Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,521
Median rent for 2018: $988
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $208,847 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $117,684 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $91,164 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $15,332 |
| Housing | $529,370 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $309,542 |
| --Utilities | $106,703 |
| --Operations | $40,195 |
| --Supplies | $19,683 |
| --Furnishings | $53,455 |
| Apparel | $49,104 |
| --Men & Boys | $10,981 |
| --Women & Girls | $19,890 |
| --Children < 2 | $207 |
| --Footwear | $10,359 |
| Transportation | $257,123 |
| --New Vehicles | $48,068 |
| --Used Vehicles | $54,905 |
| --Fuel | $55,527 |
| --Insurance | $25,692 |
| --Public Transit | $21,548 |
| Healthcare | $130,944 |
| Entertainment | $84,948 |
| --Pets | $17,404 |
| --Toys | $4,144 |
| Personal Care Products | $20,305 |
| Books & Literature | $2,901 |
| Education | $37,087 |
| Tobacco Products | $9,116 |
| Miscellaneous | $26,106 |
| Retirement | $49,726 |
| Non-health Insurance | $192,272 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,613,181 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | West Des Moines city, Iowa | 59,815 |
| 2015 | West Des Moines city, Iowa | 61,266 |
| 2016 | West Des Moines city, Iowa | 61,624 |
| 2017 | West Des Moines city, Iowa | 62,999 |
| 2018 | West Des Moines city, Iowa | 64,400 |