Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,245
Median rent for 2018: $843
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $156,509 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $88,192 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $68,318 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $11,490 |
| Housing | $396,707 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $231,969 |
| --Utilities | $79,963 |
| --Operations | $30,122 |
| --Supplies | $14,750 |
| --Furnishings | $40,059 |
| Apparel | $36,798 |
| --Men & Boys | $8,229 |
| --Women & Girls | $14,906 |
| --Children < 2 | $155 |
| --Footwear | $7,763 |
| Transportation | $192,686 |
| --New Vehicles | $36,022 |
| --Used Vehicles | $41,146 |
| --Fuel | $41,612 |
| --Insurance | $19,253 |
| --Public Transit | $16,148 |
| Healthcare | $98,129 |
| Entertainment | $63,660 |
| --Pets | $13,042 |
| --Toys | $3,105 |
| Personal Care Products | $15,216 |
| Books & Literature | $2,174 |
| Education | $27,793 |
| Tobacco Products | $6,832 |
| Miscellaneous | $19,564 |
| Retirement | $37,264 |
| Non-health Insurance | $144,088 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,208,910 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tuscaloosa city, Alabama | 93,325 |
| 2015 | Tuscaloosa city, Alabama | 94,865 |
| 2016 | Tuscaloosa city, Alabama | 96,352 |
| 2017 | Tuscaloosa city, Alabama | 97,373 |
| 2018 | Tuscaloosa city, Alabama | 98,881 |