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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 |
Number of household members | |||||||
1 member | 28.7 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
2 members | 42.7 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 3.0 |
3 members | 19.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
4 members | 15.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
5 members | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
6 or more members | 4.6 | 0.7 | Q | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Children under 18 in household | |||||||
Yes | 37.7 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
No | 80.5 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 18.4 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
2015 annual household income | |||||||
Less than $20,000 | 22.9 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 27.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
$80,000 to $99,999 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
$100,000 to $119,999 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
$120,000 to $139,999 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
$140,000 or more | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Ownership of housing unit3 | |||||||
Owned | 74.5 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 5.6 |
Rented | 43.7 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
Payment method for energy bills | |||||||
All paid by household | 105.8 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 7.5 |
Some paid by household, some included in rent or condo fee | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
All included in rent or condo fee | 5.5 | 1.9 | Q | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Some other method | 0.9 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Age of householder4 | |||||||
Younger than 25 years | 6.0 | 0.6 | Q | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
25 to 34 years | 18.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
35 to 44 years | 18.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
45 to 54 years | 21.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
55 to 64 years | 24.4 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
65 to 74 years | 17.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
75 years or older | 12.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Ethnicity of householder4 | |||||||
Hispanic or Latino | 15.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 103.2 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 24.7 | 16.8 | 7.9 |
Race of householder4,5 | |||||||
White | 95.4 | 17.4 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 7.6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 81.6 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 21.6 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
Black or African American | 13.6 | 2.0 | Q | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0.5 | Q | N | Q | Q | Q | Q |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 13.1 | 1.9 | Q | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Asian | 4.9 | 1.2 | N | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Q |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3 | Q | Q | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | N | N | N | Q | Q | N |
More than one race | 2.5 | 0.3 | Q | Q | 0.5 | 0.3 | Q |
Typical number of weekdays someone is at home | |||||||
0 days a week | 19.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
1 day a week | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
2 days a week | 12.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
3 days a week | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
4 days a week | 5.3 | 0.8 | Q | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
5 days a week | 65.5 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 4.6 |
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. |