Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,701
Median rent for 2018: $1,147
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $962,618 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $542,428 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $420,190 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $70,668 |
| Housing | $2,439,970 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,426,738 |
| --Utilities | $491,814 |
| --Operations | $185,266 |
| --Supplies | $90,723 |
| --Furnishings | $246,384 |
| Apparel | $226,330 |
| --Men & Boys | $50,614 |
| --Women & Girls | $91,678 |
| --Children < 2 | $955 |
| --Footwear | $47,749 |
| Transportation | $1,185,128 |
| --New Vehicles | $221,555 |
| --Used Vehicles | $253,069 |
| --Fuel | $255,934 |
| --Insurance | $118,417 |
| --Public Transit | $99,318 |
| Healthcare | $603,546 |
| Entertainment | $391,541 |
| --Pets | $80,218 |
| --Toys | $19,100 |
| Personal Care Products | $93,588 |
| Books & Literature | $13,370 |
| Education | $170,941 |
| Tobacco Products | $42,019 |
| Miscellaneous | $120,327 |
| Retirement | $229,195 |
| Non-health Insurance | $886,220 |
| Total Expenditures | $7,435,461 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Charleston County, South Carolina | 365,674 |
| 2015 | Charleston County, South Carolina | 372,904 |
| 2016 | Charleston County, South Carolina | 380,673 |
| 2017 | Charleston County, South Carolina | 387,847 |
| 2018 | Charleston County, South Carolina | 394,708 |