Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,225
Median rent for 2018: $920
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,695,693 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $955,510 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $740,184 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $124,485 |
| Housing | $4,298,111 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $2,513,259 |
| --Utilities | $866,351 |
| --Operations | $326,354 |
| --Supplies | $159,812 |
| --Furnishings | $434,017 |
| Apparel | $398,690 |
| --Men & Boys | $89,158 |
| --Women & Girls | $161,495 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,682 |
| --Footwear | $84,112 |
| Transportation | $2,087,654 |
| --New Vehicles | $390,279 |
| --Used Vehicles | $445,792 |
| --Fuel | $450,839 |
| --Insurance | $208,597 |
| --Public Transit | $174,952 |
| Healthcare | $1,063,173 |
| Entertainment | $689,716 |
| --Pets | $141,308 |
| --Toys | $33,645 |
| Personal Care Products | $164,859 |
| Books & Literature | $23,551 |
| Education | $301,120 |
| Tobacco Products | $74,018 |
| Miscellaneous | $211,962 |
| Retirement | $403,736 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,561,114 |
| Total Expenditures | $13,097,884 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 784,698 |
| 2015 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 792,530 |
| 2016 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 800,559 |
| 2017 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 808,377 |
| 2018 | Columbia, SC Metro Area | 816,664 |