Table 5b. U.S. Residential Energy Intensity Using Site Energy by Census Region and Type of Housing Unit, 1978-2001 (Million Btu per Household Member)

Type of Housing Unit and Census Region                     Survey Years             Excel Worksheet (xls)   1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1987 1990 1993 1997 2001   U.S. Total 49 45 41 41 38 39 39 38 40 39 36   Mobile Home 35 34 33 32 28 30 30 29 31 32 29   Single-Family Detached 50 46 41 42 38 40 40 40 43 42 40   Single-Family Attached 47 49 38 39 38 42 40 36 37 40 37   Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units 56 55 43 44 40 39 39 42 41 41 34   Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units 39 38 40 36 38 35 34 26 26 24 21   Total Northeast 58 52 49 48 44 46 48 45 47 48 44   Mobile Home 57 38 36 33 35 42 37 29 41 44 40   Single-Family Detached 60 55 46 46 43 47 51 49 53 52 50   Single-Family Attached 47 50 42 46 46 47 47 40 39 51 44   Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units 64 60 56 52 44 47 48 49 49 49 46   Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units 52 41 56 52 49 44 43 33 31 31 25   Total Midwest 60 57 48 54 44 50 48 49 52 51 46   Mobile Home 52 51 50 51 34 40 37 38 41 48 42   Single-Family Detached 61 57 50 56 45 51 48 50 55 54 49   Single-Family Attached 63 63 38 49 34 51 45 45 59 55 45   Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units 60 66 45 55 45 49 53 60 59 52 43   Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units 46 48 40 35 40 49 47 36 37 31 27   Total South 35 34 35 32 32 31 33 31 34 33 32   Mobile Home 28 28 28 25 22 21 24 20 24 26 23   Single-Family Detached 38 35 36 34 33 33 35 34 37 36 36   Single-Family Attached 31 39 40 29 35 31 30 26 34 31 35   Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units 32 31 31 30 35 29 26 25 23 26 24   Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units 20 25 30 28 30 26 28 22 24 20 20   Total West 43 39 32 31 32 31 29 29 28 28 25   Mobile Home 36 33 34 38 34 35 33 33 32 29 31   Single-Family Detached 44 39 33 33 32 34 31 30 32 31 29   Single-Family Attached 47 46 29 30 27 28 35 39 27 26 23   Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units 53 44 29 25 29 23 24 27 24 23 18   Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units 38 39 26 24 29 26 24 20 16 17 15   Sources: Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Surveys, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, and 2001.

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