planning services division july 2006 number 48 retail expenditures and distribution of purchasing power although residents in western broward have higher levels household spending central eastern communities generate more per square mile what is one quarter consumer county made purchases food clothing furniture etc 17 percent transportation including vehicle purchase gasoline defined as the amount money that expend on goods it a function income its can also be expressed terms location residential density average viewed different ways traditionally has been used to display relative across map 1 identifies 70 tracts highest lower lowest this essentially maps households by wealth shows areas with north well east intracoastal waterway total shown