Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,395
Median rent for 2018: $905
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $117,370 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $66,137 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $51,233 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $8,616 |
| Housing | $297,500 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $173,959 |
| --Utilities | $59,966 |
| --Operations | $22,589 |
| --Supplies | $11,062 |
| --Furnishings | $30,041 |
| Apparel | $27,596 |
| --Men & Boys | $6,171 |
| --Women & Girls | $11,178 |
| --Children < 2 | $116 |
| --Footwear | $5,822 |
| Transportation | $144,500 |
| --New Vehicles | $27,014 |
| --Used Vehicles | $30,856 |
| --Fuel | $31,205 |
| --Insurance | $14,438 |
| --Public Transit | $12,110 |
| Healthcare | $73,589 |
| Entertainment | $47,740 |
| --Pets | $9,781 |
| --Toys | $2,329 |
| Personal Care Products | $11,411 |
| Books & Literature | $1,630 |
| Education | $20,842 |
| Tobacco Products | $5,123 |
| Miscellaneous | $14,671 |
| Retirement | $27,945 |
| Non-health Insurance | $108,055 |
| Total Expenditures | $906,589 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ames city, Iowa | 61,276 |
| 2015 | Ames city, Iowa | 62,815 |
| 2016 | Ames city, Iowa | 64,073 |
| 2017 | Ames city, Iowa | 65,005 |
| 2018 | Ames city, Iowa | 65,937 |