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Table 1. Consumption and Expenditures in U.S. Households that Use Fuel Oil/Kerosene, 1980
 
                       
        Average Fuel Oil/Kerosene
                       
    Residential Buildings Consumption Expenditures
          per            
      Total per   Square   per   per   per
   Total Total   Floorspace Building Foot per   Household per   Square per Household
  Households Number (billion (million   (thousand    Household Member Building Foot Household Member
Characteristics (million) (million) sq. ft.)  Btu)    Btu) (million Btu)   (million Btu)   (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Total U.S. Households 15.4 11.6 29.7 131 51 99.0 36 1,053 0.41 795 287
Census Region and Division
Northeast 9.2 6.0 18.2 176 59 116.2 42 1,419 0.47 934 335
New England 2.7 2.0 6.0 161 53 118.3 42 1,297 0.43 954 336
Middle Atlantic 6.5 4.1 12.2 184 61 115.3 42 1,478 0.49 926 335
Midwest 2.0 1.9 4.4 92 39 84.5 28 728 0.31 669 220
East North Central 1.5 1.4 3.3 92 39 84.4 28 731 0.31 673 220
West North Central 0.5 0.5 1.1 93 40 85.0 29 720 0.31 657 220
South 3.6 3.2 6.0 79 42 68.8 26 637 0.34 558 214
South Atlantic 3.5 3.0 5.6 80 43 70.0 27 651 0.35 568 218
East South Central 0.1 0.1 0.3 45 23 45.3 15 365 0.18 365 123
West South Central Q Q Q 68 50 41.1 41 521 0.39 317 317
West 0.6 0.5 1.2 67 30 64.0 24 522 0.24 501 187
Mountain 0.1 0.1 0.2 70 30 64.7 24 534 0.23 494 185
Pacific 0.5 0.5 1.0 66 30 63.8 24 519 0.24 503 187
Metropolitan Statistical Area  
Urban 9.5 6.0 17.2 170 60 107.5 40 1,372 0.48 865 324
Central City 4.8 2.1 6.8 249 77 109.3 41 2,014 0.62 882 329
Suburban 4.8 3.9 10.4 128 48 105.7 40 1,029 0.39 848 320
Rural 5.9 5.6 12.5 89 40 85.2 29 713 0.32 681 231
Climate Zone (1)
Fewer than 2,000 CDD and--
More than 7,000 HDD 2.5 2.2 5.8 107 40 93.9 33 852 0.32 749 260
5,500 to 7,000 HDD 4.0 3.3 8.9 138 51 112.2 37 1,107 0.41 899 295
4,000 to 5,499 HDD 7.1 4.5 12.4 166 60 103.9 40 1,335 0.48 836 320
Fewer than 4,000 HDD 1.3 1.3 2.2 65 39 63.4 24 529 0.32 518 198
2,000 CDD or More and--
Fewer than 4,000 HDD 0.4 0.4 0.5 33 26 31.2 11 280 0.22 267 94
Type and Ownership of
Housing Unit		    
Single-Family Detached 9.2 9.2 22.8 98 40 97.9 33 785 0.32 785 264
Owned 8.0 8.0 20.2 100 40 99.6 33 799 0.32 799 268
Rented 1.2 1.2 2.6 86 41 86.1 29 691 0.33 691 236
Single-Family Attached 0.8 0.8 1.7 116 51 115.8 33 926 0.41 926 267
Owned 0.7 0.7 1.6 122 52 121.8 34 974 0.42 974 275
Rented Q Q Q 71 38 71.1 25 569 0.31 569 198
Multifamily
2 to 4 Units 1.7 0.6 2.4 332 89 122.4 49 2,680 0.72 987 393
Owned 0.6 0.2 1.1 380 71 140.3 58 3,081 0.58 1,137 470
Rented 1.2 0.4 1.3 309 105 113.8 45 2,487 0.84 916 358
5 or More Units 2.8 0.1 2.1 2,577 131 99.1 45 20,682 1.05 796 364
Owned 0.3 0.0 0.3 4,327 109 110.1 48 35,239 0.89 897 393
Rented 2.5 0.1 1.8 2,445 134 97.8 45 19,588 1.08 784 360
Mobile Homes 0.9 0.9 0.7 48 62 48.4 20 398 0.51 398 164
Owned 0.6 0.6 0.5 50 62 49.9 20 411 0.51 411 161
Rented 0.2 0.2 0.2 45 63 44.8 21 364 0.51 364 174
Heated Floorspace
(square feet)
Fewer than 600 1.8 0.5 1.0 287 159 85.0 42 2,300 1.28 682 337
600 to 999 3.5 2.0 3.5 151 86 87.5 36 1,218 0.7 705 286
1,000 to 1,599 4.1 3.4 7.0 110 54 91.2 34 883 0.43 735 271
1,600 to 1,999 1.8 1.6 4.1 105 41 95.6 33 839 0.33 768 265
2,000 to 2,399 1.4 1.3 3.7 122 43 114.7 35 980 0.35 919 281
2,400 to 2,999 1.5 1.5 4.7 113 35 110.3 34 902 0.28 877 269
3,000 or More 1.3 1.2 5.7 156 34 147.5 41 1,256 0.28 1,186 330
Number of Rooms
1 0.3 0.0 0.1 2,359 211 83.2 83 18,900 1.69 666 666
2 0.3 0.1 0.2 309 130 76.9 59 2,480 1.04 617 476
3 1.5 0.4 1.1 328 110 83.9 50 2,631 0.88 673 405
4 2.8 1.7 3.5 149 71 87.2 37 1,197 0.57 701 300
5 3.0 2.4 5.0 112 55 89.8 32 898 0.44 720 257
6 3.1 2.9 6.6 117 50 106.3 35 943 0.4 860 280
7 2.2 2.1 5.8 104 38 101.1 33 830 0.3 810 263
8 or More 2.2 2.1 7.4 134 38 130.3 35 1,074 0.31 1,042 276
Ownership of Unit
Owned 10.2 9.5 23.7 107 43 100.6 34 863 0.35 809 275
Rented 5.2 2.1 6.0 239 83 95.7 39 1,919 0.67 768 314
Year of Construction
1939 or Before 6.8 5.0 13.8 149 54 109.8 39 1,201 0.44 882 313
1940 to 1949 1.8 1.3 3.0 137 62 103.8 42 1,100 0.5 836 340
1950 to 1959 2.7 2.2 5.5 117 48 97.8 35 939 0.38 785 283
1960 to 1969 2.3 1.7 4.4 111 43 83.2 29 889 0.35 668 236
1970 to 1974 1.0 0.7 1.5 127 56 89.0 32 1,020 0.45 714 259
1975 to 1979 0.8 0.6 1.5 87 36 67.0 22 698 0.29 539 177
1980 (2) Q Q Q 72 37 31.7 15 569 0.29 252 118
1980 Family Income
Less than $5,000 2.2 1.4 3.0 153 71 98.4 50 1,237 0.57 795 407
$5,000 to $9,999 2.8 1.7 4.1 151 64 92.8 41 1,207 0.51 743 329
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9 2.0 4.8 127 54 90.7 33 1,017 0.43 727 266
$15,000 to $19,999 2.2 1.8 4.3 119 49 99.6 31 956 0.4 797 250
$20,000 to $24,999 1.5 1.4 3.6 115 43 101.9 34 930 0.35 824 274
$25,000 to $34,999 2.3 2.0 5.4 117 43 98.8 31 944 0.34 794 245
$35,000 or More 1.5 1.3 4.4 141 43 122.9 36 1,131 0.35 988 286
Age of Householder
Under 25 Years 3.8 2.6 5.9 130 58 90.1 30 1,041 0.47 722 238
25 to 34 Years 2.7 2.1 5.4 124 47 94.7 25 999 0.38 761 200
35 to 44 Years 3.9 3.2 9.0 126 45 103.3 35 1,010 0.36 831 280
45 to 59 Years 5.0 3.7 9.4 141 55 104.7 56 1,130 0.45 842 452
Education of Householder
12 Years or Fewer 10.2 7.7 17.9 130 56 97.9 35 1,043 0.45 788 284
13 to 16 Years 4.0 2.9 8.7 133 45 97.5 35 1,060 0.36 777 278
17 Years or More 1.2 1.0 3.1 137 43 113.2 42 1,110 0.35 917 338
Race of Householder
White 13.3 10.7 27.1 121 48 96.7 36 970 0.38 777 287
Black 2.0 0.9 2.5 253 92 114.3 36 2,036 0.74 921 288
Other Q Q Q Q 51 87.1 29 Q 0.41 704 232
Householder of Hispanic
Descent		  
Yes 0.4 0.2 0.6 225 65 106.4 30 1,817 0.53 857 245
No 15.0 11.5 29.1 130 51 98.8 36 1,042 0.41 794 288
Household Size
1 Person 3.0 1.7 4.1 170 69 93.4 93 1,371 0.56 753 753
2 Persons 5.4 4.0 9.8 129 53 96.7 48 1,031 0.42 775 387
3 Persons 6.2 5.3 13.9 117 45 100.0 27 941 0.36 803 213
4 or More Persons 0.4 0.3 0.9 204 64 156.6 19 1,637 0.51 1,259 152
                       
(1)  Climate zones are based on annual degree-days that are averaged over 30 years from 1951 to 1980.
(2)  Does not include all new construction for 1980.
(*) = Value rounds to zero in the units displayed.
Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households
were sampled.
Notes:  • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals.
Source:  Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A-G of the 1980 Residential
Energy Consumption Survey.

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