| --Women & Girls | $198,816 |
| --Children < 2 | $2,071 |
| --Footwear | $103,550 |
| Transportation | $2,570,115 |
| --New Vehicles | $480,473 |
| --Used Vehicles | $548,816 |
| --Fuel | $555,029 |
| --Insurance | $256,804 |
| --Public Transit | $215,384 |
| Healthcare | $1,308,874 |
| Entertainment | $849,111 |
| --Pets | $173,964 |
| --Toys | $41,420 |
| Personal Care Products | $202,958 |
| Books & Literature | $28,994 |
| Education | $370,710 |
| Tobacco Products | $91,124 |
| Miscellaneous | $260,946 |
| Retirement | $497,041 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,921,891 |
| Total Expenditures | $16,124,834 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 826,260 |
| 2015 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 828,232 |
| 2016 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 830,737 |
| 2017 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 832,790 |
| 2018 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area | 834,615 |