RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY 1997

OVERVIEW: MOST POPULOUS STATES

(See these other populous States for more data : CA, FL, NY)
Number of households: 7 million
Portion of all U.S. households: 7%
Single-family homes: 75%
Multifamily dwellings: 21%
Mobile homes: 4%

Owner-occupied homes: 64%

 Texas portion of the U.S. Map
Homes built...
... before 1940: 8%
... after 1980: 31%

Homes with a ...
... basement 1 : 7%
... garage or carport: 59%
... clothes washer: 73%
... clothes dryer: 70%
... personal computer: 37%

Homes using ...
... natural gas: 68%
... LPG: 4%

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

Total energy consumed: 96 million Btu per household
Amount spent on all energy: $1,374 per household

Homes where main space heating energy source was ...
... natural gas: 54%
... electricity: 41%
... LPG: 4%

Energy consumed for space heating: 31 million Btu per household
Amount spent for space heating: $248 per household

Homes with air-conditioning: 90%
... with a central air-conditioning system: 69%
... with room/wall units: 23%

Electricity consumed for air conditioning 2 : 12 million Btu per household
Amount spent for air conditioning: $266 per household

 
1  Of single family homes.

2  Of households that used air conditioning.

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