Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,232
Median rent for 2018: $847
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $133,126 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $75,015 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $58,110 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $9,773 |
| Housing | $337,436 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $197,311 |
| --Utilities | $68,016 |
| --Operations | $25,621 |
| --Supplies | $12,547 |
| --Furnishings | $34,074 |
| Apparel | $31,300 |
| --Men & Boys | $7,000 |
| --Women & Girls | $12,679 |
| --Children < 2 | $132 |
| --Footwear | $6,603 |
| Transportation | $163,898 |
| --New Vehicles | $30,640 |
| --Used Vehicles | $34,998 |
| --Fuel | $35,394 |
| --Insurance | $16,377 |
| --Public Transit | $13,735 |
| Healthcare | $83,468 |
| Entertainment | $54,148 |
| --Pets | $11,094 |
| --Toys | $2,641 |
| Personal Care Products | $12,943 |
| Books & Literature | $1,849 |
| Education | $23,640 |
| Tobacco Products | $5,811 |
| Miscellaneous | $16,641 |
| Retirement | $31,697 |
| Non-health Insurance | $122,560 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,028,289 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gastonia city, North Carolina | 72,664 |
| 2015 | Gastonia city, North Carolina | 73,211 |
| 2016 | Gastonia city, North Carolina | 73,877 |
| 2017 | Gastonia city, North Carolina | 74,381 |
| 2018 | Gastonia city, North Carolina | 75,138 |