Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,447
Median rent for 2018: $1,432
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $2,462,130 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $1,387,391 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $1,074,739 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $180,752 |
| Housing | $6,240,815 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $3,649,228 |
| --Utilities | $1,257,933 |
| --Operations | $473,862 |
| --Supplies | $232,046 |
| --Furnishings | $630,188 |
| Apparel | $578,894 |
| --Men & Boys | $129,457 |
| --Women & Girls | $234,489 |
| --Children < 2 | $2,443 |
| --Footwear | $122,129 |
| Transportation | $3,031,253 |
| --New Vehicles | $566,681 |
| --Used Vehicles | $647,286 |
| --Fuel | $654,614 |
| --Insurance | $302,881 |
| --Public Transit | $254,029 |
| Healthcare | $1,543,716 |
| Entertainment | $1,001,462 |
| --Pets | $205,177 |
| --Toys | $48,852 |
| Personal Care Products | $239,374 |
| Books & Literature | $34,196 |
| Education | $437,223 |
| Tobacco Products | $107,474 |
| Miscellaneous | $307,766 |
| Retirement | $586,221 |
| Non-health Insurance | $2,266,723 |
| Total Expenditures | $19,018,000 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 824,046 |
| 2015 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 830,300 |
| 2016 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 831,852 |
| 2017 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 837,288 |
| 2018 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 826,698 |