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Release date: February 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | |||||||
Northeast Census Region | Midwest Census Region | ||||||
Total U.S.2 | Total Northeast | New England | Middle Atlantic | Total Midwest | East North Central | West North Central | |
All homes | 118.2 | 21.0 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 26.4 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
Space heating equipment | |||||||
Use space heating equipment | 113.1 | 21.0 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 26.4 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
Have space heating equipment but do not use it | 3.6 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Do not have space heating equipment | 1.6 | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Main heating fuel and equipment | |||||||
Natural gas | 57.7 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 18.7 | 13.2 | 5.5 |
Central warm-air furnace | 46.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 4.7 |
Steam or hot water system | 6.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Built-in room heater | 2.2 | 0.5 | Q | 0.3 | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Some other equipment | 2.4 | 0.3 | Q | Q | 0.3 | Q | Q |
Electricity | 40.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
Central warm-air furnace | 16.1 | 0.4 | Q | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Heat pump | 11.8 | 0.6 | Q | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Built-in electric units | 9.2 | 1.4 | Q | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
Portable electric heaters | 3.0 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Some other equipment | 0.8 | Q | N | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Fuel oil/kerosene | 5.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Q | Q | Q |
Central warm-air furnace | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Q | Q | Q |
Steam or hot water system | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Q | N | Q |
Some other equipment | 0.7 | 0.4 | Q | Q | Q | N | Q |
Propane | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Central warm-air furnace | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Some other equipment | 1.2 | Q | Q | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Wood | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Heating stove | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Some other equipment | 0.8 | 0.2 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Some other fuel3 | Q | Q | N | Q | Q | N | Q |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Main heating equipment (including all fuels) | |||||||
Central warm-air furnace | 70.1 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 20.1 | 14.0 | 6.1 |
Heat pump | 13.4 | 0.8 | Q | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Steam or hot water system | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Built-in electric units | 9.2 | 1.4 | Q | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
Built-in oil or gas room heater | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Q | Q |
Portable electric heaters | 3.0 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Heating stove burning wood | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Built-in pipeless furnace | 1.1 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Fireplace | 0.8 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | N |
Some other equipment | 0.6 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Main heating equipment age | |||||||
Less than 2 years old | 11.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
2 to 4 years old | 16.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
5 to 9 years old | 28.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
10 to 14 years old | 23.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
15 to 19 years old | 13.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
20 or more years old | 20.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Have thermostat for main heating equipment | |||||||
Yes | 100.3 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 25.0 | 17.1 | 7.9 |
Programmable thermostat | 58.9 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 4.1 |
Non-programmable thermostat | 41.4 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
No | 12.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Smart or Internet-connected thermostat | |||||||
Yes | 4.0 | 0.7 | Q | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
No | 93.4 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 23.2 | 15.9 | 7.3 |
Don't know | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Not asked (no thermostat or do not use heating and cooling equipment) | 14.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Main heating equipment control | |||||||
Set one temperature and leave it there most of the time | 44.8 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 4.1 |
Manually adjust the temperature at night or when no one is at home | 29.2 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
Program the thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature during the day and night at certain times | 19.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
Turn equipment on or off as needed | 16.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Household does not have control over the equipment | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Q |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Secondary heating fuel and equipment | |||||||
Secondary heating equipment used | 43.5 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 3.6 |
Natural gas | 7.5 | 1.2 | Q | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Fireplace | 6.2 | 1.0 | Q | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Some other equipment | 1.3 | Q | Q | Q | 0.5 | 0.4 | Q |
Electricity | 23.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
Portable electric heaters | 20.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
Some other equipment | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Wood | 9.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Heating stove | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Fireplace | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Some other equipment | Q | Q | N | Q | Q | Q | N |
Some other fuel | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Do not use secondary heating equipment | 69.6 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 4.6 |
Do not use any heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Winter indoor daytime temperature when someone is home | |||||||
63 degrees or less | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
64 to 66 degrees | 10.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
67 to 69 degrees | 31.5 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
70 degrees | 25.9 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
71 to 73 degrees | 20.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
74 degrees or more | 19.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Winter indoor daytime temperature when no one is home | |||||||
63 degrees or less | 22.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
64 to 66 degrees | 24.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
67 to 69 degrees | 26.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 |
70 degrees | 16.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
71 to 73 degrees | 11.0 | 1.4 | Q | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
74 degrees or more | 11.8 | 1.1 | Q | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Winter indoor temperature at night | |||||||
63 degrees or less | 16.2 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
64 to 66 degrees | 20.3 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
67 to 69 degrees | 29.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
70 degrees | 20.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
71 to 73 degrees | 13.8 | 1.7 | Q | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
74 degrees or more | 13.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
Do not use heating equipment | 5.1 | Q | Q | N | N | N | N |
Heated basement | |||||||
Yes | 22.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
No | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
Not asked (heated homes with no basement) | 43.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
Not asked (unheated homes, apartments, and mobile homes) | 39.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Heated attic | |||||||
Yes | 2.5 | 0.7 | Q | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Q |
No | 41.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
Not asked (heated homes with no attic) | 34.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
Not asked (unheated homes, apartments, and mobile homes) | 39.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Heated, attached garage | |||||||
Yes | 2.9 | 0.6 | Q | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
No | 42.8 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 3.3 |
Not asked (heated homes with no attached garage) | 33.2 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
Not asked (unheated homes, apartments, and mobile homes) | 39.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Humidifiers and usage | |||||||
Have a humidifier | 24.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 |
Do not use | 0.8 | Q | N | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Used less than 4 months | 10.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
Used 4 to 6 months | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
Used 7 to 9 months | 1.3 | 0.3 | Q | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Used 10 to 11 months | Q | Q | N | Q | N | N | N |
Turned on all 12 months | 1.6 | 0.5 | Q | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Q |
Do not have a humidifier | 94.2 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 5.4 |
1Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. 2Total U.S. includes all primary occupied housing units in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Vacant housing units, seasonal units, second homes, military houses, and group quarters are excluded. 3Some other fuel includes coal and district steam. 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. |