RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY 1997

OVERVIEW: MOST POPULOUS STATES

(See these other populous States for more data : CA, FL, TX)
Number of households: 6.8 million
Portion of all U.S. households: 7%
Single-family homes: 56%
Multifamily dwellings: 41%
Mobile homes: 2%

Owner-occupied homes: 55%

 New York portion of the U.S. Map
Homes built...
... before 1940: 37%
... after 1980: 14%

Homes with a ...
... basement 1 : 86%
... garage or carport: 41%
... clothes washer: 67%
... clothes dryer: 54%
... personal computer: 32%

Homes using ...
... natural gas: 75%
... fuel oil: 43%
... LPG: 8%

Eligible for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program: 32%

Total energy consumed: 123 million Btu per household
Amount spent on all energy: $1,724 per household

Homes where main space heating energy source was ...
... natural gas: 50%
...fuel oil: 40%
... electricity: 6%

Energy consumed for space heating: 77 million Btu per household
Amount spent for space heating: $661 per household

Homes with air-conditioning: 62%
... with a central air-conditioning system: 18%
... with room/wall units: 44%

Electricity consumed for air conditioning 2 : 2 million Btu per household
Amount spent for air conditioning: $80 per household

 
1  Of single family homes.

2  Of households that used air conditioning.

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