Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,070
Median rent for 2018: $694
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $159,237 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $89,729 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $69,508 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,690 |
| Housing | $403,621 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $236,012 |
| --Utilities | $81,356 |
| --Operations | $30,647 |
| --Supplies | $15,007 |
| --Furnishings | $40,757 |
| Apparel | $37,440 |
| --Men & Boys | $8,373 |
| --Women & Girls | $15,165 |
| --Children < 2 | $158 |
| --Footwear | $7,899 |
| Transportation | $196,044 |
| --New Vehicles | $36,650 |
| --Used Vehicles | $41,863 |
| --Fuel | $42,337 |
| --Insurance | $19,589 |
| --Public Transit | $16,429 |
| Healthcare | $99,839 |
| Entertainment | $64,769 |
| --Pets | $13,270 |
| --Toys | $3,159 |
| Personal Care Products | $15,481 |
| Books & Literature | $2,212 |
| Education | $28,277 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,951 |
| Miscellaneous | $19,905 |
| Retirement | $37,914 |
| Non-health Insurance | $146,599 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,229,978 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meridian, MS Micro Area | 107,080 |
| 2015 | Meridian, MS Micro Area | 106,405 |
| 2016 | Meridian, MS Micro Area | 105,564 |
| 2017 | Meridian, MS Micro Area | 104,392 |
| 2018 | Meridian, MS Micro Area | 103,358 |