Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,286
Median rent for 2018: $874
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $973,080 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $548,323 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $424,757 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $71,436 |
| Housing | $2,466,488 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,442,244 |
| --Utilities | $497,159 |
| --Operations | $187,279 |
| --Supplies | $91,709 |
| --Furnishings | $249,062 |
| Apparel | $228,790 |
| --Men & Boys | $51,164 |
| --Women & Girls | $92,674 |
| --Children < 2 | $965 |
| --Footwear | $48,268 |
| Transportation | $1,198,009 |
| --New Vehicles | $223,963 |
| --Used Vehicles | $255,820 |
| --Fuel | $258,716 |
| --Insurance | $119,704 |
| --Public Transit | $100,397 |
| Healthcare | $610,106 |
| Entertainment | $395,797 |
| --Pets | $81,090 |
| --Toys | $19,307 |
| Personal Care Products | $94,605 |
| Books & Literature | $13,515 |
| Education | $172,799 |
| Tobacco Products | $42,476 |
| Miscellaneous | $121,635 |
| Retirement | $231,686 |
| Non-health Insurance | $895,852 |
| Total Expenditures | $7,516,273 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 433,204 |
| 2015 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 437,252 |
| 2016 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 441,724 |
| 2017 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 445,625 |
| 2018 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | 449,937 |