Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,772
Median rent for 2018: $1,208
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $358,222 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $201,855 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $156,367 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $26,298 |
| Housing | $907,992 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $530,935 |
| --Utilities | $183,020 |
| --Operations | $68,943 |
| --Supplies | $33,761 |
| --Furnishings | $91,688 |
| Apparel | $84,225 |
| --Men & Boys | $18,835 |
| --Women & Girls | $34,116 |
| --Children < 2 | $355 |
| --Footwear | $17,769 |
| Transportation | $441,025 |
| --New Vehicles | $82,448 |
| --Used Vehicles | $94,175 |
| --Fuel | $95,241 |
| --Insurance | $44,067 |
| --Public Transit | $36,959 |
| Healthcare | $224,599 |
| Entertainment | $145,705 |
| --Pets | $29,852 |
| --Toys | $7,108 |
| Personal Care Products | $34,827 |
| Books & Literature | $4,975 |
| Education | $63,613 |
| Tobacco Products | $15,637 |
| Miscellaneous | $44,778 |
| Retirement | $85,291 |
| Non-health Insurance | $329,791 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,766,977 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Charleston city, South Carolina | 125,458 |
| 2015 | Charleston city, South Carolina | 127,694 |
| 2016 | Charleston city, South Carolina | 129,888 |
| 2017 | Charleston city, South Carolina | 131,204 |
| 2018 | Charleston city, South Carolina | 133,762 |