Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,823
Median rent for 2018: $1,143
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,688,696 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $951,567 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $737,129 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $123,972 |
| Housing | $4,280,375 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $2,502,888 |
| --Utilities | $862,776 |
| --Operations | $325,007 |
| --Supplies | $159,153 |
| --Furnishings | $432,226 |
| Apparel | $397,045 |
| --Men & Boys | $88,791 |
| --Women & Girls | $160,828 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,675 |
| --Footwear | $83,765 |
| Transportation | $2,079,039 |
| --New Vehicles | $388,668 |
| --Used Vehicles | $443,953 |
| --Fuel | $448,979 |
| --Insurance | $207,736 |
| --Public Transit | $174,231 |
| Healthcare | $1,058,785 |
| Entertainment | $686,870 |
| --Pets | $140,725 |
| --Toys | $33,506 |
| Personal Care Products | $164,179 |
| Books & Literature | $23,454 |
| Education | $299,878 |
| Tobacco Products | $73,713 |
| Miscellaneous | $211,087 |
| Retirement | $402,070 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,554,672 |
| Total Expenditures | $13,043,834 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Essex County, New Jersey | 789,616 |
| 2015 | Essex County, New Jersey | 791,609 |
| 2016 | Essex County, New Jersey | 792,586 |
| 2017 | Essex County, New Jersey | 800,401 |
| 2018 | Essex County, New Jersey | 793,555 |