Table HC2-8a. Household Characteristics by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Urban/Rural Location1

RSE

Row

Factors

City Town Suburbs Rural

0.5 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.4

Total .............................................................. 107.0 49.9 18.0 21.2 17.9 4.1

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 28.2 14.6 5.3 4.8 3.6 6.4

 2 Persons .................................................... 35.1 15.7 5.7 6.9 6.8 5.4

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.0 7.6 2.8 3.5 3.1 7.2

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.6 6.8 2.3 4.1 2.4 8.1

 5 Persons .................................................... 7.1 3.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 12.3

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 4.0 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 14.7

2001 Household Income Category

 Less than $9,999 ......................................... 11.0 6.8 1.8 1.0 1.4 11.8

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 7.7 4.0 1.8 0.7 1.2 11.2

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 8.9 4.3 1.8 1.2 1.6 10.5

 $20,000 to $29,999 ..................................... 14.0 6.8 2.6 2.0 2.6 9.6

 $30,000 to $39,999 ..................................... 13.9 6.7 2.2 2.4 2.6 8.4

 $40,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 13.2 5.9 2.3 2.5 2.5 9.3

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 21.7 9.7 3.0 5.1 3.8 7.3

 $75,000 to $99,999 ..................................... 8.1 3.0 1.3 2.7 1.1 11.4

 $100,000 or More ........................................ 8.6 2.5 1.2 3.6 1.2 12.2

Income Relative to

Poverty Line

 Below 100 Percent ...................................... 15.0 8.8 2.8 1.4 2.0 10.4

 100 to 150 Percent ...................................... 11.5 5.7 2.4 1.2 2.2 9.2

 Above 150 Percent ...................................... 80.5 35.4 12.8 18.6 13.7 3.8

Eligible for Federal

Assistance2

 Yes .............................................................. 33.8 18.2 6.6 3.8 5.2 6.8

 No ................................................................ 73.2 31.7 11.4 17.4 12.7 4.1

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 6.1 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.7 13.9

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 16.8 8.5 2.6 3.2 2.6 8.3

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.3 10.0 3.5 4.9 3.9 6.5

 45 to 54 Years ............................................. 20.7 8.7 3.6 4.8 3.7 6.8

 55 to 64 Years ............................................. 14.5 6.3 2.2 2.9 3.0 8.4

 65 to 74 Years ............................................. 12.6 5.7 2.5 2.5 2.0 8.8

 75 Years or More ......................................... 11.2 5.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 8.7

 No answer/refused ...................................... 2.6 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 18.6

Race of Householder

 Non-Hispanic ............................................... 96.8 42.8 16.8 20.0 17.2 4.4

 Non-Hispanic White ................................... 78.7 30.8 14.9 16.8 16.1 4.2

 Non-Hispanic Black ................................... 12.7 8.4 1.1 2.5 0.8 14.7

 Multi-racial3 ............................................... 0.9 0.5 0.1 Q 0.2 32.5

 Other4 ........................................................ 4.5 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.1 18.5

 Hispanic ....................................................... 10.2 7.0 1.2 1.2 0.7 13.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table HC2-8a. Household Characteristics by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 (Continued)

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Urban/Rural Location1

RSE

Row

Factors

City Town Suburbs Rural

0.5 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.4

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ................................................................ 11.6 7.8 1.6 1.3 1.0 11.4

 Yes .............................................................. 95.4 42.1 16.4 20.0 16.9 4.2

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 36.0 18.7 6.6 6.4 4.4 6.0

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 40.1 16.9 6.5 9.1 7.7 5.3

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 13.9 5.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 7.7

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 5.3 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.6 12.0

1 Based on the household respondent’s description rather than the Federal Government definition. 2 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 3 Respondents could select one or more race categories to describe themselves. 4 Includes Native American, Native Alaskan, Asian, and Pacific Islander households.

Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled.

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. •

See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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