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U.S. Residential Housing Site Energy
Consumption


Page Last Revised: July 2009


Table 1a. Residential Site Energy1 Consumption in U.S. Households by Census Region and Type of Housing Unit, 1978-2005
(Trillion Btu)

Type of Housing Unit and Census Region

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1984

1987

1990

1993

1997

2001

2005

U.S. Total

10,563 9,745 9,321 9,514 8,625 9,038 9,128 9,218 10,006 10,245 9,865 10,543

Mobile Home

453
350
391
336
269
374
391
407
457
502
517
489

Single-Family Detached

7,476
6,916
6,612
6,924
6,037
6,270
6,315
6,613
7,214
7,520
6,845
7,806

Single-Family Attached

435
449
391
322
433
454
526
524
703
939
1,063
678

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

1,448
1,211
1,093
1,008
997
972
939
945
798
515
741
659

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

751
818
834
923
888
969
957
729
835
769
698
911

Total Northeast

2,887
2,497
2,433
2,468
2,184
2,292
2,370
2,298
2,383
2,379
2,158
2,516

Mobile Home

41
17
49
43
35
62
62
44
47
43
58
33

Single-Family Detached

1,540
1,369
1,302
1,369
1,169
1,306
1,367
1,398
1,457
1,526
1,239
1,610

Single-Family Attached

235
162
218
170
254
228
241
235
257
375
321
253

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

681
534
468
477
394
377
372
405
359
183
315
302

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

391
415
396
409
331
318
328
217
263
252
225
318

Total Midwest

3,702
3,479
2,923
3,115
2,597
2,797
2,728
2,807
3,129
3,224
2,859
2,901

Mobile Home

127
89
66
87
61
107
111
155
149
123
123
73

Single-Family Detached

2,960
2,751
2,311
2,495
1,944
1,963
1,988
2,106
2,364
2,497
2,036
2,323

Single-Family Attached

105
122
29
39
61
108
116
77
123
231
354
160

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

444
424
361
308
307
345
300
303
262
209
230
155

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

66
94
156
186
224
273
213
165
231
163
116
190

Total South

2,433
2,299
2,588
2,463
2,464
2,496
2,606
2,602
2,946
3,009
3,212
3,253

Mobile Home

223
166
188
137
104
124
141
116
180
207
215
250

Single-Family Detached

1,918
1,803
2,023
1,954
1,953
1,978
1,997
2,059
2,276
2,335
2,433
2,477

Single-Family Attached

47
104
71
52
43
93
95
109
221
188
249
143

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

145
106
143
128
179
111
142
134
84
81
126
110

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

101
119
162
192
186
191
231
184
184
198
190
274

Total West

1,540
1,469
1,377
1,468
1,380
1,453
1,425
1,510
1,548
1,633
1,635
1,872

Mobile Home

62
78
88
69
69
80
77
91
81
129
121
133

Single-Family Detached

1,058
993
975
1,106
972
1,023
963
1,050
1,117
1,162
1,137
1,396

Single-Family Attached

49
62
73
61
74
25
73
102
101
145
139
123

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

179
147
121
96
117
138
125
103
92
42
71
92

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

193
190
120
136
148
187
186
163
157
156
168
129

1.The Btu value of energy at the point it enters the home, building, or establishment, sometimes referred to as "delivered" energy.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Surveys, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005.