Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,045
Median rent for 2018: $679
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $126,672 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $71,379 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $55,293 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $9,299 |
| Housing | $321,079 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $187,746 |
| --Utilities | $64,718 |
| --Operations | $24,379 |
| --Supplies | $11,938 |
| --Furnishings | $32,422 |
| Apparel | $29,783 |
| --Men & Boys | $6,660 |
| --Women & Girls | $12,064 |
| --Children < 2 | $126 |
| --Footwear | $6,283 |
| Transportation | $155,953 |
| --New Vehicles | $29,155 |
| --Used Vehicles | $33,302 |
| --Fuel | $33,679 |
| --Insurance | $15,583 |
| --Public Transit | $13,069 |
| Healthcare | $79,421 |
| Entertainment | $51,523 |
| --Pets | $10,556 |
| --Toys | $2,513 |
| Personal Care Products | $12,315 |
| Books & Literature | $1,759 |
| Education | $22,494 |
| Tobacco Products | $5,529 |
| Miscellaneous | $15,834 |
| Retirement | $30,160 |
| Non-health Insurance | $116,619 |
| Total Expenditures | $978,442 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sterling, IL Micro Area | 57,680 |
| 2015 | Sterling, IL Micro Area | 57,525 |
| 2016 | Sterling, IL Micro Area | 57,155 |
| 2017 | Sterling, IL Micro Area | 56,823 |
| 2018 | Sterling, IL Micro Area | 56,396 |