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