Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,457
Median rent for 2018: $1,013
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $159,599 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $89,933 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $69,666 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,717 |
| Housing | $404,538 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $236,548 |
| --Utilities | $81,541 |
| --Operations | $30,716 |
| --Supplies | $15,042 |
| --Furnishings | $40,850 |
| Apparel | $37,525 |
| --Men & Boys | $8,392 |
| --Women & Girls | $15,200 |
| --Children < 2 | $158 |
| --Footwear | $7,917 |
| Transportation | $196,490 |
| --New Vehicles | $36,733 |
| --Used Vehicles | $41,958 |
| --Fuel | $42,433 |
| --Insurance | $19,633 |
| --Public Transit | $16,467 |
| Healthcare | $100,066 |
| Entertainment | $64,916 |
| --Pets | $13,300 |
| --Toys | $3,167 |
| Personal Care Products | $15,517 |
| Books & Literature | $2,217 |
| Education | $28,341 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,967 |
| Miscellaneous | $19,950 |
| Retirement | $38,000 |
| Non-health Insurance | $146,932 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,232,773 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania | 75,050 |
| 2015 | Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania | 75,004 |
| 2016 | Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania | 75,110 |
| 2017 | Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania | 75,240 |
| 2018 | Bethlehem city, Pennsylvania | 75,296 |