Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,388
Median rent for 2018: $917
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $72,209 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $40,689 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $31,520 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $5,301 |
| Housing | $183,029 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $107,024 |
| --Utilities | $36,892 |
| --Operations | $13,897 |
| --Supplies | $6,805 |
| --Furnishings | $18,482 |
| Apparel | $16,978 |
| --Men & Boys | $3,797 |
| --Women & Girls | $6,877 |
| --Children < 2 | $72 |
| --Footwear | $3,582 |
| Transportation | $88,900 |
| --New Vehicles | $16,619 |
| --Used Vehicles | $18,983 |
| --Fuel | $19,198 |
| --Insurance | $8,883 |
| --Public Transit | $7,450 |
| Healthcare | $45,274 |
| Entertainment | $29,371 |
| --Pets | $6,017 |
| --Toys | $1,433 |
| Personal Care Products | $7,020 |
| Books & Literature | $1,003 |
| Education | $12,823 |
| Tobacco Products | $3,152 |
| Miscellaneous | $9,026 |
| Retirement | $17,193 |
| Non-health Insurance | $66,478 |
| Total Expenditures | $557,756 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Valparaiso city, Indiana | 31,745 |
| 2015 | Valparaiso city, Indiana | 32,123 |
| 2016 | Valparaiso city, Indiana | 32,271 |
| 2017 | Valparaiso city, Indiana | 32,501 |
| 2018 | Valparaiso city, Indiana | 32,916 |