Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,170
Median rent for 2018: $808
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $405,670 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $228,592 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $177,078 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $29,781 |
| Housing | $1,028,260 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $601,260 |
| --Utilities | $207,262 |
| --Operations | $78,075 |
| --Supplies | $38,233 |
| --Furnishings | $103,832 |
| Apparel | $95,381 |
| --Men & Boys | $21,330 |
| --Women & Girls | $38,635 |
| --Children < 2 | $402 |
| --Footwear | $20,122 |
| Transportation | $499,440 |
| --New Vehicles | $93,368 |
| --Used Vehicles | $106,649 |
| --Fuel | $107,857 |
| --Insurance | $49,904 |
| --Public Transit | $41,855 |
| Healthcare | $254,348 |
| Entertainment | $165,004 |
| --Pets | $33,806 |
| --Toys | $8,049 |
| Personal Care Products | $39,440 |
| Books & Literature | $5,634 |
| Education | $72,039 |
| Tobacco Products | $17,708 |
| Miscellaneous | $50,709 |
| Retirement | $96,588 |
| Non-health Insurance | $373,474 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,133,475 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 208,379 |
| 2015 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 209,807 |
| 2016 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 211,753 |
| 2017 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 214,049 |
| 2018 | Gaston County, North Carolina | 216,585 |