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Release date: October 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | Average square footage per housing unit |
Average square footage per household member |
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Total single-family2 |
Total3 | Heated4 | Cooled4 | Total3 | Heated | Cooled | |
All homes | 80.9 | 2,486 | 2,151 | 1,707 | 918 | 794 | 631 |
Census region and division | |||||||
Northeast | 12.7 | 2,838 | 2,342 | 1,376 | 1,052 | 868 | 510 |
New England | 3.5 | 2,917 | 2,392 | 1,003 | 1,124 | 922 | 386 |
Middle Atlantic | 9.2 | 2,808 | 2,322 | 1,519 | 1,026 | 849 | 555 |
Midwest | 19.4 | 2,752 | 2,433 | 1,987 | 1,034 | 914 | 747 |
East North Central | 13.2 | 2,733 | 2,459 | 1,913 | 1,004 | 904 | 703 |
West North Central | 6.3 | 2,791 | 2,377 | 2,144 | 1,102 | 939 | 847 |
South | 31.0 | 2,326 | 2,000 | 1,866 | 872 | 749 | 699 |
South Atlantic | 16.1 | 2,438 | 2,027 | 1,944 | 918 | 763 | 732 |
East South Central | 5.2 | 2,161 | 1,821 | 1,602 | 826 | 696 | 612 |
West South Central | 9.7 | 2,227 | 2,050 | 1,877 | 820 | 755 | 691 |
West | 17.8 | 2,224 | 1,970 | 1,362 | 784 | 695 | 480 |
Mountain | 6.0 | 2,449 | 2,303 | 1,654 | 893 | 840 | 603 |
Mountain North | 3.1 | 2,667 | 2,484 | 1,599 | 927 | 863 | 556 |
Mountain South | 2.9 | 2,220 | 2,113 | 1,713 | 854 | 813 | 659 |
Pacific | 11.8 | 2,108 | 1,799 | 1,211 | 731 | 624 | 420 |
Census urban/rural classification5 | |||||||
Urban | 62.1 | 2,454 | 2,122 | 1,742 | 897 | 776 | 637 |
Urbanized area | 53.7 | 2,475 | 2,140 | 1,767 | 899 | 777 | 642 |
Urban cluster | 8.4 | 2,318 | 2,003 | 1,588 | 885 | 765 | 606 |
Rural | 18.8 | 2,592 | 2,247 | 1,592 | 990 | 859 | 608 |
Metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | |||||||
In metropolitan statistical area | 66.7 | 2,518 | 2,175 | 1,762 | 915 | 791 | 641 |
In micropolitan statistical area | 8.8 | 2,400 | 2,081 | 1,538 | 949 | 823 | 608 |
Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | 5.3 | 2,225 | 1,959 | 1,299 | 901 | 793 | 526 |
Climate region6 | |||||||
Very cold/Cold | 29.8 | 2,770 | 2,453 | 1,677 | 1,034 | 916 | 626 |
Mixed-humid | 22.4 | 2,595 | 2,143 | 1,918 | 952 | 786 | 703 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | 8.0 | 2,153 | 1,873 | 1,665 | 757 | 658 | 585 |
Hot-humid | 15.6 | 2,079 | 1,835 | 1,764 | 792 | 699 | 672 |
Marine | 5.1 | 2,119 | 1,824 | 858 | 747 | 643 | 303 |
Year of construction | |||||||
Before 1950 | 14.7 | 2,458 | 1,987 | 1,133 | 918 | 742 | 423 |
1950 to 1959 | 10.3 | 2,095 | 1,793 | 1,275 | 835 | 715 | 508 |
1960 to 1969 | 8.9 | 2,317 | 2,018 | 1,533 | 912 | 794 | 603 |
1970 to 1979 | 11.4 | 2,259 | 1,981 | 1,621 | 835 | 732 | 599 |
1980 to 1989 | 9.7 | 2,420 | 2,116 | 1,806 | 946 | 827 | 706 |
1990 to 1999 | 11.4 | 2,740 | 2,436 | 2,132 | 975 | 867 | 759 |
2000 to 2009 | 12.0 | 2,895 | 2,567 | 2,344 | 960 | 851 | 777 |
2010 to 2015 | 2.5 | 3,015 | 2,661 | 2,489 | 1,025 | 905 | 846 |
Number of stories | |||||||
One story | 47.5 | 2,054 | 1,755 | 1,421 | 808 | 690 | 559 |
Two stories | 29.5 | 3,131 | 2,732 | 2,149 | 1,057 | 922 | 725 |
Three or more stories | 1.8 | 2,945 | 2,585 | 1,601 | 1,090 | 957 | 593 |
Split level | 2.1 | 2,828 | 2,589 | 2,065 | 990 | 907 | 723 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Fuels used for any use (more than one may apply) | |||||||
Electricity | 80.9 | 2,486 | 2,151 | 1,707 | 918 | 794 | 631 |
Natural gas | 49.9 | 2,559 | 2,230 | 1,812 | 935 | 815 | 662 |
Propane7 | 9.2 | 2,788 | 2,385 | 1,718 | 1,115 | 954 | 687 |
Wood | 11.0 | 2,727 | 2,366 | 1,633 | 966 | 838 | 578 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 5.1 | 2,894 | 2,325 | 1,143 | 1,062 | 853 | 420 |
Distributed solar generation | |||||||
Yes | 1.5 | 2,858 | 2,448 | 1,966 | 954 | 817 | 656 |
No | 79.4 | 2,479 | 2,145 | 1,703 | 917 | 794 | 630 |
Not asked (apartments) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Main space heating fuel | |||||||
Natural gas | 44.4 | 2,601 | 2,308 | 1,859 | 957 | 849 | 684 |
Electricity | 23.3 | 2,207 | 1,964 | 1,658 | 821 | 730 | 617 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 4.1 | 2,877 | 2,298 | 1,137 | 1,052 | 840 | 416 |
Propane | 4.0 | 2,821 | 2,460 | 1,835 | 1,090 | 950 | 709 |
Wood | 2.9 | 2,393 | 2,057 | 860 | 930 | 799 | 334 |
Do not use heating equipment | 2.0 | 1,740 | Q | 1,126 | 586 | Q | 379 |
Type of air-conditioning equipment used (more than one may apply) | |||||||
Use central air-conditioning equipment | 57.8 | 2,592 | 2,278 | 2,248 | 961 | 844 | 833 |
Use individual air-conditioning units | 18.1 | 2,332 | 1,938 | 989 | 831 | 691 | 352 |
Do not use air-conditioning equipment | 9.3 | 2,219 | 1,837 | 0 | 819 | 678 | 0 |
Fuel used by main water heater | |||||||
Natural gas | 41.4 | 2,556 | 2,237 | 1,825 | 933 | 816 | 666 |
Electricity | 34.1 | 2,319 | 1,988 | 1,600 | 864 | 741 | 596 |
Propane | 3.3 | 2,926 | 2,506 | 1,692 | 1,130 | 968 | 654 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 1.8 | 3,120 | 2,465 | 1,022 | 1,183 | 935 | 387 |
Some other fuel | 0.2 | 3,264 | 3,234 | 2,327 | 1,158 | 1,147 | 826 |
Indoor light bulbs installed | |||||||
Fewer than 20 | 16.4 | 2,081 | 1,748 | 1,336 | 872 | 732 | 560 |
20 to 39 | 21.5 | 2,286 | 1,980 | 1,456 | 920 | 797 | 586 |
40 to 59 | 14.6 | 2,505 | 2,181 | 1,739 | 954 | 830 | 662 |
60 to 79 | 19.2 | 2,651 | 2,299 | 1,889 | 908 | 787 | 647 |
80 or more | 9.3 | 3,293 | 2,907 | 2,520 | 945 | 834 | 723 |
Total number of rooms (excluding bathrooms) | |||||||
1 or 2 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
3 | 1.4 | 1,379 | 1,092 | 688 | 604 | 479 | 301 |
4 | 5.6 | 1,401 | 1,191 | 847 | 656 | 557 | 397 |
5 | 12.1 | 1,782 | 1,475 | 1,079 | 723 | 599 | 438 |
6 | 18.5 | 2,097 | 1,801 | 1,382 | 790 | 678 | 521 |
7 | 15.3 | 2,525 | 2,161 | 1,682 | 948 | 811 | 631 |
8 | 12.1 | 2,857 | 2,494 | 1,990 | 1,006 | 878 | 700 |
9 or more | 15.7 | 3,669 | 3,266 | 2,798 | 1,162 | 1,035 | 886 |
Number of bedrooms | |||||||
0 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
1 | 1.6 | 1,195 | 1,004 | 616 | 761 | 639 | 392 |
2 | 13.5 | 1,717 | 1,452 | 1,035 | 811 | 685 | 489 |
3 | 40.9 | 2,325 | 1,995 | 1,541 | 895 | 768 | 594 |
4 | 19.6 | 3,112 | 2,739 | 2,290 | 988 | 869 | 727 |
5 or more | 5.3 | 3,776 | 3,320 | 2,882 | 997 | 877 | 761 |
Have a basement | |||||||
Yes | 35.2 | 3,062 | 2,522 | 1,861 | 1,108 | 913 | 673 |
Finished basement | 20.6 | 3,131 | 2,698 | 2,108 | 1,106 | 953 | 745 |
Unfinished basement | 14.6 | 2,964 | 2,274 | 1,514 | 1,110 | 852 | 567 |
No | 45.7 | 2,042 | 1,865 | 1,589 | 766 | 700 | 596 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Adequacy of insulation | |||||||
Well insulated | 27.5 | 2,672 | 2,334 | 1,928 | 989 | 864 | 714 |
Adequately insulated | 40.2 | 2,471 | 2,145 | 1,724 | 919 | 798 | 641 |
Poorly insulated | 12.4 | 2,167 | 1,818 | 1,223 | 772 | 648 | 436 |
No insulation | 0.7 | 1,665 | 1,210 | 695 | 702 | 510 | 293 |
Type of glass in windows | |||||||
Single-pane glass | 28.0 | 2,164 | 1,830 | 1,399 | 806 | 682 | 521 |
Double-pane glass | 52.0 | 2,653 | 2,318 | 1,865 | 973 | 850 | 684 |
Triple-pane glass | 0.9 | 2,800 | 2,464 | 2,198 | 1,167 | 1,027 | 916 |
Number of household members | |||||||
1 member | 14.6 | 2,119 | 1,851 | 1,311 | 2,119 | 1,851 | 1,311 |
2 members | 30.8 | 2,480 | 2,126 | 1,721 | 1,240 | 1,063 | 860 |
3 members | 14.2 | 2,523 | 2,175 | 1,741 | 841 | 725 | 580 |
4 members | 12.0 | 2,740 | 2,432 | 2,042 | 685 | 608 | 511 |
5 members | 5.7 | 2,609 | 2,269 | 1,847 | 522 | 454 | 369 |
6 or more members | 3.6 | 2,834 | 2,351 | 1,728 | 430 | 357 | 262 |
2015 annual household income | |||||||
Less than $20,000 | 9.4 | 1,905 | 1,579 | 947 | 813 | 674 | 404 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 17.2 | 2,126 | 1,834 | 1,320 | 891 | 769 | 553 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 13.4 | 2,221 | 1,885 | 1,516 | 874 | 742 | 597 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 11.4 | 2,551 | 2,190 | 1,706 | 905 | 777 | 605 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 8.0 | 2,532 | 2,233 | 1,838 | 899 | 792 | 652 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 6.9 | 2,924 | 2,585 | 2,185 | 937 | 828 | 700 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 4.7 | 2,976 | 2,586 | 2,237 | 953 | 828 | 716 |
$140,000 or more | 9.8 | 3,381 | 2,994 | 2,684 | 1,075 | 952 | 853 |
Ownership of housing unit8 | |||||||
Owned | 66.2 | 2,627 | 2,280 | 1,834 | 999 | 867 | 697 |
Rented | 14.7 | 1,850 | 1,568 | 1,138 | 604 | 512 | 371 |
1Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. Q = Data withheld because either the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50% or fewer than 10 cases responded. 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. |