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Release date: October 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | Total square footage (billion square feet) | |||
Total South2 | Total3 | Heated | Cooled | |
All homes | 44.4 | 86.2 | 74.6 | 69.9 |
Census division | ||||
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 |
Census urban/rural classification4 | ||||
Urban | 33.4 | 62.8 | 54.1 | 52.0 |
Urbanized area | 28.1 | 53.5 | 45.8 | 44.7 |
Urban cluster | 5.4 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
Rural | 11.0 | 23.4 | 20.6 | 17.9 |
Metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | ||||
In metropolitan statistical area | 34.7 | 68.2 | 58.7 | 56.4 |
In micropolitan statistical area | 6.3 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
Not in metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
Climate region5 | ||||
Very cold/Cold | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Mixed-humid | 21.3 | 45.4 | 39.1 | 35.0 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | N | N | N | N |
Hot-humid | 22.4 | 39.3 | 34.1 | 33.6 |
Marine | N | N | N | N |
Housing unit type | ||||
Single-family detached | 28.7 | 68.3 | 58.7 | 54.8 |
Single-family attached | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Apartments in buildings with 2-4 units | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Apartments in buildings with 5 or more units | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Mobile homes | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Year of construction | ||||
Before 1950 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
1950 to 1959 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
1960 to 1969 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
1970 to 1979 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.0 |
1980 to 1989 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
1990 to 1999 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
2000 to 2009 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
2010 to 2015 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Number of stories | ||||
One story | 21.7 | 42.9 | 36.2 | 33.4 |
Two stories | 8.4 | 26.9 | 23.7 | 22.8 |
Three or more stories | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Split level | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 13.5 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
Fuels used for any use (more than one may apply) | ||||
Electricity | 44.4 | 86.2 | 74.6 | 69.9 |
Natural gas | 16.7 | 37.2 | 32.6 | 30.4 |
Propane6 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
Wood | 4.4 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.7 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
Distributed solar generation | ||||
Yes | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
No | 34.6 | 76.2 | 65.9 | 61.1 |
Not asked (apartments) | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
Main space heating fuel | ||||
Natural gas | 13.7 | 31.4 | 28.0 | 26.1 |
Electricity | 24.9 | 43.4 | 39.4 | 35.3 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Propane | 1.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Wood | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
Do not use heating equipment | 2.4 | 3.1 | Q | 2.5 |
Type of air-conditioning equipment used (more than one may apply) | ||||
Use central air-conditioning equipment | 35.9 | 74.4 | 64.7 | 66.8 |
Use individual air-conditioning units | 8.9 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 8.0 |
Do not use air-conditioning equipment | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Fuel used by main water heater | ||||
Natural gas | 12.9 | 28.5 | 25.3 | 23.8 |
Electricity | 30.1 | 53.8 | 46.0 | 43.1 |
Propane | 1.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Fuel oil/kerosene | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Some other fuel | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Indoor light bulbs installed | ||||
Fewer than 20 | 11.9 | 18.0 | 15.4 | 13.6 |
20 to 39 | 12.2 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 16.8 |
40 to 59 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
60 to 79 | 9.3 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 17.6 |
80 or more | 3.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Total number of rooms (excluding bathrooms) | ||||
1 or 2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
5 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
6 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 13.0 |
7 | 6.7 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 12.1 |
8 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
9 or more | 5.8 | 21.2 | 18.4 | 17.6 |
Number of bedrooms | ||||
0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
2 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
3 | 19.7 | 39.3 | 33.7 | 31.4 |
4 | 7.6 | 22.1 | 19.5 | 19.0 |
5 or more | 1.8 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
Have a basement | ||||
Yes | 5.6 | 18.6 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
Finished basement | 3.3 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
Unfinished basement | 2.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
No | 25.4 | 53.4 | 48.3 | 45.2 |
Not asked (apartments and mobile homes) | 13.5 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
Adequacy of insulation | ||||
Well insulated | 14.5 | 31.1 | 26.8 | 25.5 |
Adequately insulated | 21.5 | 42.2 | 36.6 | 34.7 |
Poorly insulated | 7.8 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 9.2 |
No insulation | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Type of glass in windows | ||||
Single-pane glass | 23.1 | 39.0 | 33.5 | 30.8 |
Double-pane glass | 20.9 | 46.0 | 40.3 | 38.1 |
Triple-pane glass | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Number of household members | ||||
1 member | 10.9 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 12.4 |
2 members | 15.9 | 31.9 | 27.0 | 25.8 |
3 members | 7.5 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
4 members | 6.0 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
5 members | 2.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
6 or more members | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
2015 annual household income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 8.3 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 13.6 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.4 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
$140,000 or more | 3.9 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
Ownership of housing unit7 | ||||
Owned | 28.5 | 66.0 | 56.5 | 53.6 |
Rented | 16.0 | 20.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
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. |