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All homes 19.46 3.30 32.77 4.77 2.55 2.83 0.56 19.54 0.95 7.19 10.95 0.38

Census region and division

Northeast 2.93 0.77 4.77 0.46 0.24 0.95 0.14 2.80 0.17 1.18 2.20 0.05

New England 0.81 0.29 1.16 0.10 0.07 0.29 0.04 0.83 0.06 0.49 0.61 0.02

Middle Atlantic 2.13 0.48 3.61 0.36 0.18 0.66 0.10 1.97 0.11 0.69 1.59 0.03

Midwest 4.45 1.50 5.11 0.79 0.42 1.05 0.22 3.42 0.22 1.52 2.33 0.06

East North Central 2.88 1.09 3.37 0.51 0.28 0.80 0.16 2.25 0.15 0.95 1.60 0.03

West North Central 1.57 0.41 1.73 0.28 0.14 0.24 0.06 1.17 0.07 0.57 0.73 Q

South 9.37 0.57 16.84 2.66 1.46 0.67 0.12 10.22 0.35 3.12 3.99 0.10

South Atlantic 4.83 0.29 8.57 1.38 0.72 0.48 0.08 5.97 0.18 1.63 2.02 0.06

East South Central 2.04 0.11 2.23 0.35 0.22 0.09 0.02 1.77 0.06 0.55 0.63 Q

West South Central 2.50 0.17 6.04 0.92 0.52 0.10 0.03 2.47 0.11 0.94 1.34 Q

West 2.71 0.46 6.06 0.86 0.43 0.16 0.09 3.11 0.22 1.38 2.42 0.16

Mountain 0.89 0.21 2.82 0.42 0.17 0.03 0.04 0.98 0.07 0.56 0.70 0.04

Mountain North 0.49 0.16 0.58 0.09 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.40 0.03 0.29 0.35 0.02

Mountain South 0.40 0.05 2.24 0.33 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.58 0.03 0.27 0.36 0.03

Pacific 1.83 0.25 3.23 0.45 0.26 0.13 0.04 2.13 0.15 0.82 1.72 0.12

Census urban/rural classificationd

Urban 12.86 2.50 26.96 3.92 1.96 2.07 0.46 13.64 0.74 5.37 8.89 0.29

Urbanized area 10.62 2.17 24.54 3.59 1.74 1.84 0.42 11.81 0.65 4.66 8.07 0.28

Urban cluster 2.24 0.33 2.42 0.33 0.22 0.23 0.04 1.84 0.09 0.71 0.83 0.02

Rural 6.60 0.80 5.81 0.85 0.59 0.76 0.11 5.90 0.21 1.82 2.05 0.08

Climate regione

Very cold and Cold 6.46 2.15 6.99 0.93 0.58 1.66 0.31 5.28 0.34 2.49 3.68 0.11

Mixed-humid 7.65 0.76 10.20 1.49 0.81 0.80 0.17 7.07 0.27 2.29 3.45 0.09

Mixed-dry and Hot-dry 0.85 0.16 5.03 0.73 0.31 0.07 0.04 1.22 0.12 0.65 1.37 0.09

Hot-humid 3.34 0.13 10.12 1.55 0.80 0.24 0.04 4.79 0.16 1.42 1.86 0.04

Marine 1.16 0.10 0.44 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.01 1.18 0.05 0.35 0.60 0.05

Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Total site electricity expendituresa

(billion dollars)

Data release date: June 2023

Revised data release date: March 2024
Space 

heatingb

Air 

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Air 

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Air 

handlers 

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Ceiling 

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DehumidifiersHumidifiersWater 

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Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 19.46 3.30 32.77 4.77 2.55 2.83 0.56 19.54 0.95 7.19 10.95 0.38

Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Total site electricity expendituresa

(billion dollars)

Housing unit type

Single-family detached 12.95 2.88 24.42 3.96 1.97 2.44 0.42 11.66 0.71 5.37 7.70 0.35

Single-family attached 1.04 0.16 1.63 0.22 0.12 0.14 0.03 0.94 0.06 0.39 0.64 0.02

Apartments in buildings with 2–4 units 1.17 0.08 1.64 0.13 0.10 0.09 0.03 1.34 0.04 0.26 0.64 N

Apartments in buildings with 5 or 

more units 2.48 0.09 3.33 0.31 0.23 0.11 0.06 3.54 0.09 0.68 1.52 N

Mobile homes 1.83 0.09 1.75 0.14 0.13 0.06 0.01 2.07 0.06 0.48 0.45 Q

Ownership of housing unit

Owned 13.86 2.90 25.10 3.96 2.02 2.51 0.45 12.51 0.74 5.55 8.03 0.36

Single-family 11.97 2.79 22.85 3.76 1.86 2.41 0.42 10.46 0.67 5.01 7.33 0.35

Apartments 0.45 0.04 0.89 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.49 0.02 0.15 0.35 N

Mobile homes 1.44 0.07 1.37 0.11 0.10 0.05 0.01 1.56 0.05 0.39 0.35 Q

Rentedf 5.60 0.40 7.67 0.81 0.53 0.32 0.11 7.03 0.21 1.64 2.92 Q

Single-family 2.02 0.26 3.20 0.42 0.23 0.16 0.03 2.14 0.10 0.75 1.01 Q

Apartments 3.20 0.13 4.09 0.36 0.28 0.15 0.08 4.39 0.10 0.79 1.81 N

Mobile homes 0.38 0.01 0.38 0.03 0.03 Q * 0.50 0.01 0.10 0.10 Q

Year of construction

Before 1950 2.90 0.78 4.66 0.52 0.31 0.71 0.11 2.42 0.15 0.99 1.83 0.05

1950 to 1959 1.54 0.49 3.39 0.44 0.20 0.35 0.06 1.50 0.10 0.64 1.01 0.03

1960 to 1969 1.72 0.38 3.35 0.46 0.22 0.28 0.05 1.61 0.09 0.62 1.08 0.02

1970 to 1979 3.75 0.51 4.84 0.66 0.32 0.38 0.07 3.10 0.13 0.99 1.49 0.04

1980 to 1989 3.16 0.34 4.49 0.68 0.35 0.28 0.06 2.97 0.12 0.96 1.37 0.03

1990 to 1999 2.61 0.37 4.85 0.77 0.44 0.40 0.09 3.11 0.15 1.15 1.61 0.06

2000 to 2009 2.36 0.30 4.76 0.81 0.47 0.29 0.08 2.82 0.13 1.12 1.64 0.08

2010 to 2015 0.83 0.08 1.37 0.26 0.15 0.08 0.02 1.13 0.05 0.40 0.53 0.01

2016 to 2020 0.60 0.06 1.05 0.18 0.12 0.07 0.02 0.87 0.04 0.31 0.38 0.05

Total square footageg

Less than 1,000 3.59 0.19 4.70 0.39 0.33 0.18 0.08 4.67 0.13 0.98 1.93 Q
Space 

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washers

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dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 19.46 3.30 32.77 4.77 2.55 2.83 0.56 19.54 0.95 7.19 10.95 0.38

Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Total site electricity expendituresa

(billion dollars)

1,000 to 1,499 4.34 0.43 6.55 0.76 0.55 0.36 0.10 5.03 0.21 1.55 2.11 0.05

1,500 to 1,999 3.59 0.62 6.40 0.87 0.54 0.50 0.09 3.48 0.20 1.47 1.94 0.06

2,000 to 2,499 2.65 0.56 4.93 0.79 0.38 0.51 0.08 2.45 0.15 1.13 1.56 0.07

2,500 to 2,999 1.73 0.48 3.45 0.60 0.28 0.45 0.07 1.42 0.10 0.75 1.08 0.04

3,000 or more 3.55 1.02 6.74 1.36 0.47 0.83 0.16 2.50 0.17 1.32 2.33 0.17

Number of household members

1 member 4.67 0.68 6.23 0.80 0.47 0.46 0.10 3.21 0.15 1.05 2.05 0.02

2 members 7.38 1.35 12.01 1.80 0.95 1.18 0.22 6.58 0.34 2.53 3.97 0.15

3 members 3.09 0.52 5.52 0.81 0.44 0.47 0.10 3.53 0.17 1.29 1.87 0.08

4 members 2.45 0.43 5.10 0.77 0.39 0.40 0.08 3.55 0.16 1.28 1.72 0.08

5 members 1.10 0.19 2.32 0.36 0.19 0.19 0.03 1.54 0.07 0.61 0.77 0.04

6 or more members 0.78 0.13 1.59 0.23 0.11 0.12 0.02 1.15 0.06 0.44 0.56 Q

2020 annual household income

Less than $5,000 0.80 0.06 0.86 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.90 0.02 0.17 0.33 Q

$5,000 to $9,999 0.56 0.05 0.72 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.78 0.02 0.14 0.26 Q

$10,000 to $19,999 1.75 0.17 2.01 0.20 0.13 0.10 0.02 1.53 0.05 0.37 0.66 Q

$20,000 to $39,999 3.87 0.53 5.42 0.66 0.41 0.38 0.08 4.04 0.16 1.17 1.65 Q

$40,000 to $59,999 2.98 0.50 4.85 0.66 0.39 0.32 0.07 3.27 0.15 1.12 1.50 Q

$60,000 to $99,999 4.31 0.80 7.43 1.11 0.63 0.77 0.14 4.38 0.23 1.78 2.47 0.06

$100,000 to $149,999 2.67 0.54 5.09 0.81 0.41 0.51 0.10 2.38 0.16 1.17 1.66 0.07

$150,000 or more 2.52 0.64 6.39 1.17 0.47 0.66 0.13 2.26 0.17 1.26 2.42 0.19

Payment method for energy bills

All paid by household 18.25 3.21 31.05 4.65 2.46 2.76 0.52 18.29 0.92 6.91 10.14 0.37

Some paid by household, some 

included in rent or condo fee 0.60 0.06 1.02 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.58 0.02 0.15 0.50 Q

All included in rent or condo fee 0.59 0.03 0.68 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.66 0.01 0.12 0.31 Q

Some other method 0.01 * 0.02 Q * Q Q Q * * 0.01 N
Space 

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Air 

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Air 

handlers 

for cooling

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fans

DehumidifiersHumidifiersWater 

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washers

Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 19.46 3.30 32.77 4.77 2.55 2.83 0.56 19.54 0.95 7.19 10.95 0.38

Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Total site electricity expendituresa

(billion dollars)

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Forms EIA-457A, D, E, F, G of the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey

Notes: Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. See RECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables.

a Small amounts of standby power for devices that some households have but do not use (for example, dishwashers) are not included.

b Includes main (primary) and secondary space heating.

c

 Includes electricity used by evaporative coolers. 

d Housing units are classified using criteria created by the U.S. Census Bureau based on 2010 Census data. Urbanized areas are densely settled groupings of blocks or tracts with 50,000 or more people. Urban 

clusters have at least 2,500 but less than 50,000 people. All other areas are rural.

e The Building America program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), created these climate regions. We combined climate regions for this 

publication. The Subarctic region is included with data for Very-cold and Cold . 

f

Rented includes households that occupy their primary housing units without paying rent. 

g Total square footage includes all basements, finished or conditioned (heated or cooled) areas of attics, and conditioned garage space that is attached to the home. Unconditioned and unfinished areas in attics 

and attached garages are excluded. The square footage of the home is based on respondent reports. Previous RECS cycles calculated square footage based on interviewer measurements. For households that did 

not report an exact square footage estimate, the square footage of the home was imputed based on a reported square footage range and/or characteristics of the home. See 2020 RECS Square Footage 

Methodology for full details about data collection and processing.

Q = Data withheld because either the relative standard error (RSE) was greater than 50% or fewer than 10 households in reporting sample.

N = No households in reporting sample. 

* = Estimate is less than 0.005 and rounds to zero. 
Space 

heatingb

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DehumidifiersHumidifiers

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Clothes 

washers

Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 1.40 1.00 0.66 0.90 1.11 2.50 2.52 1.11 0.70 0.96 1.00 9.43

Census region and division

Northeast 4.37 2.01 1.92 3.65 3.34 3.89 5.58 2.95 1.63 2.51 2.59 27.55

New England 6.13 3.04 2.75 5.14 5.08 5.69 7.42 5.37 2.14 2.70 3.37 31.20

Middle Atlantic 6.08 3.04 2.38 4.52 4.33 5.33 7.33 3.74 2.10 3.68 3.35 33.32

Midwest 4.30 1.86 1.55 2.00 2.28 4.06 4.18 3.16 1.61 2.43 2.45 26.84

East North Central 5.99 2.09 1.87 2.37 3.18 4.90 5.30 4.31 2.10 3.36 3.31 35.16

West North Central 5.34 2.54 2.19 2.85 3.41 6.40 5.11 4.99 2.24 3.06 3.12 43.08

South 1.86 1.84 1.03 1.30 1.42 6.52 5.29 1.55 1.34 1.59 1.57 24.03

South Atlantic 2.52 2.82 1.58 1.77 2.44 6.64 5.23 1.85 1.55 1.95 2.38 31.75

East South Central 3.22 3.93 1.89 2.29 3.23 12.35 10.05 3.03 2.41 3.11 3.66 57.06

West South Central 3.68 2.46 1.86 2.59 1.98 19.93 11.94 3.19 1.92 2.58 2.86 42.60

West 3.49 2.05 1.97 2.56 2.99 13.03 6.53 2.96 1.69 2.35 2.41 14.43

Mountain 5.56 2.72 2.42 3.05 2.87 20.62 6.96 4.28 2.15 3.01 2.93 28.35

Mountain North 6.86 3.33 3.66 4.70 4.49 26.31 8.34 6.68 2.68 3.36 4.07 37.63

Mountain South 6.84 5.43 2.63 3.35 3.76 28.87 9.67 5.57 3.02 4.67 5.10 30.81

Pacific 4.41 3.34 3.40 4.43 4.95 15.41 10.35 3.78 2.17 3.16 3.26 16.78

Census urban/rural classificationd

Urban 1.94 1.31 0.85 1.12 1.38 3.19 2.71 1.49 0.84 1.13 1.26 10.71

Urbanized area 2.13 1.52 0.93 1.22 1.56 3.55 2.85 1.71 0.90 1.28 1.38 10.81

Urban cluster 5.20 4.67 3.71 3.90 3.73 8.84 8.08 4.01 3.22 3.45 4.32 38.34

Rural 2.92 2.87 2.04 2.53 2.42 4.48 5.12 2.15 1.89 2.04 2.41 26.31

Climate regione

Very cold and Cold 3.31 1.41 1.30 1.93 2.18 2.97 3.00 2.44 1.17 1.89 1.77 17.48

Mixed-humid 1.89 2.38 1.40 1.70 2.24 4.81 4.50 1.86 1.71 1.84 2.34 25.94

Mixed-dry and Hot-dry 6.62 4.25 2.19 2.88 3.90 21.77 10.31 5.80 2.84 4.28 4.54 20.35

Hot-humid 3.36 2.83 1.66 2.20 2.28 12.94 12.35 2.30 2.03 2.67 2.40 32.67

Marine 5.82 5.22 6.30 8.75 9.18 19.68 17.88 5.25 4.23 4.85 4.77 23.14

RSEs for total site electricity expendituresa

Relative standard errors (RSEs) for Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Data release date: June 2023

Revised data release date: March 2024
Space 

heatingb

Air 

handlers 

for heating

Air 

conditioningc

Air 

handlers 

for cooling Ceiling fans

DehumidifiersHumidifiers

Water 

heating

Clothes 

washers

Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 1.40 1.00 0.66 0.90 1.11 2.50 2.52 1.11 0.70 0.96 1.00 9.43

RSEs for total site electricity expendituresa

Relative standard errors (RSEs) for Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Housing unit type

Single-family detached 1.58 1.10 0.71 1.01 1.21 2.86 2.50 1.60 0.77 1.11 1.21 10.21

Single-family attached 4.88 3.69 2.78 3.70 4.02 8.29 7.91 5.13 1.81 3.15 3.80 31.20

Apartments in buildings with 2–4 units 6.56 5.94 3.94 6.55 6.13 18.81 13.59 4.73 4.24 6.08 4.83 0.00

Apartments in buildings with 5 or 

more units 3.94 3.86 2.02 3.08 3.72 17.96 8.61 2.82 2.75 3.22 3.29 0.00

Mobile homes 4.74 4.86 2.77 4.87 5.56 21.40 12.11 3.57 3.77 5.31 4.02 70.99

Ownership of housing unit

Owned 1.77 1.18 0.89 1.18 1.27 2.33 2.55 1.58 0.93 1.23 1.34 9.71

Single-family 1.67 1.19 0.83 1.18 1.18 2.52 2.58 1.58 0.87 1.26 1.35 9.87

Apartments 12.76 12.17 6.31 9.54 10.09 20.52 17.16 8.15 6.78 8.08 8.94 0.00

Mobile homes 6.14 5.58 3.96 5.94 7.08 25.08 14.28 4.67 4.89 6.10 4.74 79.89

Rentedf 2.51 3.70 2.00 2.81 2.70 9.25 6.74 2.17 2.06 2.37 2.28 53.20

Single-family 6.17 5.28 3.94 4.49 5.15 12.87 9.61 4.46 3.63 3.72 4.37 55.17

Apartments 3.19 3.33 1.98 3.06 3.21 16.80 8.78 2.60 2.71 3.52 2.45 0.00

Mobile homes 10.04 13.34 9.03 10.35 12.35 40.61 29.64 10.10 9.56 11.49 11.20 20.14

Year of construction

Before 1950 4.80 2.81 2.10 4.35 3.71 5.66 6.89 3.91 2.43 3.03 3.01 35.12

1950 to 1959 4.74 3.35 2.34 3.83 4.19 7.66 8.80 5.71 2.51 3.73 2.94 27.09

1960 to 1969 5.12 4.07 3.50 4.35 3.33 7.92 6.45 4.51 2.93 3.90 2.65 33.15

1970 to 1979 4.32 3.42 2.10 2.77 3.42 6.17 6.45 3.08 2.16 2.49 2.80 28.43

1980 to 1989 3.62 3.53 2.15 2.78 2.99 7.48 7.41 2.99 2.10 2.69 2.80 30.33

1990 to 1999 3.71 2.76 2.47 3.24 2.90 8.20 5.17 2.97 1.68 2.12 2.36 28.75

2000 to 2009 3.05 3.29 1.97 2.54 2.53 8.13 6.41 2.78 1.96 2.45 3.02 21.44

2010 to 2015 5.54 6.00 4.66 5.15 5.27 12.73 9.32 5.65 4.08 5.06 5.58 37.07

2016 to 2020 7.05 7.08 5.18 5.87 6.36 15.31 11.05 5.21 4.45 5.48 6.73 33.45

Total square footageg
Space 

heatingb

Air 

handlers 

for heating

Air 

conditioningc

Air 

handlers 

for cooling Ceiling fans

DehumidifiersHumidifiers

Water 

heating

Clothes 

washers

Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 1.40 1.00 0.66 0.90 1.11 2.50 2.52 1.11 0.70 0.96 1.00 9.43

RSEs for total site electricity expendituresa

Relative standard errors (RSEs) for Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Less than 1,000 2.62 2.92 2.31 3.23 3.90 12.00 8.73 2.88 3.09 3.68 2.84 47.23

1,000 to 1,499 3.62 2.87 2.28 2.85 3.08 7.32 7.66 2.67 2.12 2.24 2.51 31.45

1,500 to 1,999 4.04 3.04 2.33 2.68 3.01 6.99 5.84 3.20 2.35 3.05 2.66 27.63

2,000 to 2,499 3.81 2.88 3.40 3.76 3.08 5.28 6.76 4.21 2.65 3.37 3.59 20.53

2,500 to 2,999 5.28 4.00 3.34 3.69 3.90 6.38 7.08 5.05 3.41 3.52 3.73 22.80

3,000 or more 4.42 3.25 2.79 3.01 3.13 4.64 4.39 4.02 2.45 2.83 3.07 15.61

Number of household members

1 member 2.90 3.27 1.95 2.66 2.77 6.17 6.46 2.14 1.89 2.22 2.18 34.11

2 members 2.59 2.14 1.68 1.86 2.06 4.26 3.92 2.06 1.36 1.65 2.06 15.72

3 members 3.65 3.76 2.57 2.92 4.02 6.61 5.68 3.81 2.70 3.48 3.09 22.65

4 members 4.19 3.66 3.01 3.39 3.35 8.72 6.74 4.00 2.83 3.05 3.14 19.20

5 members 8.04 7.15 5.68 6.28 6.47 12.40 10.01 6.09 4.71 5.24 5.88 41.42

6 or more members 10.76 7.78 5.89 7.18 7.65 14.13 12.81 6.71 4.97 5.87 7.06 48.08

2020 annual household income

Less than $5,000 9.24 10.32 6.47 9.35 9.73 22.23 21.73 7.89 8.49 9.66 7.60 15.90

$5,000 to $9,999 8.47 9.83 8.29 9.92 9.60 23.32 21.77 8.38 8.17 10.68 8.31 14.90

$10,000 to $19,999 6.00 6.52 4.77 5.64 5.40 17.65 12.82 4.81 4.33 5.04 5.36 57.68

$20,000 to $39,999 3.60 3.34 2.62 3.09 3.78 8.80 7.40 3.06 2.26 2.59 3.46 50.28

$40,000 to $59,999 4.34 3.30 2.72 3.34 3.68 7.20 6.76 3.58 2.82 3.34 2.95 54.73

$60,000 to $99,999 3.71 2.35 2.31 2.72 2.59 4.98 5.33 3.18 2.18 2.42 2.31 22.46

$100,000 to $149,999 5.24 3.74 3.05 3.22 3.66 6.50 6.02 3.97 2.71 3.26 2.85 28.99

$150,000 or more 4.80 3.52 2.70 3.15 3.01 5.75 5.11 4.06 2.24 2.37 3.22 12.97

Payment method for energy bills

All paid by household 1.44 1.06 0.67 0.91 1.15 2.50 2.40 1.19 0.73 1.04 1.08 9.68

Some paid by household, some 

included in rent or condo fee 11.24 7.25 5.27 8.12 8.88 24.48 13.68 9.96 7.89 8.89 6.55 63.40

All included in rent or condo fee 8.13 9.74 6.84 8.38 11.56 25.52 17.21 8.09 7.88 9.17 8.02 19.13

Some other method 42.11 39.56 39.14 50.42 40.96 63.42 62.84 41.86 31.93 36.57 29.36 0.00
Space 

heatingb

Air 

handlers 

for heating

Air 

conditioningc

Air 

handlers 

for cooling Ceiling fans

DehumidifiersHumidifiers

Water 

heating

Clothes 

washers

Clothes 

dryers Lighting

Electric 

vehicle 

charging

All homes 1.40 1.00 0.66 0.90 1.11 2.50 2.52 1.11 0.70 0.96 1.00 9.43

RSEs for total site electricity expendituresa

Relative standard errors (RSEs) for Table CE5.5a Detailed household site electricity end-use expenditures, part 1—totals, 2020

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Forms EIA-457A, D, E, F, G of the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey

Notes: See RECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables.

a Small amounts of standby power for devices that some households have but do not use (for example, dishwashers) are not included.

b Includes main (primary) and secondary space heating.

c

 Includes electricity used by evaporative coolers. 

d Housing units are classified using criteria created by the U.S. Census Bureau based on 2010 Census data. Urbanized areas are densely settled groupings of blocks or tracts with 50,000 or more people. Urban 

clusters have at least 2,500 but less than 50,000 people. All other areas are rural.

e The Building America program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), created these climate regions. We combined climate regions for this 

publication. The Subarctic region is included with data for Very-cold and Cold . 

f

Rented includes households that occupy their primary housing units without paying rent. 

g Total square footage includes all basements, finished or conditioned (heated or cooled) areas of attics, and conditioned garage space that is attached to the home. Unconditioned and unfinished areas in attics 

and attached garages are excluded. The square footage of the home is based on respondent reports. Previous RECS cycles calculated square footage based on interviewer measurements. For households that did 

not report an exact square footage estimate, the square footage of the home was imputed based on a reported square footage range and/or characteristics of the home. See 2020 RECS Square Footage 

Methodology for full details about data collection and processing.