Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,606
Median rent for 2018: $1,031
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $864,971 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $487,404 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $377,567 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $63,500 |
| Housing | $2,192,461 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,282,011 |
| --Utilities | $441,925 |
| --Operations | $166,473 |
| --Supplies | $81,520 |
| --Furnishings | $221,391 |
| Apparel | $203,371 |
| --Men & Boys | $45,480 |
| --Women & Girls | $82,378 |
| --Children < 2 | $858 |
| --Footwear | $42,905 |
| Transportation | $1,064,910 |
| --New Vehicles | $199,081 |
| --Used Vehicles | $227,398 |
| --Fuel | $229,972 |
| --Insurance | $106,405 |
| --Public Transit | $89,243 |
| Healthcare | $542,323 |
| Entertainment | $351,824 |
| --Pets | $72,081 |
| --Toys | $17,162 |
| Personal Care Products | $84,094 |
| Books & Literature | $12,013 |
| Education | $153,601 |
| Tobacco Products | $37,757 |
| Miscellaneous | $108,121 |
| Retirement | $205,945 |
| Non-health Insurance | $796,323 |
| Total Expenditures | $6,681,214 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 354,537 |
| 2015 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 356,756 |
| 2016 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 358,792 |
| 2017 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 360,774 |
| 2018 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 362,613 |