Median mortgage payment for 2018: $987
Median rent for 2018: $675
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $463,738 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $261,313 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $202,425 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $34,044 |
| Housing | $1,175,447 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $687,326 |
| --Utilities | $236,930 |
| --Operations | $89,251 |
| --Supplies | $43,705 |
| --Furnishings | $118,695 |
| Apparel | $109,034 |
| --Men & Boys | $24,383 |
| --Women & Girls | $44,166 |
| --Children < 2 | $460 |
| --Footwear | $23,003 |
| Transportation | $570,931 |
| --New Vehicles | $106,733 |
| --Used Vehicles | $121,915 |
| --Fuel | $123,295 |
| --Insurance | $57,047 |
| --Public Transit | $47,846 |
| Healthcare | $290,756 |
| Entertainment | $188,624 |
| --Pets | $38,645 |
| --Toys | $9,201 |
| Personal Care Products | $45,086 |
| Books & Literature | $6,441 |
| Education | $82,350 |
| Tobacco Products | $20,243 |
| Miscellaneous | $57,967 |
| Retirement | $110,414 |
| Non-health Insurance | $426,933 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,582,008 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 280,394 |
| 2015 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 280,384 |
| 2016 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 280,507 |
| 2017 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 280,705 |
| 2018 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 281,201 |