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Release date: October 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | Total square footage (billion square feet) | |||
Total U.S.2 | Total3 | Heated | Cooled | |
All homes | 118.2 | 237.4 | 207.4 | 162.5 |
Census region and division | ||||
Northeast | 21.0 | 43.9 | 37.6 | 21.3 |
New England | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 |
Middle Atlantic | 15.4 | 31.6 | 27.1 | 16.9 |
Midwest | 26.4 | 60.1 | 53.9 | 42.8 |
East North Central | 18.1 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 28.3 |
West North Central | 8.3 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 14.5 |
South | 44.4 | 86.2 | 74.6 | 69.9 |
South Atlantic | 23.5 | 46.9 | 39.2 | 37.9 |
East South Central | 7.2 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 10.0 |
West South Central | 13.8 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 21.9 |
West | 26.4 | 47.3 | 41.2 | 28.5 |
Mountain | 8.5 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 11.6 |
Mountain North | 4.2 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
Mountain South | 4.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.1 |
Pacific | 17.9 | 30.2 | 25.1 | 16.9 |
Census urban/rural classification4 | ||||
Urban | 94.7 | 183.0 | 159.5 | 128.8 |
Urbanized area | 82.2 | 159.7 | 138.9 | 113.0 |
Urban cluster | 12.5 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 15.8 |
Rural | 23.5 | 54.4 | 47.8 | 33.7 |
Metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | ||||
In metropolitan statistical area | 98.5 | 198.4 | 172.7 | 138.2 |
In micropolitan statistical area | 12.3 | 24.8 | 22.0 | 16.0 |
Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | 7.4 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
Climate region5 | ||||
Very cold/Cold | 42.5 | 94.7 | 85.3 | 56.7 |
Mixed-humid | 33.5 | 69.5 | 59.3 | 51.3 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | 12.7 | 21.2 | 18.0 | 16.0 |
Hot-humid | 22.8 | 39.7 | 34.1 | 33.8 |
Marine | 6.7 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
Housing unit type | ||||
Single-family detached | 73.9 | 188.6 | 163.3 | 129.8 |
Single-family attached | 7.0 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 8.3 |
Apartments in buildings with 2-4 units | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 5.7 |
Apartments in buildings with 5 or more units | 21.1 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 13.3 |
Mobile homes | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 5.5 |
Year of construction | ||||
Before 1950 | 20.8 | 41.8 | 34.8 | 19.4 |
1950 to 1959 | 12.6 | 23.6 | 20.3 | 14.0 |
1960 to 1969 | 12.8 | 24.0 | 20.8 | 15.3 |
1970 to 1979 | 18.3 | 32.4 | 28.6 | 22.8 |
1980 to 1989 | 16.0 | 29.3 | 25.8 | 21.6 |
1990 to 1999 | 16.8 | 36.7 | 33.0 | 28.7 |
2000 to 2009 | 17.0 | 40.6 | 36.2 | 33.2 |
2010 to 2015 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 |
Number of stories | ||||
One story | 47.5 | 97.6 | 83.4 | 67.6 |
Two stories | 29.5 | 92.3 | 80.6 | 63.4 |
Three or more stories | 1.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
Split level | 2.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 37.3 | 36.4 | 33.4 | 24.4 |
Fuels used for any use (more than one may apply) | ||||
Electricity | 118.2 | 237.4 | 207.4 | 162.5 |
Natural gas | 68.6 | 145.0 | 127.4 | 101.0 |
Propane6 | 11.6 | 28.3 | 24.4 | 17.2 |
Wood | 12.5 | 31.9 | 27.9 | 19.1 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 6.9 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 6.6 |
Distributed solar generation | ||||
Yes | 1.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
No | 86.2 | 205.0 | 178.2 | 140.7 |
Not asked (apartments) | 30.5 | 28.2 | 25.6 | 18.9 |
Main space heating fuel | ||||
Natural gas | 57.7 | 128.0 | 115.0 | 90.5 |
Electricity | 40.9 | 68.7 | 63.0 | 51.3 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 5.8 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 5.4 |
Propane | 5.0 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 8.2 |
Wood | 3.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | 6.5 | Q | 4.1 |
Type of air-conditioning equipment used (more than one may apply) | ||||
Use central air-conditioning equipment | 76.1 | 168.8 | 149.1 | 148.9 |
Use individual air-conditioning units | 32.1 | 55.4 | 47.7 | 24.5 |
Do not use air-conditioning equipment | 15.4 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 0.0 |
Fuel used by main water heater | ||||
Natural gas | 56.3 | 119.4 | 105.1 | 83.7 |
Electricity | 54.6 | 99.9 | 86.8 | 70.0 |
Propane | 4.2 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 6.2 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 2.8 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
Some other fuel | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Indoor light bulbs installed | ||||
Fewer than 20 | 31.4 | 47.9 | 41.2 | 30.6 |
20 to 39 | 33.2 | 60.4 | 53.0 | 38.9 |
40 to 59 | 19.9 | 41.9 | 36.7 | 28.9 |
60 to 79 | 23.7 | 55.8 | 48.6 | 40.0 |
80 or more | 10.0 | 31.5 | 27.8 | 24.1 |
Total number of rooms (excluding bathrooms) | ||||
1 or 2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
4 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 16.2 | 11.3 |
5 | 19.4 | 29.8 | 25.5 | 18.7 |
6 | 22.2 | 43.3 | 37.5 | 28.7 |
7 | 16.9 | 40.8 | 35.2 | 27.3 |
8 | 12.6 | 35.4 | 30.9 | 24.6 |
9 or more | 16.0 | 58.3 | 51.9 | 44.5 |
Number of bedrooms | ||||
0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 6.2 |
2 | 29.8 | 39.2 | 34.4 | 24.9 |
3 | 47.6 | 103.7 | 89.6 | 68.7 |
4 | 20.5 | 62.3 | 54.9 | 45.9 |
5 or more | 5.3 | 20.0 | 17.6 | 15.2 |
Have a basement | ||||
Yes | 35.2 | 107.8 | 88.8 | 65.5 |
Finished basement | 20.6 | 64.5 | 55.6 | 43.4 |
Unfinished basement | 14.6 | 43.3 | 33.2 | 22.1 |
No | 45.7 | 93.3 | 85.2 | 72.6 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 37.3 | 36.4 | 33.4 | 24.4 |
Adequacy of insulation | ||||
Well insulated | 37.5 | 83.7 | 73.6 | 60.7 |
Adequately insulated | 57.9 | 116.5 | 102.1 | 81.1 |
Poorly insulated | 20.9 | 35.0 | 30.2 | 19.7 |
No insulation | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Type of glass in windows | ||||
Single-pane glass | 48.7 | 79.9 | 68.7 | 51.7 |
Double-pane glass | 68.3 | 154.5 | 136.2 | 108.6 |
Triple-pane glass | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Number of household members | ||||
1 member | 28.7 | 43.5 | 38.7 | 27.7 |
2 members | 42.7 | 88.2 | 76.2 | 60.8 |
3 members | 19.4 | 41.1 | 35.8 | 28.5 |
4 members | 15.5 | 36.6 | 32.5 | 26.9 |
5 members | 7.2 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 11.6 |
6 or more members | 4.6 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 |
2015 annual household income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 22.9 | 30.2 | 26.4 | 16.3 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 27.3 | 46.2 | 40.4 | 29.3 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 18.4 | 35.0 | 30.2 | 23.9 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 15.2 | 33.0 | 28.5 | 22.2 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 16.2 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 8.1 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 16.0 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 5.4 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 11.3 |
$140,000 or more | 11.2 | 34.6 | 30.5 | 27.4 |
Ownership of housing unit7 | ||||
Owned | 74.5 | 183.8 | 160.0 | 128.5 |
Rented | 43.7 | 53.6 | 47.4 | 34.0 |
1Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. Notes: Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. See RECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Forms EIA-457A and EIA-457C of the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. |