Table HC2-7b. Household Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4

Total .............................................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

1997 Household Income Category

 Less than $5,000 ......................................... 3.7 4.3 2.8 4.8 1.9 16.2

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 12.9 9.9 8.2 12.4 14.2

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 6.5 14.3 11.4 12.1 14.3

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 5.5 14.1 8.4 10.1 11.0

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 7.5 7.0 10.0 7.8 11.2

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 16.9 13.4 14.9 13.0 10.5

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 13.8 13.2 13.2 15.4 10.1

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 20.9 9.6 16.4 16.7 10.0

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 11.5 15.6 12.6 10.7 12.7

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 16.3 18.8 14.1 13.9 10.0

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 20.3 24.7 19.1 21.0 10.7

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ................ 33.6 31.6 43.2 32.8 33.1 5.7

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 4.8 6.4 7.6 5.3 11.0

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 17.3 22.1 20.7 17.4 7.8

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 18.0 22.0 21.2 24.6 5.5

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 27.8 22.7 28.6 22.1 5.3

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 32.1 26.8 21.9 30.7 7.5

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 71.1 58.0 70.1 75.5 3.6

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 10.2 7.5 16.1 15.4 15.5

 Other2 .......................................................... 10.2 18.8 34.5 13.7 9.0 14.9

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 15.0 23.7 18.3 16.7 16.5

 No ................................................................ 90.7 85.0 76.3 81.7 83.3 3.5

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 26.1 21.7 22.0 23.2 7.5

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 34.6 30.0 29.5 36.0 5.6

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 18.1 21.1 17.8 16.5 6.8

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 14.8 13.4 15.9 16.4 7.9

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 4.2 7.3 9.1 5.0 17.1

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 2.2 6.4 5.6 3.0 23.3

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 27.3 14.7 8.9 10.8 6.2

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 72.7 85.3 91.1 89.2 1.2

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 31.8 32.6 33.5 37.7 6.3

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 30.6 35.5 39.5 41.4 5.1

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 8.4 11.2 13.1 7.4 11.3

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 1.9 6.0 5.0 2.7 23.1

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 Includes 5.5 million householders who described themselves as Hispanic rather than White, Black, or other.

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. 

• Percentages are calculated on unrounded numbers. • 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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristics 1997

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