Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,738
Median rent for 2018: $1,111
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $203,475 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $114,657 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $88,819 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $14,938 |
| Housing | $515,753 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $301,579 |
| --Utilities | $103,958 |
| --Operations | $39,161 |
| --Supplies | $19,177 |
| --Furnishings | $52,080 |
| Apparel | $47,841 |
| --Men & Boys | $10,699 |
| --Women & Girls | $19,379 |
| --Children < 2 | $202 |
| --Footwear | $10,093 |
| Transportation | $250,509 |
| --New Vehicles | $46,832 |
| --Used Vehicles | $53,493 |
| --Fuel | $54,099 |
| --Insurance | $25,031 |
| --Public Transit | $20,993 |
| Healthcare | $127,576 |
| Entertainment | $82,763 |
| --Pets | $16,956 |
| --Toys | $4,037 |
| Personal Care Products | $19,782 |
| Books & Literature | $2,826 |
| Education | $36,133 |
| Tobacco Products | $8,882 |
| Miscellaneous | $25,434 |
| Retirement | $48,446 |
| Non-health Insurance | $187,326 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,571,684 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lowell city, Massachusetts | 108,491 |
| 2015 | Lowell city, Massachusetts | 109,349 |
| 2016 | Lowell city, Massachusetts | 109,871 |
| 2017 | Lowell city, Massachusetts | 110,964 |
| 2018 | Lowell city, Massachusetts | 111,249 |