Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,230
Median rent for 2018: $786
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $533,561 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $300,657 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $232,903 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $39,170 |
| Housing | $1,352,428 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $790,813 |
| --Utilities | $272,603 |
| --Operations | $102,689 |
| --Supplies | $50,286 |
| --Furnishings | $136,566 |
| Apparel | $125,450 |
| --Men & Boys | $28,054 |
| --Women & Girls | $50,815 |
| --Children < 2 | $529 |
| --Footwear | $26,466 |
| Transportation | $656,894 |
| --New Vehicles | $122,804 |
| --Used Vehicles | $140,271 |
| --Fuel | $141,859 |
| --Insurance | $65,636 |
| --Public Transit | $55,050 |
| Healthcare | $334,534 |
| Entertainment | $217,024 |
| --Pets | $44,463 |
| --Toys | $10,587 |
| Personal Care Products | $51,874 |
| Books & Literature | $7,411 |
| Education | $94,749 |
| Tobacco Products | $23,290 |
| Miscellaneous | $66,695 |
| Retirement | $127,038 |
| Non-health Insurance | $491,215 |
| Total Expenditures | $4,121,333 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 234,195 |
| 2015 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 234,167 |
| 2016 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 233,773 |
| 2017 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 233,382 |
| 2018 | Topeka, KS Metro Area | 233,260 |