Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,541
Median rent for 2018: $1,000
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $152,980 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $86,203 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $66,777 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,231 |
| Housing | $387,761 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $226,738 |
| --Utilities | $78,159 |
| --Operations | $29,443 |
| --Supplies | $14,418 |
| --Furnishings | $39,156 |
| Apparel | $35,968 |
| --Men & Boys | $8,044 |
| --Women & Girls | $14,569 |
| --Children < 2 | $152 |
| --Footwear | $7,588 |
| Transportation | $188,341 |
| --New Vehicles | $35,210 |
| --Used Vehicles | $40,218 |
| --Fuel | $40,673 |
| --Insurance | $18,819 |
| --Public Transit | $15,784 |
| Healthcare | $95,916 |
| Entertainment | $62,224 |
| --Pets | $12,748 |
| --Toys | $3,035 |
| Personal Care Products | $14,873 |
| Books & Literature | $2,125 |
| Education | $27,166 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,678 |
| Miscellaneous | $19,122 |
| Retirement | $36,424 |
| Non-health Insurance | $140,838 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,181,646 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meriden city, Connecticut | 60,616 |
| 2015 | Meriden city, Connecticut | 60,439 |
| 2016 | Meriden city, Connecticut | 60,203 |
| 2017 | Meriden city, Connecticut | 60,241 |
| 2018 | Meriden city, Connecticut | 59,864 |