Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,354
Median rent for 2018: $611
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $67,477 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $38,023 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $29,454 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $4,954 |
| Housing | $171,036 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $100,011 |
| --Utilities | $34,475 |
| --Operations | $12,987 |
| --Supplies | $6,359 |
| --Furnishings | $17,271 |
| Apparel | $15,865 |
| --Men & Boys | $3,548 |
| --Women & Girls | $6,426 |
| --Children < 2 | $67 |
| --Footwear | $3,347 |
| Transportation | $83,075 |
| --New Vehicles | $15,530 |
| --Used Vehicles | $17,740 |
| --Fuel | $17,940 |
| --Insurance | $8,301 |
| --Public Transit | $6,962 |
| Healthcare | $42,307 |
| Entertainment | $27,446 |
| --Pets | $5,623 |
| --Toys | $1,339 |
| Personal Care Products | $6,560 |
| Books & Literature | $937 |
| Education | $11,983 |
| Tobacco Products | $2,945 |
| Miscellaneous | $8,435 |
| Retirement | $16,066 |
| Non-health Insurance | $62,122 |
| Total Expenditures | $521,208 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,895 |
| 2015 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,803 |
| 2016 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,720 |
| 2017 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,646 |
| 2018 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,626 |