Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,602
Median rent for 2018: $819
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $174,003 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $98,049 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $75,954 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $12,774 |
| Housing | $441,048 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $257,897 |
| --Utilities | $88,900 |
| --Operations | $33,489 |
| --Supplies | $16,399 |
| --Furnishings | $44,536 |
| Apparel | $40,911 |
| --Men & Boys | $9,149 |
| --Women & Girls | $16,572 |
| --Children < 2 | $173 |
| --Footwear | $8,631 |
| Transportation | $214,223 |
| --New Vehicles | $40,048 |
| --Used Vehicles | $45,745 |
| --Fuel | $46,263 |
| --Insurance | $21,405 |
| --Public Transit | $17,953 |
| Healthcare | $109,097 |
| Entertainment | $70,775 |
| --Pets | $14,500 |
| --Toys | $3,452 |
| Personal Care Products | $16,917 |
| Books & Literature | $2,417 |
| Education | $30,899 |
| Tobacco Products | $7,595 |
| Miscellaneous | $21,750 |
| Retirement | $41,429 |
| Non-health Insurance | $160,193 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,344,032 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | New Bedford city, Massachusetts | 94,873 |
| 2015 | New Bedford city, Massachusetts | 94,909 |
| 2016 | New Bedford city, Massachusetts | 94,988 |
| 2017 | New Bedford city, Massachusetts | 95,125 |
| 2018 | New Bedford city, Massachusetts | 95,117 |