Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,560
Median rent for 2018: $1,690
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,340,588 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $755,411 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $585,177 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $98,416 |
| Housing | $3,398,019 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,986,943 |
| --Utilities | $684,924 |
| --Operations | $258,010 |
| --Supplies | $126,345 |
| --Furnishings | $343,127 |
| Apparel | $315,198 |
| --Men & Boys | $70,487 |
| --Women & Girls | $127,675 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,330 |
| --Footwear | $66,497 |
| Transportation | $1,650,466 |
| --New Vehicles | $308,548 |
| --Used Vehicles | $352,436 |
| --Fuel | $356,426 |
| --Insurance | $164,914 |
| --Public Transit | $138,315 |
| Healthcare | $840,528 |
| Entertainment | $545,279 |
| --Pets | $111,716 |
| --Toys | $26,599 |
| Personal Care Products | $130,335 |
| Books & Literature | $18,619 |
| Education | $238,061 |
| Tobacco Products | $58,518 |
| Miscellaneous | $167,574 |
| Retirement | $319,188 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,234,192 |
| Total Expenditures | $10,354,981 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Howard County, Maryland | 299,269 |
| 2015 | Howard County, Maryland | 304,115 |
| 2016 | Howard County, Maryland | 308,447 |
| 2017 | Howard County, Maryland | 312,495 |
| 2018 | Howard County, Maryland | 315,327 |