Table HC1-7b. Housing Unit Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Housing Unit

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7

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

Census Region and Division

 Northeast ..................................................... 19.4 100.0 -- -- -- NF

 New England ............................................. 5.2 Q -- -- -- NF

 Middle Atlantic ........................................... 14.2 100.0 -- -- -- NF

 Midwest ....................................................... 23.7 -- -- -- -- NF

 East North Central ..................................... 16.7 -- -- -- -- NF

 West North Central .................................... 7.0 -- -- -- -- NF

 South ........................................................... 35.4 -- -- 100.0 100.0 NF

 South Atlantic ............................................ 18.4 -- -- Q 100.0 NF

 East South Central .................................... 6.3 -- -- Q Q NF

 West South Central ................................... 10.7 -- -- 100.0 Q NF

 West ............................................................ 21.5 -- 100.0 -- -- NF

 Mountain .................................................... 6.1 -- Q -- -- NF

 Pacific ........................................................ 15.4 -- 100.0 -- -- NF

Metropolitan Statistical Area

 Urban ........................................................... 77.5 91.4 95.5 83.2 91.7 1.2

 Central City ................................................ 36.2 50.4 39.2 45.6 43.0 10.7

 Suburban ................................................... 41.3 41.1 56.3 37.6 48.7 10.1

 Rural ............................................................ 22.5 8.6 4.5 16.8 8.3 10.5

Climate Zone1

 Fewer than 2,000 CDD and--

 More than 7,000 HDD ............................... 9.1 7.7 Q Q Q 20.4

 5,500 to 7,000 HDD ................................... 27.6 35.6 Q Q Q 11.3

 4,000 to 5,499 HDD ................................... 22.2 56.7 5.1 Q Q 9.1

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD .............................. 19.2 Q 86.2 Q Q 4.9

 2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................................ 21.9 Q 8.6 92.3 100.0 10.2

Estimated Heated Floorspace Category

(square feet)2

 Fewer than 600 ........................................... 7.8 12.9 12.4 6.7 4.3 14.4

 600 to 999 .................................................. 21.2 23.7 23.4 20.3 13.8 9.8

 1,000 to 1,599 ............................................ 29.9 24.7 26.5 28.8 42.8 7.0

 1,600 to 1,999 ............................................ 15.1 10.0 13.4 15.4 15.1 11.9

 2,000 to 2,399 ............................................ 7.8 6.4 8.4 9.4 7.0 16.0

 2,400 to 2,999 ............................................ 5.3 4.1 5.1 5.9 5.3 19.3

 3,000 or More ............................................. 4.1 3.1 2.2 Q 5.4 28.0

 No Estimate Provided .................................. 9.0 15.0 8.6 6.2 6.4 18.2

Ownership of Unit

 Owned ......................................................... 67.5 55.3 54.1 63.9 74.8 4.1

 Rented ......................................................... 32.5 44.7 45.9 36.1 25.2 7.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table HC1-7b. Housing Unit Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 (Continued)

Housing Unit

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

 Single-Family Detached .............................. 62.9 43.6 56.9 71.7 62.8 4.3

 Owned ....................................................... 54.8 40.9 44.9 58.9 56.9 4.8

 Rented ....................................................... 8.0 2.7 12.0 12.8 5.9 16.2

 Single-Family Attached ............................... 9.8 12.7 11.2 3.2 14.3 21.8

 Owned ....................................................... 5.4 7.7 4.3 Q 11.6 25.0

 Rented ....................................................... 4.4 5.0 6.8 2.3 Q 25.5

 Multifamily (2 to 4 units) .............................. 5.5 7.3 4.4 3.8 Q 24.6

 Owned ....................................................... 0.9 2.1 Q Q Q 41.1

 Rented ....................................................... 4.6 5.2 4.2 3.8 Q 23.6

 Multifamily (5 or more units) ........................ 15.6 33.9 23.2 17.4 17.0 12.1

 Owned ....................................................... 1.1 2.9 Q Q Q 24.7

 Rented ....................................................... 14.4 31.0 22.3 17.1 13.7 12.5

 Mobile Home ............................................... 6.2 Q 4.4 4.0 Q 28.6

 Owned ....................................................... 5.2 Q 3.8 3.9 1.9 27.7

 Rented ....................................................... 1.1 Q Q Q Q 37.0

Year of Construction

 1939 or Before ............................................. 18.5 36.5 9.5 8.4 5.5 11.4

 1940 to 1949 ............................................... 9.1 10.7 14.6 9.4 1.6 14.9

 1950 to 1959 ............................................... 12.4 15.4 14.4 10.4 11.1 11.3

 1960 to 1969 ............................................... 14.2 13.4 16.7 20.1 9.1 11.9

 1970 to 1979 ............................................... 19.3 10.4 19.4 21.1 27.5 10.8

 1980 to 1989 ............................................... 17.1 5.4 18.1 17.6 34.1 16.5

 1990 to 19973 .............................................. 9.6 8.1 7.3 12.9 11.2 21.0

Urban/Rural Location4

 City .............................................................. 47.5 45.2 69.7 54.9 55.4 6.1

 Town ............................................................ 17.9 13.2 13.4 17.5 9.6 20.2

 Suburbs ....................................................... 18.3 27.1 10.5 16.6 25.1 15.9

 Rural or Open Country ................................ 16.2 14.5 6.4 11.0 9.9 14.9

Total Number of Rooms

(Excluding Bathrooms)

 1 or 2 ........................................................... 3.0 4.0 7.7 4.0 Q 18.6

 3 ................................................................. 9.0 16.6 14.7 12.9 5.8 12.3

 4 ................................................................. 18.0 21.9 19.8 13.6 15.5 13.5

 5 ................................................................. 20.9 13.4 19.5 23.5 22.9 8.7

 6 ................................................................. 19.7 19.4 17.2 18.2 20.8 7.5

 7 ................................................................. 14.0 9.9 10.9 12.8 18.7 13.1

 8 ................................................................. 8.3 7.4 5.5 6.1 7.4 19.5

 9 or More ..................................................... 6.9 7.5 4.6 8.8 7.0 17.3

Bedrooms

 None or 1 ..................................................... 13.0 22.1 21.3 17.8 7.7 12.0

 2 .................................................................. 28.4 28.2 29.6 20.7 32.2 9.6

 3 .................................................................. 40.4 32.0 31.7 42.4 46.5 6.2

 4 or More ..................................................... 18.3 17.7 17.4 19.1 13.5 12.2

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Table HC1-7b. Housing Unit Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 

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Housing Unit

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7

Other Rooms

(Excluding Bathrooms)

 None or 1 ..................................................... 5.0 6.7 11.6 6.6 Q 17.6

 2 .................................................................. 38.1 41.4 43.5 40.4 28.4 6.4

 3 .................................................................. 30.5 28.7 28.9 28.3 39.3 6.6

 4 .................................................................. 17.3 15.0 11.0 16.0 20.0 10.5

 5 or More ..................................................... 9.1 8.3 5.0 8.6 9.5 13.7

Full Bathrooms

 None or 1 ..................................................... 58.5 73.2 54.0 52.6 34.4 5.0

 2 .................................................................. 35.4 24.4 36.4 39.4 55.6 7.7

 3 or More ..................................................... 6.1 2.4 9.6 Q 10.0 20.3

Half Bathrooms

 None ........................................................... 72.0 68.3 78.4 77.8 79.6 3.2

 1 .................................................................. 26.1 28.8 20.9 21.4 19.6 9.0

 2 or More ..................................................... Q Q Q Q Q NF

Number of Stories

 Single-Family Homes .................................. 72.7 56.3 68.0 74.8 77.1 4.5

 1 Story ....................................................... 40.5 15.5 46.6 59.3 66.4 6.9

 2 Stories .................................................... 26.5 35.4 18.8 15.3 10.7 14.2

 3 Stories .................................................... 3.2 3.9 1.1 Q Q 26.5

 Split-Level .................................................. 2.4 1.3 Q Q Q 24.7

 Other ..................................................... Q Q Q Q Q NF

 Mobile Homes ............................................. 6.2 Q 4.4 4.0 Q 28.6

Number of Floors in

Apartment Buildings ................................... 21.1 41.3 27.6 21.2 19.8 10.4

 1 or 2 Floors ................................................ 10.7 Q 18.6 17.5 13.4 14.9

 3 or 4 Floors ................................................ 5.3 10.2 5.3 Q Q 21.8

 5 to 10 Floors .............................................. 2.0 17.2 Q Q 1.7 16.4

 11 to 20 Floors ............................................ 0.8 4.5 Q Q Q 14.3

 More than 20 Floors .................................... 2.2 3.9 2.4 1.5 Q 24.7

Foundation/Basement

of Single-Family Homes

(More than one may apply)

 Basement .................................................... 32.7 48.5 4.9 Q Q 9.0

 Crawlspace .................................................. 22.2 4.6 30.6 26.0 10.2 15.8

 Concrete Slab .............................................. 22.6 7.2 35.2 48.7 66.2 8.5

 Not Asked (Mobile Homes

 and Multi-Family Units) ................................ 27.3 43.7 32.0 25.2 22.9 10.6

Garage/Carport

 Yes .............................................................. 53.7 40.7 59.4 58.8 51.7 5.1

 1-Car Garage ............................................ 16.0 16.9 12.9 9.7 16.6 11.5

 2-Car Garage ............................................ 29.2 20.2 39.2 36.5 28.8 6.7

 3-Car Garage ............................................ 2.7 2.4 4.8 1.9 Q 23.3

 Covered Carport ........................................ 6.3 1.2 2.9 12.0 7.2 17.6

 No ................................................................ 25.2 18.0 13.0 20.1 28.5 11.2

 Not Asked (Apartments) .............................. 21.1 41.3 27.6 21.2 19.8 10.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table HC1-7b. Housing Unit Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 

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Housing Unit

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7

Fuels Used For Any Use

(more than one often used)

 Electricity ..................................................... 100.0 100.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 NE

 Natural Gas ................................................. 61.0 75.0 84.5 67.6 19.4 5.9

 Wood ........................................................... 14.8 12.3 18.5 12.3 11.5 15.8

 Fuel Oil ........................................................ 9.8 42.6 Q Q Q 17.7

 LPG ............................................................. 8.0 8.1 3.7 4.7 6.4 21.4

 Kerosene ..................................................... 3.4 Q 1.0 Q Q 26.1

 Solar ........................................................... 0.7 Q 0.7 Q Q 46.3

Main Heating Fuel

 Natural Gas ................................................. 52.7 49.8 68.2 54.1 11.0 8.6

 Electricity ..................................................... 29.2 5.5 25.0 41.3 79.5 10.7

 Fuel Oil ........................................................ 9.3 39.6 Q Q Q 16.6

 LPG ............................................................. 4.5 Q 1.9 3.8 2.2 22.7

 Wood ........................................................... 2.2 2.7 2.8 Q Q 24.2

 Kerosene ..................................................... 1.0 1.6 0.7 Q Q 34.2

 Solar ............................................................ Q Q Q Q Q NF

 Other/None .................................................. 1.1 0.3 Q Q Q 22.6

1 One of five climatically distinct areas, determined according to the 30-year average (1961-1990) of the annual heating and cooling degree-days. For this report, the

heating or cooling degree-days are a measure of how cold or how hot a location is over a period of one year, relative to a base temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. A

household is assigned to a climate zone according to the 30-year average annual degree-days for an appropriate nearby weather station. 2 Estimates provided by the household interview respondents, who were asked which category best described the total heated floorspace in the home. 3 New construction for 1997 includes only those housing units built and occupied between January and the April-August period when the household interviews were

conducted. 4 Based on the household respondent’s description rather than the Federal Government definition.

-- = Data not applicable.

NE = RSE row factor not estimated because RSE’s for all statistics in this row are between 0.0 and 1.0 percent.

NF = No applicable RSE row factor.

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. 

• 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.

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