Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,020
Median rent for 2018: $730
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $55,009 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $30,997 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $24,012 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $4,038 |
| Housing | $139,432 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $81,531 |
| --Utilities | $28,105 |
| --Operations | $10,587 |
| --Supplies | $5,184 |
| --Furnishings | $14,080 |
| Apparel | $12,934 |
| --Men & Boys | $2,892 |
| --Women & Girls | $5,239 |
| --Children < 2 | $55 |
| --Footwear | $2,729 |
| Transportation | $67,724 |
| --New Vehicles | $12,661 |
| --Used Vehicles | $14,462 |
| --Fuel | $14,625 |
| --Insurance | $6,767 |
| --Public Transit | $5,676 |
| Healthcare | $34,490 |
| Entertainment | $22,375 |
| --Pets | $4,584 |
| --Toys | $1,091 |
| Personal Care Products | $5,348 |
| Books & Literature | $764 |
| Education | $9,768 |
| Tobacco Products | $2,401 |
| Miscellaneous | $6,876 |
| Retirement | $13,097 |
| Non-health Insurance | $50,643 |
| Total Expenditures | $424,901 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania | 41,202 |
| 2015 | Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania | 41,108 |
| 2016 | Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania | 40,964 |
| 2017 | Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania | 40,887 |
| 2018 | Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania | 40,847 |