Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,245
Median rent for 2018: $692
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $60,423 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $34,048 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $26,375 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $4,436 |
| Housing | $153,156 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $89,556 |
| --Utilities | $30,871 |
| --Operations | $11,629 |
| --Supplies | $5,695 |
| --Furnishings | $15,465 |
| Apparel | $14,207 |
| --Men & Boys | $3,177 |
| --Women & Girls | $5,755 |
| --Children < 2 | $60 |
| --Footwear | $2,997 |
| Transportation | $74,390 |
| --New Vehicles | $13,907 |
| --Used Vehicles | $15,885 |
| --Fuel | $16,065 |
| --Insurance | $7,433 |
| --Public Transit | $6,234 |
| Healthcare | $37,884 |
| Entertainment | $24,577 |
| --Pets | $5,035 |
| --Toys | $1,199 |
| Personal Care Products | $5,874 |
| Books & Literature | $839 |
| Education | $10,730 |
| Tobacco Products | $2,638 |
| Miscellaneous | $7,553 |
| Retirement | $14,386 |
| Non-health Insurance | $55,628 |
| Total Expenditures | $466,722 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ruston, LA Micro Area | 47,243 |
| 2015 | Ruston, LA Micro Area | 47,349 |
| 2016 | Ruston, LA Micro Area | 47,480 |
| 2017 | Ruston, LA Micro Area | 47,536 |
| 2018 | Ruston, LA Micro Area | 47,356 |