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Release date: October 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | Total square footage (billion square feet) | |||
Total Northeast2 | Total3 | Heated | Cooled | |
All homes | 21.0 | 43.9 | 37.6 | 21.3 |
Census division | ||||
New England | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 |
Middle Atlantic | 15.4 | 31.6 | 27.1 | 16.9 |
Census urban/rural classification4 | ||||
Urban | 17.7 | 34.8 | 30.2 | 18.8 |
Urbanized area | 15.6 | 30.7 | 26.5 | 16.8 |
Urban cluster | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
Rural | 3.3 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 2.5 |
Metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | ||||
In metropolitan statistical area | 18.4 | 38.2 | 32.6 | 19.9 |
In micropolitan statistical area | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Climate region5 | ||||
Very cold/Cold | 13.9 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 14.6 |
Mixed-humid | 7.1 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 6.7 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | N | N | N | N |
Hot-humid | N | N | N | N |
Marine | N | N | N | N |
Housing unit type | ||||
Single-family detached | 10.8 | 32.1 | 26.5 | 15.5 |
Single-family attached | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
Apartments in buildings with 2-4 units | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 |
Apartments in buildings with 5 or more units | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
Mobile homes | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Year of construction | ||||
Before 1950 | 7.3 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 5.1 |
1950 to 1959 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.0 |
1960 to 1969 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
1970 to 1979 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
1980 to 1989 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
1990 to 1999 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
2000 to 2009 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
2010 to 2015 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Number of stories | ||||
One story | 3.6 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
Two stories | 8.2 | 24.8 | 20.7 | 12.1 |
Three or more stories | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Split level | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.9 |
Fuels used for any use (more than one may apply) | ||||
Electricity | 21.0 | 43.9 | 37.6 | 21.3 |
Natural gas | 13.4 | 26.4 | 23.1 | 14.8 |
Propane6 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
Wood | 2.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 5.4 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
Distributed solar generation | ||||
Yes | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
No | 12.8 | 35.3 | 29.2 | 17.0 |
Not asked (apartments) | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 |
Main space heating fuel | ||||
Natural gas | 11.4 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 13.7 |
Electricity | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 4.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 4.0 |
Propane | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
Wood | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
Do not use heating equipment | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Type of air-conditioning equipment used (more than one may apply) | ||||
Use central air-conditioning equipment | 7.4 | 18.9 | 16.2 | 15.1 |
Use individual air-conditioning units | 11.3 | 21.5 | 18.5 | 8.1 |
Do not use air-conditioning equipment | 3.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Fuel used by main water heater | ||||
Natural gas | 10.6 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 12.2 |
Electricity | 6.8 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 6.2 |
Propane | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 2.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Some other fuel | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Indoor light bulbs installed | ||||
Fewer than 20 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
20 to 39 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 5.4 |
40 to 59 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
60 to 79 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 |
80 or more | 1.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
Total number of rooms (excluding bathrooms) | ||||
1 or 2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
6 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 3.6 |
7 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 3.4 |
8 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 3.6 |
9 or more | 2.8 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 5.8 |
Number of bedrooms | ||||
0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
2 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
3 | 7.6 | 19.1 | 15.7 | 8.5 |
4 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 6.1 |
5 or more | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
Have a basement | ||||
Yes | 10.7 | 32.4 | 26.2 | 15.0 |
Finished basement | 5.4 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 8.5 |
Unfinished basement | 5.3 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 6.5 |
No | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.9 |
Adequacy of insulation | ||||
Well insulated | 6.4 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 7.7 |
Adequately insulated | 10.7 | 22.1 | 19.0 | 11.1 |
Poorly insulated | 3.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
No insulation | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Type of glass in windows | ||||
Single-pane glass | 7.1 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 4.6 |
Double-pane glass | 13.8 | 31.6 | 27.1 | 16.6 |
Triple-pane glass | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Number of household members | ||||
1 member | 5.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
2 members | 7.4 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 7.6 |
3 members | 3.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 4.1 |
4 members | 2.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
5 members | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
6 or more members | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
2015 annual household income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
$140,000 or more | 2.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
Ownership of housing unit7 | ||||
Owned | 12.9 | 34.7 | 29.2 | 17.4 |
Rented | 8.1 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 3.9 |
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. |