Median mortgage payment for 2018: $4,000
Median rent for 2018: $2,471
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $415,138 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $233,927 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $181,211 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $30,476 |
| Housing | $1,052,259 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $615,293 |
| --Utilities | $212,099 |
| --Operations | $79,898 |
| --Supplies | $39,125 |
| --Furnishings | $106,255 |
| Apparel | $97,607 |
| --Men & Boys | $21,828 |
| --Women & Girls | $39,537 |
| --Children < 2 | $412 |
| --Footwear | $20,592 |
| Transportation | $511,097 |
| --New Vehicles | $95,548 |
| --Used Vehicles | $109,138 |
| --Fuel | $110,374 |
| --Insurance | $51,069 |
| --Public Transit | $42,832 |
| Healthcare | $260,285 |
| Entertainment | $168,856 |
| --Pets | $34,595 |
| --Toys | $8,237 |
| Personal Care Products | $40,361 |
| Books & Literature | $5,766 |
| Education | $73,720 |
| Tobacco Products | $18,121 |
| Miscellaneous | $51,892 |
| Retirement | $98,842 |
| Non-health Insurance | $382,190 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,206,609 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Palo Alto city, California | 65,998 |
| 2015 | Palo Alto city, California | 66,478 |
| 2016 | Palo Alto city, California | 66,649 |
| 2017 | Palo Alto city, California | 67,082 |
| 2018 | Palo Alto city, California | 67,019 |