Variation in components of family budgets by geographic area, 2014
San Francisco
| San Francisco | |
|---|---|
| Housing | 32.2% |
| Food | 6.6% |
| Child care | 11.8% |
| Transportation | 7.9% |
| Health care | 2.4% |
| Other necessities | 18.7% |
| Taxes | 20.4% |
Los Angeles
| Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
| Housing | 29.0% |
| Food | 8.3% |
| Child care | 14.9% |
| Transportation | 9.4% |
| Health care | 3.1% |
| Other necessities | 18.0% |
| Taxes | 17.3% |
Merced
| Merced | |
|---|---|
| Housing | 21.4% |
| Food | 10.7% |
| Child care | 19.4% |
| Transportation | 13.0% |
| Health care | 4.6% |
| Other necessities | 15.5% |
| Taxes | 15.3% |
Note: Budgets are for one-adult, one-child families.
Source: EPI analysis of U.C. Office of the President (2014a; 2014c), and EPI (2015, forthcoming)
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