Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,598
Median rent for 2018: $990
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $4,373,118 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $2,464,217 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $1,908,901 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $321,042 |
| Housing | $11,084,639 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $6,481,586 |
| --Utilities | $2,234,282 |
| --Operations | $841,652 |
| --Supplies | $412,149 |
| --Furnishings | $1,119,310 |
| Apparel | $1,028,203 |
| --Men & Boys | $229,936 |
| --Women & Girls | $416,487 |
| --Children < 2 | $4,338 |
| --Footwear | $216,921 |
| Transportation | $5,383,968 |
| --New Vehicles | $1,006,511 |
| --Used Vehicles | $1,149,679 |
| --Fuel | $1,162,694 |
| --Insurance | $537,963 |
| --Public Transit | $451,195 |
| Healthcare | $2,741,876 |
| Entertainment | $1,778,748 |
| --Pets | $364,427 |
| --Toys | $86,768 |
| Personal Care Products | $425,164 |
| Books & Literature | $60,738 |
| Education | $776,576 |
| Tobacco Products | $190,890 |
| Miscellaneous | $546,640 |
| Retirement | $1,041,219 |
| Non-health Insurance | $4,026,045 |
| Total Expenditures | $33,778,866 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Houston city, Texas | 2,167,988 |
| 2015 | Houston city, Texas | 2,217,706 |
| 2016 | Houston city, Texas | 2,240,582 |
| 2017 | Houston city, Texas | 2,267,336 |
| 2018 | Houston city, Texas | 2,295,982 |