Total.............................................................. 111.1 33.0 8.0 3.4 5.9 14.4 1.2

Census Region and Division

Northeast.................................................... 20.6 7.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 3.8 Q

New England........................................... 5.5 1.7 0.2 Q 0.6 0.9 Q

Middle Atlantic........................................ 15.1 5.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 2.9 Q

Midwest...................................................... 25.6 6.2 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.7 Q

East North Central.................................. 17.7 4.2 1.2 0.4 0.7 1.8 Q

West North Central................................. 7.9 2.0 0.6 Q 0.3 1.0 N

South.......................................................... 40.7 11.8 3.4 1.1 1.7 4.9 0.7

South Atlantic.......................................... 21.7 6.4 1.4 0.8 1.1 2.7 0.4

East South Central.................................. 6.9 1.6 0.6 Q Q 0.6 Q

West South Central................................. 12.1 3.8 1.3 Q 0.5 1.6 Q

West........................................................... 24.2 7.8 2.0 0.8 1.7 3.0 0.3

Mountain................................................. 7.6 1.8 0.7 Q 0.3 0.6 Q

Pacific..................................................... 16.6 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 0.2

Urban/Rural Location (as Self-Reported)

City............................................................. 47.1 19.1 3.2 2.1 4.0 9.5 0.3

Town........................................................... 19.0 6.3 2.0 0.7 1.1 2.4 Q

Suburbs...................................................... 22.7 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 2.2 Q

Rural........................................................... 22.3 3.1 1.8 Q Q 0.3 0.7

Climate Zone1

Less than 2,000 CDD and--

Greater than 7,000 HDD......................... 10.9 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 Q

5,500 to 7,000 HDD................................ 26.1 7.6 1.6 0.7 1.5 3.6 Q

4,000 to 5,499 HDD................................ 27.3 8.9 1.5 1.1 1.7 4.3 0.3

Less than 4,000 HDD.............................. 24.0 7.6 2.0 0.9 1.4 2.9 0.4

2000 CDD or More and--

Less than 4,000 HDD.............................. 22.8 6.5 2.1 0.4 1.0 2.8 Q

Year of Construction

1939 or Before............................................ 14.7 5.1 1.7 0.3 1.8 1.3 Q

1940 to 1949............................................... 7.4 2.1 0.7 Q 0.3 0.9 N

1950 to 1959............................................... 12.5 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.0 Q

1960 to 1969............................................... 12.5 4.0 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.8 Q

1970 to 1979............................................... 18.9 6.5 1.1 0.7 1.0 3.2 0.5

1980 to 1989............................................... 18.6 6.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 2.8 0.4

1990 to 1999............................................... 17.3 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.1 Q

2000 to 2005............................................... 9.2 2.2 0.5 Q Q 1.2 Q

Number of Stories

Single-Family Homes

1 Story.................................................... 46.7 7.5 5.7 1.8 N N N

2 Stories................................................. 28.0 3.5 2.1 1.5 N N N

3 or More Stories.................................... 2.5 0.3 Q 0.2 N N N

Split-level................................................ 1.9 Q Q NNNN

Other....................................................... 0.5 NNNNNN

Not Asked............................................... 31.4 21.5 N N 5.9 14.4 1.2

 RenterOccupied 

Housing 

Units 

(millions) 2 to 4 Units 5 or More 

Units

Table HC4.1 Housing Unit Characteristics by Renter-Occupied Housing Unit, 2005

 Million Housing Units

Type of Renter-Occupied Housing Unit

Single-Family Units Apartments in Buildings 

With--

U.S.

Housing 

Units 

Housing Unit Characteristics Detached Attached (millions Mobile 

Homes

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Units 

(millions) 2 to 4 Units 5 or More 

Units

Table HC4.1 Housing Unit Characteristics by Renter-Occupied Housing Unit, 2005

 Million Housing Units

Type of Renter-Occupied Housing Unit

Single-Family Units Apartments in Buildings 

With--

U.S.

Housing 

Units 

Housing Unit Characteristics Detached Attached (millions Mobile 

Homes

Number of Floors in Apartment

Buildings with 5 or More Units

1 or 2 Floors............................................... 8.2 7.3 N N N 7.3 N

3 or 4 Floors............................................... 6.0 5.1 N N N 5.1 N

5 to 10 Floors............................................. 1.6 1.3 N N N 1.3 N

11 to 20 Floors............................................ 0.6 0.5 N N N 0.5 N

More than 20 Floors.................................... Q Q N N N Q N

Not Asked................................................... 94.4 18.5 8.0 3.4 5.9 N 1.2

Major Outside Wall Construction

Siding (Aluminum, Vinyl, Steel).................. 35.3 7.1 2.8 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.0

Brick........................................................... 31.3 12.1 1.3 1.3 2.3 7.4 N

Wood.......................................................... 20.0 5.5 1.8 0.6 1.1 1.9 Q

Stucco........................................................ 14.8 5.4 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.4 N

Concrete/Concrete Block............................ 5.3 2.0 0.4 Q 0.5 1.0 N

Composition (Shingle)................................ 1.9 0.4 0.2 Q Q Q N

Stone.......................................................... 1.0 0.2 QQQQN

Other.......................................................... 1.5 QQQQQQ

Foundation/Basement of SingleFamily Units and Apartments in

2 to 4 Unit Buildings

(more than one may apply)

Basement................................................... 35.5 4.5 2.7 1.3 0.6 N N

Crawlspace................................................. 25.1 4.1 2.9 0.6 0.7 N N

Concrete Slab............................................. 40.2 8.4 3.5 1.9 3.0 N N

Not Asked (Mobile Homes and

Apartments in Buildings

With 5 or More Units).............................. 23.7 15.6 N N N 14.4 1.2

Fuels Used for Any Use

(more than one may apply)

Electricity.................................................... 111.1 33.0 8.0 3.4 5.9 14.4 1.2

Natural Gas................................................ 69.5 20.7 5.2 2.5 4.2 8.5 0.4

Wood.......................................................... 14.4 1.1 0.8 QQQQ

Fuel Oil....................................................... 8.4 2.1 0.5 Q 0.6 0.9 Q

LPG............................................................ 12.6 1.5 0.7 Q Q 0.4 0.2

Kerosene.................................................... 1.7 0.3 Q N N Q Q

Solar........................................................... 0.2 Q N N N Q N

Main Space Heating Fuel

Natural Gas................................................ 58.2 16.4 4.5 2.1 3.2 6.2 0.3

Electricity.................................................... 33.7 12.4 2.2 1.1 1.9 6.6 0.5

Fuel Oil....................................................... 7.7 1.9 0.5 Q 0.5 0.8 Q

LPG............................................................ 6.0 0.8 0.5 N Q Q 0.2

Wood.......................................................... 2.9 0.3 Q N Q Q Q

Kerosene.................................................... 0.7 Q Q N N Q Q

Solar........................................................... Q NNNNNN

Other.......................................................... Q Q N N Q Q N

None........................................................... 1.3 0.6 Q Q Q 0.3 Q

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Housing 

Units 

(millions) 2 to 4 Units 5 or More 

Units

Table HC4.1 Housing Unit Characteristics by Renter-Occupied Housing Unit, 2005

 Million Housing Units

Type of Renter-Occupied Housing Unit

Single-Family Units Apartments in Buildings 

With--

U.S.

Housing 

Units 

Housing Unit Characteristics Detached Attached (millions Mobile 

Homes

Natural Gas Available

in Neighborhood

Yes............................................................. 80.5 25.3 6.0 2.8 4.7 11.3 0.5

Actually Use Natural Gas........................ 69.5 20.7 5.2 2.5 4.2 8.5 0.4

Do Not Use Natural Gas......................... 11.1 4.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 2.8 Q

No............................................................... 30.6 7.6 2.0 0.6 1.2 3.1 0.7

 1. One of five climatically distinct areas, determined according to the 30-year average (1971-2000) of the annual heating and cooling 

degree-days. A household is assigned to a climate zone according to the 30-year average annual degree-days for an appropriate nearby 

weather station.

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

sampled.

 N = No cases in reporting sample.

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

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 2005 

Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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