Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,383
Median rent for 2018: $817
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $215,952 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $121,687 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $94,265 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $15,854 |
| Housing | $547,377 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $320,071 |
| --Utilities | $110,332 |
| --Operations | $41,562 |
| --Supplies | $20,353 |
| --Furnishings | $55,273 |
| Apparel | $50,774 |
| --Men & Boys | $11,355 |
| --Women & Girls | $20,567 |
| --Children < 2 | $214 |
| --Footwear | $10,712 |
| Transportation | $265,869 |
| --New Vehicles | $49,703 |
| --Used Vehicles | $56,773 |
| --Fuel | $57,416 |
| --Insurance | $26,565 |
| --Public Transit | $22,281 |
| Healthcare | $135,398 |
| Entertainment | $87,837 |
| --Pets | $17,996 |
| --Toys | $4,285 |
| Personal Care Products | $20,995 |
| Books & Literature | $2,999 |
| Education | $38,349 |
| Tobacco Products | $9,426 |
| Miscellaneous | $26,994 |
| Retirement | $51,417 |
| Non-health Insurance | $198,813 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,668,055 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cowlitz County, Washington | 102,072 |
| 2015 | Cowlitz County, Washington | 102,338 |
| 2016 | Cowlitz County, Washington | 102,854 |
| 2017 | Cowlitz County, Washington | 103,590 |
| 2018 | Cowlitz County, Washington | 105,112 |