Table 5.2. U.S. per Household Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption 

 and Expenditures, 1994

1993 Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Number of

Households

(million)

Average per Household

RSE

Row

Factor:

Number of

Vehicles

Vehicle-Miles

Traveled

(thousands)

Consumption

(gallons)

Expenditures

(dollars)

1.5 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0

Household Characteristics

Total .................................................... 84.9 1.8 21.1 1,067 1,234 1.8

Census Region and Division

 Northeast ........................................... 14.7 1.8 20.3 982 1,166 3.8

 New England ................................... 4.1 1.9 20.5 1,006 1,180 5.7

 Middle Atlantic ................................. 10.7 1.8 20.2 973 1,161 4.3

 Midwest ............................................. 21.6 1.9 22.2 1,104 1,226 3.5

 East North Central ........................... 15.1 1.9 22.2 1,102 1,225 4.6

 West North Central .......................... 6.5 1.9 22.2 1,110 1,229 5.1

 South ................................................. 30.2 1.9 21.7 1,109 1,249 2.8

 South Atlantic .................................. 15.4 1.8 22.4 1,111 1,250 3.9

 East South Central .......................... 5.4 2.0 22.2 1,167 1,323 5.4

 West South Central ......................... 9.4 1.8 20.3 1,073 1,204 5.4

 West .................................................. 18.4 1.8 19.6 1,023 1,271 4.6

 Mountain ......................................... 5.4 1.8 19.6 1,093 1,344 8.5

 Pacific .............................................. 13.0 1.8 19.6 994 1,241 5.2

Largest Populated States

 California ............................................ 9.5 1.8 19.8 1,000 1,254 6.1

 Florida ................................................ 4.9 1.8 20.9 1,030 1,175 6.6

 New York ............................................ 4.7 1.6 18.7 898 1,062 7.5

 Texas ................................................. 6.1 1.8 20.3 1,076 1,203 4.9

Urban Status

 Urban ................................................ 65.6 1.8 20.7 1,029 1,198 2.2

 Central City ..................................... 24.1 1.7 18.0 888 1,042 4.2

 Suburban ......................................... 41.5 1.9 22.3 1,111 1,289 2.6

 Rural .................................................. 19.3 1.9 22.5 1,196 1,355 3.2

Household Size

 1 Person ............................................ 17.0 1.2 11.6 566 657 4.6

 2 Persons .......................................... 30.1 1.8 20.0 1,016 1,171 2.6

 3 Persons .......................................... 15.0 2.1 25.2 1,257 1,455 3.5

 4 Persons .......................................... 13.3 2.2 26.6 1,357 1,570 4.0

 5 Persons .......................................... 6.7 2.2 26.3 1,359 1,571 5.6

 6 or More Persons ............................. 2.7 2.3 30.9 1,566 1,829 11.9

Household Composition

 Households with Children ................. 32.1 2.0 24.8 1,257 1,453 2.7

 Age of Oldest Child

 Under 7 Years ............................... 9.2 1.8 22.4 1,119 1,296 5.7

 7 to 15 Years ................................. 16.5 2.0 24.2 1,240 1,434 3.3

 16 or 17 Years ............................... 6.4 2.4 29.9 1,500 1,727 5.3

 Households Without Children ............ 52.7 1.7 18.9 951 1,100 2.3

 One Adult ........................................ 17.0 1.2 11.6 566 657 4.6

 Age of Householder

 Under 35 Years ........................... 3.4 1.2 15.6 720 843 12.4

 35 to 59 Years ............................. 6.6 1.1 12.8 627 728 6.5

 60 Years or More ........................ 7.0 1.1 8.6 435 498 6.0

 Two or More Adults ......................... 35.8 2.0 22.4 1,134 1,311 2.6

 Age of Householder

 Under 35 Years ........................... 7.2 1.9 24.4 1,126 1,304 6.4

 35 to 59 Years ............................. 15.0 2.3 26.2 1,344 1,557 4.0

 60 Years or More ........................ 13.6 1.8 17.1 907 1,044 4.6

Race of Householder

 White ................................................. 73.3 1.9 21.7 1,099 1,267 1.8

 Black ................................................. 7.3 1.5 17.1 865 1,005 7.4

 Other ................................................. 4.3 1.6 17.8 867 1,053 10.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5.2. U.S. per Household Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption 

 and Expenditures, 1994 (Continued)

1993 Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Number of

Households

(million)

Average per Household

RSE

Row

Factor:

Number of

Vehicles

Vehicle-Miles

Traveled

(thousands)

Consumption

(gallons)

Expenditures

(dollars)

1.5 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0

Hispanic Descent

 Yes .................................................... 6.3 1.7 19.5 990 1,174 8.2

 No ..................................................... 78.6 1.9 21.3 1,073 1,238 1.9

1993 Family Income

 Less than $5,000 ............................... 2.2 1.4 16.1 781 923 17.4

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................... 6.3 1.2 12.2 631 719 9.6

 $10,000 to $14,999 ........................... 8.9 1.4 14.3 739 854 6.0

 $15,000 to $19,999 ........................... 8.5 1.7 17.8 937 1,073 6.9

 $20,000 to $24,999 ........................... 8.6 1.7 18.4 931 1,079 6.6

 $25,000 to $34,999 ........................... 13.3 1.8 21.6 1,102 1,269 4.2

 $35,000 to $49,999 ........................... 16.5 2.0 23.6 1,182 1,366 3.7

 $50,000 to $74,999 ........................... 12.3 2.3 27.0 1,325 1,528 4.7

 $75,000 or More ................................ 8.2 2.3 28.5 1,443 1,692 5.2

Below Poverty Line

 100 Percent ....................................... 9.0 1.4 14.7 769 890 7.3

 125 Percent ....................................... 13.0 1.4 15.3 795 918 6.7

 150 Percent ....................................... 17.4 1.5 16.4 846 979 6.0

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ...... 21.6 1.5 16.1 828 957 5.1

Number of Drivers2 (Fall 1993)

 1 ........................................................ 27.3 1.2 12.3 606 703 3.6

 2 ........................................................ 45.7 2.0 23.2 1,187 1,373 2.1

 3 ........................................................ 8.0 2.8 33.1 1,667 1,921 4.6

 4 or More ........................................... 2.9 3.4 43.0 2,071 2,387 7.4

Average Number of Vehicles per

Household During the Year

 Part-Year Vehicle .............................. 2.4 0.5 5.9 281 324 32.8

 only 1 ................................................. 28.6 1.0 10.7 518 605 3.7

 Between 1 and 2 ............................... 5.5 1.5 19.5 990 1,142 5.3

 Only 2 ................................................ 28.4 2.0 23.2 1,158 1,341 2.4

 Between 2 and 3 ............................... 5.6 2.4 29.1 1,522 1,749 3.8

 Only 3 ................................................ 8.4 3.0 32.6 1,726 1,991 3.9

 Between 3 and 4 ............................... 2.3 3.5 44.3 2,183 2,481 6.9

 4 or More ........................................... 3.4 4.4 50.0 2,571 2,972 4.6

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 Approximately 0.5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no drivers as of fall 1993.

Notes: • "Households with Children" category includes members under age 18 years old unless the member is the householder or spouse. • To obtain the

Relative Standard Error (RSE) percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to

totals. • Data in this table are for households with vehicles for personal transportation. • See Glossary for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Form EIA-457 A of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey

and Forms EIA-876 A, B, C, and D of the 1994 Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey.