Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,512
Median rent for 2018: $918
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $957,914 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $539,777 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $418,137 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $70,323 |
| Housing | $2,428,047 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,419,766 |
| --Utilities | $489,411 |
| --Operations | $184,361 |
| --Supplies | $90,280 |
| --Furnishings | $245,180 |
| Apparel | $225,224 |
| --Men & Boys | $50,367 |
| --Women & Girls | $91,230 |
| --Children < 2 | $950 |
| --Footwear | $47,516 |
| Transportation | $1,179,337 |
| --New Vehicles | $220,472 |
| --Used Vehicles | $251,833 |
| --Fuel | $254,684 |
| --Insurance | $117,839 |
| --Public Transit | $98,832 |
| Healthcare | $600,597 |
| Entertainment | $389,628 |
| --Pets | $79,826 |
| --Toys | $19,006 |
| Personal Care Products | $93,131 |
| Books & Literature | $13,304 |
| Education | $170,106 |
| Tobacco Products | $41,814 |
| Miscellaneous | $119,739 |
| Retirement | $228,075 |
| Non-health Insurance | $881,889 |
| Total Expenditures | $7,399,128 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Reading, PA Metro Area | 413,016 |
| 2015 | Reading, PA Metro Area | 413,965 |
| 2016 | Reading, PA Metro Area | 414,097 |
| 2017 | Reading, PA Metro Area | 415,500 |
| 2018 | Reading, PA Metro Area | 416,642 |