Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,328
Median rent for 2018: $904
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,729,442 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $974,527 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $754,915 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $126,963 |
| Housing | $4,383,655 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $2,563,280 |
| --Utilities | $883,594 |
| --Operations | $332,849 |
| --Supplies | $162,993 |
| --Furnishings | $442,655 |
| Apparel | $406,625 |
| --Men & Boys | $90,933 |
| --Women & Girls | $164,709 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,716 |
| --Footwear | $85,786 |
| Transportation | $2,129,204 |
| --New Vehicles | $398,046 |
| --Used Vehicles | $454,665 |
| --Fuel | $459,812 |
| --Insurance | $212,749 |
| --Public Transit | $178,435 |
| Healthcare | $1,084,333 |
| Entertainment | $703,444 |
| --Pets | $144,120 |
| --Toys | $34,314 |
| Personal Care Products | $168,140 |
| Books & Literature | $24,020 |
| Education | $307,113 |
| Tobacco Products | $75,492 |
| Miscellaneous | $216,180 |
| Retirement | $411,772 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,592,185 |
| Total Expenditures | $13,358,568 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 814,805 |
| 2015 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 819,861 |
| 2016 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 824,667 |
| 2017 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 828,741 |
| 2018 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 829,642 |