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Release date: February 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | ||||||
Climate region3 | ||||||
Total U.S.2 | Very cold/ cold |
Mixed-humid | Mixed-dry/ Hot-dry |
Hot-humid | Marine | |
All homes | 118.2 | 42.5 | 33.5 | 12.7 | 22.8 | 6.7 |
Number of household members | ||||||
1 member | 28.7 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
2 members | 42.7 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 2.5 |
3 members | 19.4 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
4 members | 15.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
5 members | 7.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
6 or more members | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Children under 18 in household | ||||||
Yes | 37.7 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
No | 80.5 | 29.4 | 22.7 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 4.3 |
2015 annual household income | ||||||
Less than $20,000 | 22.9 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 27.3 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 18.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
$140,000 or more | 11.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
Ownership of housing unit4 | ||||||
Owned | 74.5 | 28.1 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 4.4 |
Rented | 43.7 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
Payment method for energy bills | ||||||
All paid by household | 105.8 | 37.6 | 29.1 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 6.2 |
Some paid by household, some included in rent or condo fee | 6.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Q |
All included in rent or condo fee | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Some other method | 0.9 | 0.3 | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Age of householder5 | ||||||
Younger than 25 years | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Q |
25 to 34 years | 18.0 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
35 to 44 years | 18.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
45 to 54 years | 21.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
55 to 64 years | 24.4 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
65 to 74 years | 17.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
75 years or older | 12.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
Ethnicity of householder5 | ||||||
Hispanic or Latino | 15.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 103.2 | 38.8 | 31.2 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 5.7 |
Race of householder5, 6 | ||||||
White | 95.4 | 37.0 | 25.2 | 10.3 | 17.8 | 5.1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 81.6 | 33.6 | 23.2 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 4.2 |
Black or African American | 13.6 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0.5 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 13.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Asian | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3 | 0.6 | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
More than one race | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Typical number of weekdays someone is at home | ||||||
0 days a week | 19.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
1 day a week | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
2 days a week | 12.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
3 days a week | 6.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
4 days a week | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
5 days a week | 65.5 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 3.6 |
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. |