Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,418
Median rent for 2018: $879
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,223,287 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $689,312 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $533,974 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $89,805 |
| Housing | $3,100,693 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,813,086 |
| --Utilities | $624,993 |
| --Operations | $235,434 |
| --Supplies | $115,290 |
| --Furnishings | $313,103 |
| Apparel | $287,618 |
| --Men & Boys | $64,320 |
| --Women & Girls | $116,504 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,214 |
| --Footwear | $60,679 |
| Transportation | $1,506,051 |
| --New Vehicles | $281,550 |
| --Used Vehicles | $321,598 |
| --Fuel | $325,239 |
| --Insurance | $150,484 |
| --Public Transit | $126,212 |
| Healthcare | $766,981 |
| Entertainment | $497,567 |
| --Pets | $101,941 |
| --Toys | $24,272 |
| Personal Care Products | $118,931 |
| Books & Literature | $16,990 |
| Education | $217,231 |
| Tobacco Products | $53,397 |
| Miscellaneous | $152,911 |
| Retirement | $291,259 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,126,201 |
| Total Expenditures | $9,448,921 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Polk County, Iowa | 445,136 |
| 2015 | Polk County, Iowa | 452,369 |
| 2016 | Polk County, Iowa | 459,159 |
| 2017 | Polk County, Iowa | 467,235 |
| 2018 | Polk County, Iowa | 474,274 |