Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,408
Median rent for 2018: $1,000
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $318,301 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $179,360 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $138,941 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $23,367 |
| Housing | $806,806 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $471,768 |
| --Utilities | $162,624 |
| --Operations | $61,260 |
| --Supplies | $29,999 |
| --Furnishings | $81,470 |
| Apparel | $74,839 |
| --Men & Boys | $16,736 |
| --Women & Girls | $30,314 |
| --Children < 2 | $316 |
| --Footwear | $15,789 |
| Transportation | $391,877 |
| --New Vehicles | $73,260 |
| --Used Vehicles | $83,680 |
| --Fuel | $84,628 |
| --Insurance | $39,156 |
| --Public Transit | $32,841 |
| Healthcare | $199,570 |
| Entertainment | $129,468 |
| --Pets | $26,525 |
| --Toys | $6,316 |
| Personal Care Products | $30,946 |
| Books & Literature | $4,421 |
| Education | $56,524 |
| Tobacco Products | $13,894 |
| Miscellaneous | $39,788 |
| Retirement | $75,786 |
| Non-health Insurance | $293,039 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,458,626 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sterling Heights city, Michigan | 130,604 |
| 2015 | Sterling Heights city, Michigan | 131,139 |
| 2016 | Sterling Heights city, Michigan | 131,674 |
| 2017 | Sterling Heights city, Michigan | 131,996 |
| 2018 | Sterling Heights city, Michigan | 132,470 |