Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,681
Median rent for 2018: $999
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $182,934 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $103,082 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $79,852 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $13,430 |
| Housing | $463,688 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $271,135 |
| --Utilities | $93,464 |
| --Operations | $35,208 |
| --Supplies | $17,241 |
| --Furnishings | $46,823 |
| Apparel | $43,011 |
| --Men & Boys | $9,619 |
| --Women & Girls | $17,422 |
| --Children < 2 | $181 |
| --Footwear | $9,074 |
| Transportation | $225,220 |
| --New Vehicles | $42,104 |
| --Used Vehicles | $48,093 |
| --Fuel | $48,637 |
| --Insurance | $22,504 |
| --Public Transit | $18,874 |
| Healthcare | $114,697 |
| Entertainment | $74,408 |
| --Pets | $15,245 |
| --Toys | $3,630 |
| Personal Care Products | $17,785 |
| Books & Literature | $2,541 |
| Education | $32,485 |
| Tobacco Products | $7,985 |
| Miscellaneous | $22,867 |
| Retirement | $43,556 |
| Non-health Insurance | $168,416 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,413,023 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bellingham city, Washington | 82,080 |
| 2015 | Bellingham city, Washington | 82,944 |
| 2016 | Bellingham city, Washington | 84,462 |
| 2017 | Bellingham city, Washington | 85,388 |
| 2018 | Bellingham city, Washington | 87,071 |