Cottonwood Consumer Expenditures


Apparel

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Apparel Services and Accessories

313
 
1,537

Boys' Apparel

105

515
 
Footwear
 
358
 
1,757
 
Girls' Apparel
 
142
 
695
 
Infants Apparel
 
95
 
466
 
Men's Apparel
 
395
 
1,937

Women's Apparel

706

3,462
 
Total
 
2,113
 
10,369

Education

  Dollars Per Household

Total 

Books And Supplies

136

669
 
Tuition
 
842
 
4,130
 Total 978 4,799

Entertainment

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Fees And Admissions
 
584
 
2,866
 
Recreational Equipment And Supplies
 
969
 
4,753
 
Video And Audio Equipment
 
877
 
4,305
 
Total
 
2,430

 
11,924

Food and Beverages

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Alcoholic Beverages
 
508
 
2,495
 
Food At Home
 
3,757
 
18,437

Food Away From Home

2,701

13,256
 
Total
 
6,967
 
34,188

 Gifts

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Gifts Of Apparel 
 
218

1,070
 
Gifts Of Apparel Accessories 
 
28

136
 
Gifts Of Education 
 
220

1,078
 
Gifts Elsewhere Unspecified 
 
167

822
 
Gifts Of Food And Beverages 
 
99

486
 
Gifts Of Household 
 
48

235
 
Gifts Of Household Furnishings And Equipment 
 
179

880
 
Gifts Of Recreation 
 
75

367
 
Gifts Of Transportation 

56

273
 
Total
 
1,089
 
5,346

Health Care

  Dollars Per Household

Total 

Health Care Insurance

1,373

6,738

Health Care Services

692

3,398

Health Care Supplies And Equipment

780

3,829
 
Total
 
2,846
 
13,964

Household Furnishings and Equipment


  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Floor Coverings
 
56
 
277
 
Furniture
 
490
 
2,405

Household Textiles

136

665
 
Housewares And Small Appliances
 
931
 
4,570

Major Appliances

218

1,072
 
Total
 
1,832
 
8,989

Household Operations

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Alimony And Child Support
 
220
 
1,079

Babysitting And Elderly Care

348

1,709

Household Services

264

1,294

Household Supplies

645

3,166
 
Total
 
1,477
 
7,247

Miscellaneous Expenses

  Dollars Per Household

Total 

Finance Charges Excluding Mortgage And Vehicle

488

2,397

Funeral And Cemetery

83

410
 
Legal And Accounting
 
91
 
448

Other Miscellaneous Expenses

94

463
 
Total
 
758
 
3,717

Personal Care

  Dollars Per Household

Total 

Electric Personal Care Appliances 
 
13

62
 
Hair Care

50

247

Personal Care Products

150

737

Personal Care Services

430

2,110
 
Total
 
643
 
3,156

Reading

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Books

53

259

Magazines

30

145

Newspapers

62

304
 
Total
 
144
 
709

Shelter

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Miscellaneous Owned Dwelling Costs
 
1,125
 
5,521

Mortgage Interest

3,186

15,634
 
Other Lodging
 
445
 
2,182

Property Taxes

1,392

6,829

Rental Costs

2,327

11,419
 
Total
 
8,474
 
41,584

Tobacco

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Cigarettes

293

1,436

Other Tobacco Products

33

160
 
Total
 
325

1,595 

Transportation

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Gasoline And Oil 
 
2,019

9,906
 
Motorcycles (New And Used) 
 
55

272
 
New Vehicle Purchase 
 
2,131

10,457
 
Other Transportation Costs 
 
483

2,370
 
Public Transportation 
 
478

2,345
 
Used Vehicle Purchase 
 
1,517

7,444
 
Vehicle Finance Charges 
 
419

2,058
 
Vehicle Insurance 
 
1,021

5,011
 
Vehicle Repair And Maintenance 
 
698
 
3,427
 
Total
 
8,822
 
43,290

Utilities

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Electricity 
 
1,206

5,918

Fuel Oil And Other Fuels   
 
119

582
 
Natural Gas 
 
453

2,225
 
Other Utilities 
 
372

1,824
 
Telephone Service 
 
1,110

5,448
 
Total
 
3,260
 
15,997


Category

  Dollars Per Household

Total 
 
Personal Insurance

420

2,063
 
Contributions

1,523

7,474

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2008