Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,137
Median rent for 2018: $803
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $134,035 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $75,528 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $58,507 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $9,840 |
| Housing | $339,742 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $198,659 |
| --Utilities | $68,480 |
| --Operations | $25,796 |
| --Supplies | $12,632 |
| --Furnishings | $34,307 |
| Apparel | $31,514 |
| --Men & Boys | $7,047 |
| --Women & Girls | $12,765 |
| --Children < 2 | $133 |
| --Footwear | $6,649 |
| Transportation | $165,018 |
| --New Vehicles | $30,849 |
| --Used Vehicles | $35,237 |
| --Fuel | $35,636 |
| --Insurance | $16,488 |
| --Public Transit | $13,829 |
| Healthcare | $84,038 |
| Entertainment | $54,518 |
| --Pets | $11,170 |
| --Toys | $2,659 |
| Personal Care Products | $13,031 |
| Books & Literature | $1,862 |
| Education | $23,802 |
| Tobacco Products | $5,851 |
| Miscellaneous | $16,754 |
| Retirement | $31,913 |
| Non-health Insurance | $123,398 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,035,316 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lake Charles city, Louisiana | 73,503 |
| 2015 | Lake Charles city, Louisiana | 74,190 |
| 2016 | Lake Charles city, Louisiana | 75,044 |
| 2017 | Lake Charles city, Louisiana | 75,194 |
| 2018 | Lake Charles city, Louisiana | 76,267 |