RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY 1997

OVERVIEW: MOST POPULOUS STATES

(See these other populous States for more data : FL, NY, TX)
Number of households: 11.5 million
Portion of all U.S. households: 11%
Single-family homes: 68%
Multifamily dwellings: 28%
Mobile homes: 4%

Owner-occupied homes: 54%

 California portion of the U.S. Map
Homes built...
... before 1940: 10%
... after 1980: 25%

Homes with a ...
... basement 1 : 7%
... garage or carport: 59%
... clothes washer: 61%
... clothes dryer: 57%
... personal computer: 40%

Homes using ...
... natural gas: 84%
... LPG: 4%

Eligible for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program: 43%

Total energy consumed: 64 million Btu per household
Amount spent on all energy: $1,009 per household

Homes where main space heating energy source was ...
... natural gas: 68%
... electricity: 25%
... LPG: 2%

Energy consumed for space heating: 20 million Btu per household
Amount spent for space heating: $170 per household

Homes with air-conditioning: 40%
... with a central air-conditioning system: 28%
... with room/wall units: 12%

Electricity consumed for air conditioning 2 : 4 million Btu per household
Amount spent for air conditioning: $127 per household

 
1  Of single family homes.

2  Of households that used air conditioning.

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