Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,745
Median rent for 2018: $1,647
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $753,268 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $424,460 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $328,807 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $55,299 |
| Housing | $1,909,324 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $1,116,450 |
| --Utilities | $384,854 |
| --Operations | $144,974 |
| --Supplies | $70,992 |
| --Furnishings | $192,801 |
| Apparel | $177,108 |
| --Men & Boys | $39,606 |
| --Women & Girls | $71,740 |
| --Children < 2 | $747 |
| --Footwear | $37,364 |
| Transportation | $927,386 |
| --New Vehicles | $173,371 |
| --Used Vehicles | $198,032 |
| --Fuel | $200,274 |
| --Insurance | $92,664 |
| --Public Transit | $77,718 |
| Healthcare | $472,287 |
| Entertainment | $306,389 |
| --Pets | $62,772 |
| --Toys | $14,946 |
| Personal Care Products | $73,234 |
| Books & Literature | $10,462 |
| Education | $133,765 |
| Tobacco Products | $32,881 |
| Miscellaneous | $94,158 |
| Retirement | $179,349 |
| Non-health Insurance | $693,485 |
| Total Expenditures | $5,818,395 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Santa Cruz County, California | 267,203 |
| 2015 | Santa Cruz County, California | 269,278 |
| 2016 | Santa Cruz County, California | 270,931 |
| 2017 | Santa Cruz County, California | 273,263 |
| 2018 | Santa Cruz County, California | 273,765 |