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Wilmette and Kenilworth Adults Spent a Combined $139,000 on Halloween Last Year
Adults are stealing the Halloween show from kids. See how much you and your neighbors spent on costumes last year!
Americans spent $512.1 million on adult Halloween costumes last year. Yes, you read that correctly.
That number comes from Crain's Chicago Business and its recently released map showing spending on adult costumes for Halloween in 2011. It's more than $100 million more than was spent on kid's costumes last year.
It seems like the adults are getting into Halloween even more from the kids.
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According to the interactive map, Wilmette residents spent $127,028 last year, while Kenilworth residents spent $12,849.
Nearby Evanston tipped the scales with a whopping $231,191 spent on the 2011 October holiday.
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Click here to see the map on the Crain's website.
Will you be dressing up for Halloween this year? Share a photo of yourself in costume on Patch, or tell us in comments what you're going to be.
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