Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,480
Median rent for 2018: $970
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $613,813 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $345,879 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $267,934 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $45,062 |
| Housing | $1,555,846 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $909,759 |
| --Utilities | $313,605 |
| --Operations | $118,135 |
| --Supplies | $57,849 |
| --Furnishings | $157,107 |
| Apparel | $144,319 |
| --Men & Boys | $32,274 |
| --Women & Girls | $58,458 |
| --Children < 2 | $609 |
| --Footwear | $30,447 |
| Transportation | $755,697 |
| --New Vehicles | $141,274 |
| --Used Vehicles | $161,370 |
| --Fuel | $163,196 |
| --Insurance | $75,509 |
| --Public Transit | $63,330 |
| Healthcare | $384,851 |
| Entertainment | $249,666 |
| --Pets | $51,151 |
| --Toys | $12,179 |
| Personal Care Products | $59,676 |
| Books & Literature | $8,525 |
| Education | $109,001 |
| Tobacco Products | $26,793 |
| Miscellaneous | $76,727 |
| Retirement | $146,146 |
| Non-health Insurance | $565,098 |
| Total Expenditures | $4,741,220 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 263,804 |
| 2015 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 268,257 |
| 2016 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 272,788 |
| 2017 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 277,496 |
| 2018 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | 283,251 |