Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,462
Median rent for 2018: $1,099
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $2,616,047 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $1,474,122 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $1,141,925 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $192,051 |
| Housing | $6,630,953 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $3,877,356 |
| --Utilities | $1,336,572 |
| --Operations | $503,485 |
| --Supplies | $246,552 |
| --Furnishings | $669,584 |
| Apparel | $615,083 |
| --Men & Boys | $137,550 |
| --Women & Girls | $249,147 |
| --Children < 2 | $2,595 |
| --Footwear | $129,764 |
| Transportation | $3,220,749 |
| --New Vehicles | $602,106 |
| --Used Vehicles | $687,751 |
| --Fuel | $695,536 |
| --Insurance | $321,815 |
| --Public Transit | $269,910 |
| Healthcare | $1,640,220 |
| Entertainment | $1,064,067 |
| --Pets | $218,004 |
| --Toys | $51,906 |
| Personal Care Products | $254,338 |
| Books & Literature | $36,334 |
| Education | $464,556 |
| Tobacco Products | $114,193 |
| Miscellaneous | $327,006 |
| Retirement | $622,868 |
| Non-health Insurance | $2,408,425 |
| Total Expenditures | $20,206,889 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 968,500 |
| 2015 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 990,288 |
| 2016 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 1,011,774 |
| 2017 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 1,034,290 |
| 2018 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | 1,054,314 |