Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,391
Median rent for 2018: $1,167
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $88,642 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $49,949 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $38,693 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $6,507 |
| Housing | $224,684 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $131,381 |
| --Utilities | $45,289 |
| --Operations | $17,060 |
| --Supplies | $8,354 |
| --Furnishings | $22,688 |
| Apparel | $20,842 |
| --Men & Boys | $4,661 |
| --Women & Girls | $8,442 |
| --Children < 2 | $88 |
| --Footwear | $4,397 |
| Transportation | $109,132 |
| --New Vehicles | $20,402 |
| --Used Vehicles | $23,304 |
| --Fuel | $23,568 |
| --Insurance | $10,904 |
| --Public Transit | $9,146 |
| Healthcare | $55,577 |
| Entertainment | $36,055 |
| --Pets | $7,387 |
| --Toys | $1,759 |
| Personal Care Products | $8,618 |
| Books & Literature | $1,231 |
| Education | $15,741 |
| Tobacco Products | $3,869 |
| Miscellaneous | $11,080 |
| Retirement | $21,105 |
| Non-health Insurance | $81,607 |
| Total Expenditures | $684,692 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Plainfield city, New Jersey | 50,423 |
| 2015 | Plainfield city, New Jersey | 50,678 |
| 2016 | Plainfield city, New Jersey | 50,578 |
| 2017 | Plainfield city, New Jersey | 51,097 |
| 2018 | Plainfield city, New Jersey | 50,508 |