Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,280
Median rent for 2018: $866
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $535,184 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $301,572 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $233,612 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $39,289 |
| Housing | $1,356,542 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $793,219 |
| --Utilities | $273,432 |
| --Operations | $103,002 |
| --Supplies | $50,439 |
| --Furnishings | $136,982 |
| Apparel | $125,832 |
| --Men & Boys | $28,140 |
| --Women & Girls | $50,970 |
| --Children < 2 | $531 |
| --Footwear | $26,547 |
| Transportation | $658,892 |
| --New Vehicles | $123,177 |
| --Used Vehicles | $140,698 |
| --Fuel | $142,291 |
| --Insurance | $65,836 |
| --Public Transit | $55,217 |
| Healthcare | $335,552 |
| Entertainment | $217,684 |
| --Pets | $44,599 |
| --Toys | $10,619 |
| Personal Care Products | $52,032 |
| Books & Literature | $7,433 |
| Education | $95,038 |
| Tobacco Products | $23,361 |
| Miscellaneous | $66,898 |
| Retirement | $127,425 |
| Non-health Insurance | $492,709 |
| Total Expenditures | $4,133,869 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | 308,363 |
| 2015 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | 312,016 |
| 2016 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | 312,459 |
| 2017 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | 309,979 |
| 2018 | Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area | 307,724 |