Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,448
Median rent for 2018: $1,069
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $339,249 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $191,164 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $148,085 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $24,905 |
| Housing | $859,902 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $502,815 |
| --Utilities | $173,327 |
| --Operations | $65,292 |
| --Supplies | $31,973 |
| --Furnishings | $86,832 |
| Apparel | $79,764 |
| --Men & Boys | $17,837 |
| --Women & Girls | $32,309 |
| --Children < 2 | $337 |
| --Footwear | $16,828 |
| Transportation | $417,667 |
| --New Vehicles | $78,081 |
| --Used Vehicles | $89,187 |
| --Fuel | $90,197 |
| --Insurance | $41,733 |
| --Public Transit | $35,002 |
| Healthcare | $212,704 |
| Entertainment | $137,988 |
| --Pets | $28,271 |
| --Toys | $6,731 |
| Personal Care Products | $32,983 |
| Books & Literature | $4,712 |
| Education | $60,244 |
| Tobacco Products | $14,808 |
| Miscellaneous | $42,406 |
| Retirement | $80,774 |
| Non-health Insurance | $312,324 |
| Total Expenditures | $2,620,428 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | 142,772 |
| 2015 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | 145,715 |
| 2016 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | 148,517 |
| 2017 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | 151,716 |
| 2018 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | 155,474 |