Median mortgage payment for 2018: $979
Median rent for 2018: $797
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $87,359 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $49,226 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $38,133 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $6,413 |
| Housing | $221,431 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $129,478 |
| --Utilities | $44,633 |
| --Operations | $16,813 |
| --Supplies | $8,233 |
| --Furnishings | $22,360 |
| Apparel | $20,540 |
| --Men & Boys | $4,593 |
| --Women & Girls | $8,320 |
| --Children < 2 | $87 |
| --Footwear | $4,333 |
| Transportation | $107,552 |
| --New Vehicles | $20,106 |
| --Used Vehicles | $22,966 |
| --Fuel | $23,226 |
| --Insurance | $10,747 |
| --Public Transit | $9,013 |
| Healthcare | $54,773 |
| Entertainment | $35,533 |
| --Pets | $7,280 |
| --Toys | $1,733 |
| Personal Care Products | $8,493 |
| Books & Literature | $1,213 |
| Education | $15,513 |
| Tobacco Products | $3,813 |
| Miscellaneous | $10,920 |
| Retirement | $20,800 |
| Non-health Insurance | $80,426 |
| Total Expenditures | $674,778 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Reading city, Pennsylvania | 88,051 |
| 2015 | Reading city, Pennsylvania | 88,057 |
| 2016 | Reading city, Pennsylvania | 87,899 |
| 2017 | Reading city, Pennsylvania | 88,275 |
| 2018 | Reading city, Pennsylvania | 88,211 |