Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,441
Median rent for 2018: $973
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $402,249 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $226,664 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $175,585 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $29,530 |
| Housing | $1,019,590 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $596,191 |
| --Utilities | $205,514 |
| --Operations | $77,417 |
| --Supplies | $37,910 |
| --Furnishings | $102,957 |
| Apparel | $94,576 |
| --Men & Boys | $21,150 |
| --Women & Girls | $38,309 |
| --Children < 2 | $399 |
| --Footwear | $19,953 |
| Transportation | $495,230 |
| --New Vehicles | $92,581 |
| --Used Vehicles | $105,750 |
| --Fuel | $106,947 |
| --Insurance | $49,483 |
| --Public Transit | $41,502 |
| Healthcare | $252,204 |
| Entertainment | $163,613 |
| --Pets | $33,521 |
| --Toys | $7,981 |
| Personal Care Products | $39,108 |
| Books & Literature | $5,587 |
| Education | $71,431 |
| Tobacco Products | $17,559 |
| Miscellaneous | $50,281 |
| Retirement | $95,774 |
| Non-health Insurance | $370,325 |
| Total Expenditures | $3,107,057 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Merced, CA Metro Area | 261,609 |
| 2015 | Merced, CA Metro Area | 263,885 |
| 2016 | Merced, CA Metro Area | 265,001 |
| 2017 | Merced, CA Metro Area | 267,390 |
| 2018 | Merced, CA Metro Area | 269,075 |