Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,204
Median rent for 2018: $822
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $443,157 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $249,715 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $193,442 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $32,533 |
| Housing | $1,123,280 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $656,822 |
| --Utilities | $226,415 |
| --Operations | $85,290 |
| --Supplies | $41,766 |
| --Furnishings | $113,427 |
| Apparel | $104,195 |
| --Men & Boys | $23,301 |
| --Women & Girls | $42,205 |
| --Children < 2 | $440 |
| --Footwear | $21,982 |
| Transportation | $545,593 |
| --New Vehicles | $101,996 |
| --Used Vehicles | $116,505 |
| --Fuel | $117,823 |
| --Insurance | $54,515 |
| --Public Transit | $45,723 |
| Healthcare | $277,852 |
| Entertainment | $180,252 |
| --Pets | $36,930 |
| --Toys | $8,793 |
| Personal Care Products | $43,085 |
| Books & Literature | $6,155 |
| Education | $78,696 |
| Tobacco Products | $19,344 |
| Miscellaneous | $55,395 |
| Retirement | $105,514 |
| Non-health Insurance | $407,986 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,423,036 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Des Moines city, Iowa | 206,702 |
| 2015 | Des Moines city, Iowa | 208,020 |
| 2016 | Des Moines city, Iowa | 212,859 |
| 2017 | Des Moines city, Iowa | 214,778 |
| 2018 | Des Moines city, Iowa | 215,932 |