Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,391
Median rent for 2018: $885
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $204,669 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $115,329 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $89,340 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $15,025 |
| Housing | $518,779 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $303,349 |
| --Utilities | $104,568 |
| --Operations | $39,391 |
| --Supplies | $19,289 |
| --Furnishings | $52,385 |
| Apparel | $48,122 |
| --Men & Boys | $10,761 |
| --Women & Girls | $19,492 |
| --Children < 2 | $203 |
| --Footwear | $10,152 |
| Transportation | $251,978 |
| --New Vehicles | $47,106 |
| --Used Vehicles | $53,807 |
| --Fuel | $54,416 |
| --Insurance | $25,178 |
| --Public Transit | $21,117 |
| Healthcare | $128,324 |
| Entertainment | $83,248 |
| --Pets | $17,056 |
| --Toys | $4,061 |
| Personal Care Products | $19,898 |
| Books & Literature | $2,843 |
| Education | $36,345 |
| Tobacco Products | $8,934 |
| Miscellaneous | $25,584 |
| Retirement | $48,731 |
| Non-health Insurance | $188,425 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,580,905 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ames, IA Metro Area | 91,939 |
| 2015 | Ames, IA Metro Area | 93,586 |
| 2016 | Ames, IA Metro Area | 94,834 |
| 2017 | Ames, IA Metro Area | 95,888 |
| 2018 | Ames, IA Metro Area | 96,922 |