Median mortgage payment for 2018: $3,546
Median rent for 2018: $2,177
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $107,739 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $60,710 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $47,029 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $7,909 |
| Housing | $273,089 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $159,685 |
| --Utilities | $55,045 |
| --Operations | $20,736 |
| --Supplies | $10,154 |
| --Furnishings | $27,576 |
| Apparel | $25,332 |
| --Men & Boys | $5,665 |
| --Women & Girls | $10,261 |
| --Children < 2 | $107 |
| --Footwear | $5,344 |
| Transportation | $132,643 |
| --New Vehicles | $24,797 |
| --Used Vehicles | $28,324 |
| --Fuel | $28,645 |
| --Insurance | $13,254 |
| --Public Transit | $11,116 |
| Healthcare | $67,551 |
| Entertainment | $43,823 |
| --Pets | $8,978 |
| --Toys | $2,138 |
| Personal Care Products | $10,475 |
| Books & Literature | $1,496 |
| Education | $19,132 |
| Tobacco Products | $4,703 |
| Miscellaneous | $13,467 |
| Retirement | $25,652 |
| Non-health Insurance | $99,189 |
| Total Expenditures | $832,200 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Merrick CDP, New York | 21,293 |
| 2015 | Merrick CDP, New York | 20,572 |
| 2016 | Merrick CDP, New York | 20,808 |
| 2017 | Merrick CDP, New York | 20,679 |
| 2018 | Merrick CDP, New York | 19,966 |