Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,166
Median rent for 2018: $814
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $399,765 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $225,265 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $174,501 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $29,348 |
| Housing | $1,013,294 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $592,509 |
| --Utilities | $204,245 |
| --Operations | $76,939 |
| --Supplies | $37,676 |
| --Furnishings | $102,321 |
| Apparel | $93,992 |
| --Men & Boys | $21,019 |
| --Women & Girls | $38,073 |
| --Children < 2 | $397 |
| --Footwear | $19,830 |
| Transportation | $492,171 |
| --New Vehicles | $92,009 |
| --Used Vehicles | $105,097 |
| --Fuel | $106,287 |
| --Insurance | $49,177 |
| --Public Transit | $41,246 |
| Healthcare | $250,646 |
| Entertainment | $162,603 |
| --Pets | $33,314 |
| --Toys | $7,932 |
| Personal Care Products | $38,866 |
| Books & Literature | $5,552 |
| Education | $70,990 |
| Tobacco Products | $17,450 |
| Miscellaneous | $49,971 |
| Retirement | $95,182 |
| Non-health Insurance | $368,038 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,087,869 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 201,656 |
| 2015 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 202,593 |
| 2016 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 203,972 |
| 2017 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 205,559 |
| 2018 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | 207,050 |