Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,309
Median rent for 2018: $775
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $4,274 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $2,408 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $1,866 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $314 |
| Housing | $10,834 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $6,335 |
| --Utilities | $2,184 |
| --Operations | $823 |
| --Supplies | $403 |
| --Furnishings | $1,094 |
| Apparel | $1,005 |
| --Men & Boys | $225 |
| --Women & Girls | $407 |
| --Children < 2 | $4 |
| --Footwear | $212 |
| Transportation | $5,262 |
| --New Vehicles | $984 |
| --Used Vehicles | $1,124 |
| --Fuel | $1,136 |
| --Insurance | $526 |
| --Public Transit | $441 |
| Healthcare | $2,680 |
| Entertainment | $1,738 |
| --Pets | $356 |
| --Toys | $85 |
| Personal Care Products | $416 |
| Books & Literature | $59 |
| Education | $759 |
| Tobacco Products | $187 |
| Miscellaneous | $534 |
| Retirement | $1,018 |
| Non-health Insurance | $3,935 |
| Total Expenditures | $33,014 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Van Meter city, Iowa | 1,463 |
| 2015 | Van Meter city, Iowa | 1,549 |
| 2016 | Van Meter city, Iowa | 1,256 |
| 2017 | Van Meter city, Iowa | 1,216 |
| 2018 | Van Meter city, Iowa | 1,192 |