RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY 1997

OVERVIEW: MOST POPULOUS STATES

(See these other populous States for more data : CA, NY, TX)
Number of households: 5.9 million
Portion of all U.S. households: 6%
Single-family homes: 77%
Multifamily dwellings: 20%
Mobile homes: 3%

Owner-occupied homes: 75%

 Florida portion of the U.S. Map
Homes built...
... before 1940: 5%
... after 1980: 45%

Homes with a ...
... basement 1 : 1%
... garage or carport: 13%
... clothes washer: 82%
... clothes dryer: 74%
... personal computer: 33%

Homes using ...
... natural gas: 19%
... LPG: 6%

Eligible for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program: 33%

Total energy consumed: 55 million Btu per household
Amount spent on all energy: $1,266 per household

Homes where main space heating energy source was ...
.... electricity: 80%
.... natural gas: 12%

Energy consumed for space heating: 5 million Btu per household
Amount spent for space heating: $83 per household

Homes with air-conditioning: 95%
... with a central air-conditioning system: 83%
... with room/wall units: 12%

Electricity consumed for air conditioning 2 : 13 million Btu per household
Amount spent for air conditioning: $322 per household

 
1  Of single family homes.

2  Of households that used air conditioning.

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