Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,371
Median rent for 2018: $807
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $92,880 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $52,337 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $40,543 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $6,819 |
| Housing | $235,425 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $137,662 |
| --Utilities | $47,454 |
| --Operations | $17,876 |
| --Supplies | $8,754 |
| --Furnishings | $23,773 |
| Apparel | $21,838 |
| --Men & Boys | $4,884 |
| --Women & Girls | $8,846 |
| --Children < 2 | $92 |
| --Footwear | $4,607 |
| Transportation | $114,349 |
| --New Vehicles | $21,377 |
| --Used Vehicles | $24,418 |
| --Fuel | $24,694 |
| --Insurance | $11,426 |
| --Public Transit | $9,583 |
| Healthcare | $58,234 |
| Entertainment | $37,779 |
| --Pets | $7,740 |
| --Toys | $1,843 |
| Personal Care Products | $9,030 |
| Books & Literature | $1,290 |
| Education | $16,494 |
| Tobacco Products | $4,054 |
| Miscellaneous | $11,610 |
| Retirement | $22,114 |
| Non-health Insurance | $85,509 |
| Total Expenditures | $717,426 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 51,903 |
| 2015 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 52,240 |
| 2016 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 52,745 |
| 2017 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 53,421 |
| 2018 | Watauga County, North Carolina | 54,117 |