Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,777
Median rent for 2018: $1,797
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $158,023 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $89,045 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $68,978 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,601 |
| Housing | $400,545 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $234,213 |
| --Utilities | $80,736 |
| --Operations | $30,413 |
| --Supplies | $14,893 |
| --Furnishings | $40,446 |
| Apparel | $37,154 |
| --Men & Boys | $8,309 |
| --Women & Girls | $15,050 |
| --Children < 2 | $157 |
| --Footwear | $7,838 |
| Transportation | $194,550 |
| --New Vehicles | $36,370 |
| --Used Vehicles | $41,544 |
| --Fuel | $42,014 |
| --Insurance | $19,439 |
| --Public Transit | $16,304 |
| Healthcare | $99,078 |
| Entertainment | $64,275 |
| --Pets | $13,169 |
| --Toys | $3,135 |
| Personal Care Products | $15,363 |
| Books & Literature | $2,195 |
| Education | $28,062 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,898 |
| Miscellaneous | $19,753 |
| Retirement | $37,625 |
| Non-health Insurance | $145,482 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,220,604 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Santa Cruz city, California | 62,045 |
| 2015 | Santa Cruz city, California | 62,752 |
| 2016 | Santa Cruz city, California | 63,310 |
| 2017 | Santa Cruz city, California | 63,993 |
| 2018 | Santa Cruz city, California | 64,273 |