Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,033
Median rent for 2018: $682
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $662,281 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $373,190 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $289,091 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $48,620 |
| Housing | $1,678,698 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $981,595 |
| --Utilities | $338,368 |
| --Operations | $127,463 |
| --Supplies | $62,417 |
| --Furnishings | $169,512 |
| Apparel | $155,715 |
| --Men & Boys | $34,822 |
| --Women & Girls | $63,074 |
| --Children < 2 | $657 |
| --Footwear | $32,851 |
| Transportation | $815,367 |
| --New Vehicles | $152,430 |
| --Used Vehicles | $174,111 |
| --Fuel | $176,083 |
| --Insurance | $81,471 |
| --Public Transit | $68,331 |
| Healthcare | $415,239 |
| Entertainment | $269,380 |
| --Pets | $55,190 |
| --Toys | $13,140 |
| Personal Care Products | $64,388 |
| Books & Literature | $9,198 |
| Education | $117,607 |
| Tobacco Products | $28,909 |
| Miscellaneous | $82,785 |
| Retirement | $157,686 |
| Non-health Insurance | $609,719 |
| Total Expenditures | $5,115,593 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | 363,936 |
| 2015 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | 363,074 |
| 2016 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | 363,377 |
| 2017 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | 364,044 |
| 2018 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | 365,339 |