Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,207
Median rent for 2018: $1,449
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $150,176 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $84,623 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $65,553 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,025 |
| Housing | $380,653 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $222,582 |
| --Utilities | $76,727 |
| --Operations | $28,903 |
| --Supplies | $14,153 |
| --Furnishings | $38,438 |
| Apparel | $35,309 |
| --Men & Boys | $7,896 |
| --Women & Girls | $14,302 |
| --Children < 2 | $149 |
| --Footwear | $7,449 |
| Transportation | $184,889 |
| --New Vehicles | $34,564 |
| --Used Vehicles | $39,481 |
| --Fuel | $39,928 |
| --Insurance | $18,474 |
| --Public Transit | $15,494 |
| Healthcare | $94,158 |
| Entertainment | $61,083 |
| --Pets | $12,515 |
| --Toys | $2,980 |
| Personal Care Products | $14,600 |
| Books & Literature | $2,086 |
| Education | $26,668 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,555 |
| Miscellaneous | $18,772 |
| Retirement | $35,756 |
| Non-health Insurance | $138,257 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,159,987 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | La Mesa city, California | 58,239 |
| 2015 | La Mesa city, California | 58,858 |
| 2016 | La Mesa city, California | 59,125 |
| 2017 | La Mesa city, California | 59,479 |
| 2018 | La Mesa city, California | 59,562 |