Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,207
Median rent for 2018: $792
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $918,160 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $517,376 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $400,784 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $67,405 |
| Housing | $2,327,282 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,360,845 |
| --Utilities | $469,100 |
| --Operations | $176,709 |
| --Supplies | $86,533 |
| --Furnishings | $235,005 |
| Apparel | $215,877 |
| --Men & Boys | $48,276 |
| --Women & Girls | $87,444 |
| --Children < 2 | $911 |
| --Footwear | $45,544 |
| Transportation | $1,130,394 |
| --New Vehicles | $211,323 |
| --Used Vehicles | $241,381 |
| --Fuel | $244,114 |
| --Insurance | $112,948 |
| --Public Transit | $94,731 |
| Healthcare | $575,672 |
| Entertainment | $373,458 |
| --Pets | $76,513 |
| --Toys | $18,217 |
| Personal Care Products | $89,266 |
| Books & Literature | $12,752 |
| Education | $163,046 |
| Tobacco Products | $40,078 |
| Miscellaneous | $114,770 |
| Retirement | $218,610 |
| Non-health Insurance | $845,291 |
| Total Expenditures | $7,092,061 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 475,457 |
| 2015 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 480,148 |
| 2016 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 484,043 |
| 2017 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 487,633 |
| 2018 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 488,969 |