Table A6. U.S. Average Vehicle Fuel Consumption by Model Year, 2001 (Gallons per 

ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS 

Model Year 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics 

All 

Model Years 

2001 

to 

2002 

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 

1992 

to 

1994 

1989 

to 

1991 

1986 

to 

1988 

1983 

to 

1985 

Household Characteristics Total.............................. 592 744 717 733 681 662 625 611 586 487 460 424 Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 571 643 682 682 670 639 609 571 546 455 461 357  New England...................... 580 668 695 695 727 654 575 613 550 429 483 402 

 Middle Atlantic ................. 567 633 677 676 635 631 627 549 544 464 450 340 

 Midwest .......................... 590 746 700 728 690 636 646 620 583 488 426 443  East North Central............... 590 750 702 736 689 630 641 576 567 481 429 418  West North Central .............. 592 732 693 709 695 648 658 711 622 502 419 480  South............................. 615 790 762 722 699 694 641 592 623 517 465 396  South Atlantic................... 603 741 737 671 706 678 638 578 595 533 469 392  East South Central............... 624 924 815 820 654 831 646 638 620 508 457 343  West South Central............... 635 825 787 770 712 646 646 595 672 491 464 436  West.............................. 573 711 680 722 668 613 592 608 552 502 483 504  Mountain ........................ 598 714 652 840 635 637 604 643 554 456 485 493  Pacific ......................... 562 710 692 679 679 602 586 593 552 519 482 508 Urban Status  Urban ............................ 570 698 676 679 655 620 600 564 560 481 440 430  Rural ............................ 660 872 853 850 783 767 715 708 661 541 510 439 Household Size  1 Person ......................... 462 619 598 620 531 531 497 497 468 378 357 332  2 Persons ........................ 556 688 687 651 652 604 578 531 546 455 449 367  3 Persons ........................ 627 762 713 783 693 660 616 642 619 536 512 529  4 Persons......................... 657 811 775 786 755 758 727 690 615 578 490 486  5 Persons......................... 667 810 810 797 792 748 736 695 676 574 467 406  6 or More Persons ................ 709 872 697 592 751 876 934 739 633 740 604 533 Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 665 809 781 802 774 738 715 688 653 576 503 502  Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 665 829 763 825 734 724 705 691 640 556 487 428  7 to 15 Years................... 670 799 781 788 785 771 736 727 670 584 488 540 

 16 to 17 Years.................. 659 806 804 808 797 676 676 607 630 575 552 471  Households Without Children....... 540 682 667 655 624 589 560 537 535 441 427 388  One Adult........................ 462 640 587 639 559 557 516 505 506 418 388 382  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 622 809 582 725 660 699 607 550 622 506 478 516  35 to 59 Years................. 522 663 706 755 638 537 610 585 537 461 401 337  60 Years or More............... 351 448 473 437 380 435 330 380 359 286 284 292  Two or More Adults............... 563 707 672 683 640 614 582 545 568 483 463 430 
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ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

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Model Year 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics 

All 

Model Years 

2001 

to 

2002 

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 

1992 

to 

1994 

1989 

to 

1991 

1986 

to 

1988 

1983 

to 

1985 

 Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 634 789 678 785 619 677 621 560 649 577 505 495  35 to 59 Years................. 593 731 749 690 724 673 601 587 600 475 473 410  60 Years or More............... 492 600 588 575 577 492 524 487 454 398 411 386 Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 530 681 691 729 615 579 552 558 540 446 382 360  2+ adults, no children ........... 610 751 719 712 698 654 617 603 611 513 493 427  One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 611 845 644 602 620 687 659 532 667 596 456 462  2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 676 828 775 809 781 716 752 693 662 585 496 528  One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 629 717 682 687 716 744 608 699 577 644 533 495 

 2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 673 805 808 810 802 774 715 713 671 562 505 522 

 One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 588 637 771 856 642 861 619 527 478 513 446 332 

 2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 612 757 749 791 667 640 668 600 627 518 541 406  One adult, retired, no children .. 347 452 454 434 394 414 329 356 350 277 296 272  2+ adults, retired, no children .. 491 602 601 563 583 538 503 460 451 401 394 390 Race of Householder  White............................. 593 739 723 714 685 645 628 605 592 487 450 408  Black ............................ 566 716 639 698 610 626 575 551 539 543 527 438  Other ............................ 606 636 782 628 924 769 616 525 579 581 457 547 Hispanic Descent  Yes .............................. 627 781 730 825 797 722 653 572 585 570 476 569 

 No................................ 589 732 715 709 678 647 625 600 585 489 458 417 Family Income  Less than $5,000.................. 458 552 575 639 390 296 531 393 490 437 496 325 

 $5,000 to $9,999.................. 464 546 459 916 455 588 431 571 506 446 393 461 

 $10,000 to $14,999 ............... 448 547 482 477 509 513 535 437 488 409 443 430  $15,000 to $19,999 ............... 510 567 650 527 552 520 511 484 552 478 469 392  $20,000 to $24,999 ............... 500 706 526 610 600 447 610 536 611 452 363 385  $25,000 to $34,999................ 543 658 679 654 624 590 525 623 559 483 451 389  $35,000 to $49,999................ 598 726 697 680 725 674 670 614 591 536 496 446  $50,000 to $74,999 ............... 653 791 716 783 712 689 659 667 635 538 510 465  $75,000 or More .................. 648 761 778 758 744 726 675 602 607 504 441 425 

 Don't Know........................ 531 648 686 654 597 554 565 498 485 444 390 558 Income Relative to Poverty Line  Below 100 Percent................. 491 622 566 756 486 538 469 497 526 489 475 423  100 to 150 Percent ............... 537 738 641 528 581 635 662 572 574 478 466 438  Above 150 Percent ................ 607 744 724 727 704 665 636 612 596 503 461 423  Don't Know........................ 539 648 686 654 597 554 565 498 485 444 390 558 Number of Drivers  1................................. 495 633 611 611 552 546 530 518 485 421 378 336 
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USE: LATEST AND 

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Model Year 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics 

All 

Model Years 

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to 

2002 

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 

1992 

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1994 

1989 

to 

1991 

1986 

to 

1988 

1983 

to 

1985 

 2................................. 615 751 730 737 724 685 641 610 594 522 475 436  3................................. 616 748 750 734 693 646 612 641 633 503 481 518  4 or More ........................ 629 929 742 764 806 734 871 902 618 451 470 426 Age of Primary Driver  16 to 17 Years.................... 592 742 736 390 446 468 479 542 574 463 586 436 

 18 to 22 Years.................... 640 758 696 692 582 701 699 602 670 560 486 686 

 23 to 29 Years.................... 619 850 721 713 655 693 648 611 641 556 548 563 

 30 to 39 Years.................... 672 768 774 795 789 726 717 662 661 594 491 472  40 to 49 Years.................... 646 792 789 785 768 684 667 665 626 547 460 438  50 to 59 Years.................... 595 732 727 724 703 650 597 600 602 504 498 392  60 to 69 Years.................... 515 651 613 567 601 529 535 518 514 412 435 383  70 to 79 Years.................... 396 550 494 481 457 444 427 362 376 326 305 389  80 Years and Over................. 306 328 347 379 358 280 343 325 325 253 250 254 

 Don't Know........................ 365 668 688 784 696 745 640 610 533 463 452 422 

Sex of Householder  Male.............................. 606 783 720 747 705 668 648 606 600 514 468 441  Female ........................... 582 702 713 695 674 643 611 593 574 482 453 426 Vehicle Characteristics Type of Vehicle  Passenger Car .................... 489 577 578 560 548 544 521 497 497 443 391 386  Vans (Large and Minivans)......... 690 820 753 833 808 704 719 758 657 590 556 388  Sport Utility Vehicle ............ 802 835 862 881 896 867 815 769 841 674 550 625  Pickup Truck ..................... 708 1,001 921 972 863 842 791 757 714 577 563 453  Recreational Vehicle.............. 1,143 1,181 2,923 835 933 545 621 943 975 766 704 1,221 Fuel Economy (miles per gallon)  10.9 or Less...................... 328 640 1,792 549 777 325 421 461 381 257 263 358 

 11 to 12.9 ....................... 263 316 234 223 301 215 216 280 279 224 242 206 

 13 to 15.9 ....................... 563 873 726 870 782 666 641 574 571 426 377 340  16 to 18.9........................ 647 879 828 846 789 800 737 664 617 456 448 451  19 to 21.9 ....................... 605 677 666 647 652 620 619 615 567 570 606 578  22 to 24.9 ....................... 634 696 704 677 680 627 632 622 677 571 501 429 

 25 to 29.9 ....................... 601 613 646 595 617 623 631 560 593 539 511 499 

 30 or More ....................... 519 501 562 762 492 584 457 542 474 478 431 507  1 = "Household Composition (EIA)" represents an equivalent category with previous household transportation studies coInformation Administration (EIA).  2 = "Household Composition (NHTS)" represents an equivalent category in the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) cDepartment of Transportation.  # underlined = Estimate, when rounded, displays as a zero value.  # in red, italic format = Data withheld either because the relative standard error was greater than 50 percent or few
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USE: LATEST AND 

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Model Year 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics 

All 

Model Years 

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to 

2002 

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 

1992 

to 

1994 

1989 

to 

1991 

1986 

to 

1988 

1983 

to 

1985 

were sampled.  Notes: ▪ "Gallons" and "Miles Per Gallon" are displayed in Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (GGE) units due to the non-gin the augmented NHTS data. ▪ Data in this table are for households with passenger vehicles operated for residential tr

for definitions used in this table. ▪ "Income Relative to Poverty Line" category was calculated by evaluating the categwith Poverty Thresholds for 2001 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years (http://www.census.gov/as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. ▪ Because of independent rounding, data may not suis defined as the person identified as the household respondent by the NHTS.  Sources: ▪ Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Oil and Gas, Form EIA-782A, "Refiners'/Gas Plant OperatProduct Sales Report," Form EIA-782B, "Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report," Form EIA-888, "On-Survey," Form EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report," ▪ EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and 

826, "Monthly Electric Utility Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions." ▪ U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Travel Survey (NHTS), January 2004 public-use file augmented by EIA. See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/nhts_survey/on augmentations to NHTS public-use data.