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1997 Housing Characteristics Tables

Household Tables

(Percent of U.S. Households; 13 pages, 54 kb)

Contents Pages

HC2-1b. Household Characteristics by Climate Zone, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 2

HC2-2b. Household Characteristics by Year of Construction, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-3b. Household Characteristics by Household Income, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-4b. Household Characteristics by Type of Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-5b. Household Characteristics by Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-6b. Household Characteristics by Type of Rented Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-7b. Household Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-8b. Housing Unit Characteristics by Urban/Rural Location, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-9b. Household Characteristics by Northeast Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-10b. Household Characteristics by Midwest Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-11b. Household Characteristics by South Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC2-12b. Household Characteristics by West Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

These data are from the 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) which provides information on the use of

energy in residential housing units in the United States. The RECS is a national statistical survey that collects data for

occupied primary housing units. RECS was first conducted in 1978; the sixth and most recent survey was conducted in

1997 RECS. The data were collected from a sample of 5,900 housing units statistically selected to represent the 101.5

million units in the United States. The 1997 data are available for the four Census regions, the nine Census divisions,

and for the four most populous States--California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

Data provided here are in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Appropriate credit would be

appreciated. A suggested citation is “U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, “A Look at

Residential Energy Consumption in 1997.”

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Table HC2-1b. Household Characteristics by Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Climate Zone1

RSE

Row

Factors

Fewer than 2,000 CDD and --

2,000 CDD

or More

and Fewer

than

4,000 HDD

More than

7,000 HDD

5,500 to

7,000 HDD

4,000 to

5,499 HDD

Fewer than

4,000 HDD

0.5 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1

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

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 3.7 2.6 3.7 3.6 3.2 4.7 14.1

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 9.4 6.5 6.6 10.6 11.8 11.0 10.3

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 10.2 11.6 8.1 8.9 12.7 11.2 10.2

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 10.2 8.6 9.4 7.9 11.9 12.9 9.5

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.3 9.5 8.1 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.8

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 13.7 15.9 16.5 15.7 14.1 7.2

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 15.3 22.4 16.7 14.3 13.9 12.6 6.5

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 16.2 15.6 19.5 17.4 11.0 15.6 6.7

 $75,000 or More ........................... 11.3 9.5 12.0 12.5 11.8 9.5 11.4

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 14.4 11.1 11.8 13.6 18.8 16.2 6.7

125 Percent .................................... 19.4 15.3 15.1 18.8 24.9 22.3 7.3

Eligible for Federal Assistance2 .. 33.6 30.3 29.2 33.6 39.0 35.7 5.4

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 5.6 4.5 5.9 3.5 6.2 7.1 12.8

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 18.3 18.5 18.8 16.4 19.8 18.0 6.0

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 22.8 25.3 23.7 22.0 22.4 22.0 4.8

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 25.2 23.2 25.8 27.4 24.3 24.0 4.7

 60 Years and Over ........................ 28.1 28.4 25.8 30.8 27.2 28.8 5.4

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 77.3 95.8 84.7 76.8 65.0 71.8 2.5

 Black ............................................. 12.5 Q 9.2 14.4 15.3 17.2 10.8

 Other3 ........................................... 10.2 3.4 6.1 8.8 19.7 11.0 13.7

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 9.3 3.8 5.6 6.1 14.5 14.9 15.4

 No ................................................. 90.7 96.2 94.4 93.9 85.5 85.1 1.6

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 25.2 27.0 23.4 28.5 23.9 24.5 5.3

 2 Persons ...................................... 32.5 30.3 34.7 30.5 32.5 32.6 4.6

 3 Persons ...................................... 17.2 15.3 15.6 19.1 18.0 17.2 5.8

 4 Persons ...................................... 15.0 16.8 16.8 13.3 13.7 15.0 5.6

 5 Persons ...................................... 6.3 7.5 6.8 4.9 6.7 6.3 11.5

 6 or More Persons ........................ 3.8 3.1 2.7 3.6 5.2 4.4 15.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-1b. Household Characteristics by Climate Zone, 

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

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Climate Zone1

RSE

Row

Factors

Fewer than 2,000 CDD and --

2,000 CDD

or More

and Fewer

than

4,000 HDD

More than

7,000 HDD

5,500 to

7,000 HDD

4,000 to

5,499 HDD

Fewer than

4,000 HDD

0.5 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 12.7 8.9 11.5 16.4 15.0 10.1 7.7

 Yes ............................................. 87.3 91.1 88.5 83.6 85.0 89.9 1.2

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 33.0 27.4 32.3 34.5 31.3 36.3 4.1

 2 Vehicles ................................... 37.5 44.6 39.6 32.0 37.2 37.8 3.8

 3 Vehicles ................................... 11.8 13.1 11.3 12.8 11.6 11.1 8.2

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 4.9 5.8 5.3 4.4 5.0 4.8 13.0

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 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 3 Includes 5.5 million householders who described themselves as Hispanic rather than White, Black, or other.

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.

Energy Information Administration

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-2b. Household Characteristics by Year of Construction, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction1

RSE

Row

Factors

1990

 to

19971

1980

to

1989

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1949

or

Before

0.5 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9

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

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 3.7 1.3 2.3 2.9 4.1 4.0 5.6 17.0

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 9.4 7.6 8.1 9.8 8.3 9.8 11.0 11.3

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 10.2 6.3 7.7 8.7 10.4 12.3 13.0 10.4

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 10.2 5.9 10.6 9.9 10.9 11.8 10.8 10.0

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.8 9.2 8.4 8.8 10.0

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 13.1 12.7 17.6 17.8 14.8 15.4 7.4

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 15.3 17.7 14.6 14.5 15.3 16.2 14.9 7.2

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 16.2 20.2 21.3 17.3 12.8 15.1 13.0 8.1

 $75,000 or More ........................... 11.3 20.2 15.3 11.4 11.0 7.6 7.5 10.6

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 14.4 8.7 10.4 13.7 15.5 16.4 18.0 8.4

125 Percent .................................... 19.4 12.7 15.4 18.5 19.4 21.5 23.9 7.5

Eligible for Federal Assistance2 .. 33.6 22.5 27.2 31.3 32.4 37.4 41.9 5.5

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 5.6 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 13.1

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 18.3 22.2 18.6 18.8 19.4 14.8 17.2 6.8

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 22.8 32.7 25.2 21.1 18.6 21.6 22.0 5.5

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 25.2 20.9 26.6 30.4 24.1 22.8 23.9 5.7

 60 Years and Over ........................ 28.1 17.9 23.4 23.4 32.6 36.0 32.0 5.9

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 77.3 83.6 78.8 82.4 75.1 75.2 72.8 2.0

 Black ............................................. 12.5 6.8 12.8 8.5 14.1 14.3 15.6 11.4

 Other3 ........................................... 10.2 9.6 8.4 9.1 10.8 10.5 11.6 11.5

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 9.3 8.4 7.6 9.2 9.0 11.5 9.9 13.1

 No ................................................. 90.7 91.6 92.4 90.8 91.0 88.5 90.1 1.3

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 25.2 17.4 24.7 24.3 26.6 25.2 28.1 6.2

 2 Persons ...................................... 32.5 34.0 32.1 32.2 35.2 31.9 31.4 4.6

 3 Persons ...................................... 17.2 15.6 17.3 17.9 16.3 18.5 16.9 7.0

 4 Persons ...................................... 15.0 19.1 15.4 16.9 13.4 14.7 13.0 6.9

 5 Persons ...................................... 6.3 9.7 7.1 5.3 6.1 5.1 6.1 12.0

 6 or More Persons ........................ 3.8 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.4 4.6 4.6 17.5

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 12.7 6.2 7.6 11.0 12.1 13.1 19.5 10.0

 Yes ............................................. 87.3 93.8 92.4 89.0 87.9 86.9 80.5 1.3

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 33.0 28.9 32.2 31.0 33.9 34.2 35.4 4.9

 2 Vehicles ................................... 37.5 49.1 41.1 38.8 38.5 36.5 30.3 4.0

 3 Vehicles ................................... 11.8 12.1 13.3 12.4 11.4 13.0 10.0 9.0

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 4.9 3.7 5.7 6.7 4.2 3.2 4.9 14.5

1 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. 2 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 3 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

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-3b. Household Characteristics by Household Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1997 Household Income

Below Poverty

Line

Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

0.6 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.9

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

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 3.7 28.2 -- -- -- 25.6 11.0 6.6

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 9.4 71.8 -- -- -- 48.5 28.0 3.8

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 10.2 -- 35.4 -- -- 18.4 28.8 5.7

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 10.2 -- 35.7 -- -- 6.5 17.8 6.5

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.3 -- 28.9 -- -- Q 8.1 6.9

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 -- -- 50.2 -- Q 5.8 5.5

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 15.3 -- -- 49.8 -- -- 0.5 7.8

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 16.2 -- -- -- 58.8 -- -- 4.1

 $75,000 or More ........................... 11.3 -- -- -- 41.2 -- -- 5.8

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 14.4 81.6 13.0 Q -- 100.0 43.0 3.3

125 Percent .................................... 19.4 97.1 22.3 0.8 -- 100.0 57.7 7.5

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 .. 33.6 100.0 64.0 6.9 -- 100.0 100.0 5.1

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 5.6 10.4 8.2 4.6 1.6 10.6 9.2 10.4

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 18.3 12.0 18.1 22.5 16.8 18.3 17.9 6.0

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 22.8 13.1 16.8 23.9 32.6 17.4 17.8 5.0

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 25.2 16.1 19.5 24.1 36.8 16.9 17.3 4.9

 60 Years and Over ........................ 28.1 48.5 37.4 25.0 12.2 36.8 37.8 4.5

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 77.3 58.9 74.4 81.0 85.2 53.5 64.4 2.2

 Black ............................................. 12.5 25.4 13.2 10.3 8.1 25.2 19.2 8.0

 Other2 ........................................... 10.2 15.8 12.4 8.7 6.7 21.3 16.4 8.9

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 9.3 14.1 12.0 7.9 5.7 18.9 15.0 10.3

 No ................................................. 90.7 85.9 88.0 92.1 94.3 81.1 85.0 1.6

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 25.2 51.7 33.0 20.3 9.9 32.9 31.1 4.2

 2 Persons ...................................... 32.5 22.1 32.7 36.1 33.3 18.1 24.3 4.3

 3 Persons ...................................... 17.2 11.3 14.2 17.6 22.5 13.9 16.0 6.0

 4 Persons ...................................... 15.0 8.1 11.3 15.5 21.6 14.8 14.8 5.6

 5 Persons ...................................... 6.3 3.3 5.1 6.8 8.5 10.7 7.6 9.7

 6 or More Persons ........................ 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.2 9.7 6.2 12.9

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 12.7 48.4 14.6 4.7 2.8 40.4 28.8 5.8

 Yes ............................................. 87.3 51.6 85.4 95.3 97.2 59.6 71.2 1.9

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 33.0 38.5 47.3 35.3 12.9 37.6 39.9 3.6

 2 Vehicles ................................... 37.5 10.9 28.8 43.2 53.0 16.1 22.8 4.0

 3 Vehicles ................................... 11.8 1.7 6.8 12.6 20.9 4.2 6.1 9.4

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 4.9 Q 2.5 4.3 10.4 1.6 2.4 13.8

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.

-- = Data not applicable.

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.

Energy Information Administration

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-4b. Household Characteristics by Type of Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.5 0.6 1.7 1.3 1.7

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

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 3.7 2.6 5.7 7.6 5.6 15.0

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 9.4 6.4 21.1 18.8 10.8 9.8

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 10.2 8.2 16.7 14.5 15.8 9.5

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 10.2 9.4 9.1 11.2 19.3 9.4

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.3 7.6 12.0 7.7 14.8 9.2

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 15.3 14.3 15.8 16.2 7.7

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 15.3 16.5 9.5 13.9 10.3 8.9

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 16.2 19.4 11.4 6.7 6.5 10.9

 $75,000 or More ........................... 11.3 14.7 Q 3.8 Q 12.3

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 14.4 10.5 26.6 25.4 22.0 7.3

125 Percent .................................... 19.4 14.3 33.2 34.3 29.9 6.4

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 .. 33.6 27.2 53.3 50.8 47.4 4.6

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 5.6 2.4 13.9 15.8 9.4 11.3

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 18.3 15.0 27.8 28.8 21.5 6.1

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 22.8 24.7 20.4 16.3 20.3 6.0

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 25.2 28.3 12.5 15.6 24.4 5.9

 60 Years and Over ........................ 28.1 29.6 25.4 23.6 24.4 6.2

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 77.3 81.9 61.4 58.0 86.9 2.4

 Black ............................................. 12.5 11.4 22.5 17.2 4.7 9.9

 Other2 ........................................... 10.2 6.7 16.1 24.8 8.4 11.6

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 9.3 6.9 14.9 17.6 11.9 12.4

 No ................................................. 90.7 93.1 85.1 82.4 88.1 1.9

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 25.2 19.3 40.0 45.4 30.2 4.4

 2 Persons ...................................... 32.5 34.5 27.1 26.0 29.7 5.0

 3 Persons ...................................... 17.2 18.3 12.2 14.1 16.0 7.4

 4 Persons ...................................... 15.0 16.6 13.3 9.5 12.2 7.5

 5 Persons ...................................... 6.3 7.0 4.4 3.4 7.2 12.5

 6 or More Persons ........................ 3.8 4.3 3.0 1.7 4.6 19.6

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 12.7 7.8 29.9 30.7 10.1 7.6

 Yes ............................................. 87.3 92.2 70.1 69.3 89.9 1.9

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 33.0 27.9 42.7 49.8 42.1 3.9

 2 Vehicles ................................... 37.5 43.6 20.3 16.6 34.5 5.2

 3 Vehicles ................................... 11.8 14.6 5.6 1.8 10.1 10.5

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 4.9 6.2 Q 1.1 3.2 16.9

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.

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.

Energy Information Administration

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-5b. Household Characteristics by Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

OwnerOccupied

Units

Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.4 0.4 2.9 1.9 1.1

Total Owner-Occupied Units ....... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 1.8 1.5 Q Q 4.4 30.5

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 5.7 5.2 Q Q 9.5 19.8

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 8.0 7.2 Q 16.6 15.6 17.2

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 9.7 8.8 Q Q 19.5 15.2

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.0 7.5 Q Q 15.5 14.6

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 15.1 17.9 25.2 16.6 10.6

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 16.5 16.9 Q 16.4 11.3 11.8

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 19.8 20.9 30.2 Q 6.8 12.2

 $75,000 or More ........................... 15.1 16.8 Q Q Q 13.2

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 8.3 7.4 Q Q 18.5 15.2

125 Percent .................................... 12.0 10.6 Q 22.0 26.1 13.2

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 .. 25.0 22.9 30.9 41.6 44.5 8.0

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 1.4 0.8 Q Q 7.3 34.4

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 12.6 12.0 Q Q 21.1 12.2

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 23.6 24.2 25.1 Q 19.1 10.0

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 29.2 30.0 17.4 Q 25.6 7.7

 60 Years and Over ........................ 33.2 32.9 42.5 66.9 26.9 6.8

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 84.3 84.1 71.3 84.6 88.7 2.9

 Black ............................................. 9.9 10.3 Q Q 4.9 19.8

 Other2 ........................................... 5.7 5.5 Q Q 6.4 24.4

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 6.3 5.9 Q Q 10.6 23.0

 No ................................................. 93.7 94.1 88.3 95.4 89.4 2.1

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 21.1 19.1 34.1 65.8 31.7 6.8

 2 Persons ...................................... 35.5 36.5 22.7 25.4 28.7 8.4

 3 Persons ...................................... 17.3 17.7 18.6 Q 15.2 10.5

 4 Persons ...................................... 15.9 16.5 Q Q 12.5 11.0

 5 Persons ...................................... 6.6 6.7 Q Q 7.0 16.2

 6 or More Persons ........................ 3.7 3.6 Q Q 4.8 26.9

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 6.9 6.3 Q 28.8 8.2 16.7

 Yes ............................................. 93.1 93.7 88.1 71.2 91.8 2.4

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 27.3 25.4 35.7 58.2 40.7 6.7

 2 Vehicles ................................... 44.2 45.7 32.5 Q 37.0 6.2

 3 Vehicles ................................... 15.2 15.8 Q Q 10.5 12.1

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 6.5 6.9 Q Q 3.6 21.0

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.

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.

Energy Information Administration

A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997
Table HC2-6b. Household Characteristics by Type of Rented Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Rented

Units

Type of Rented Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.5 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.3

Total Rented Units ........................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

1997 Household Income

Category

 Less than $5,000 .......................... 7.7 7.5 6.5 8.0 Q 18.2

 $5,000 to $9,999 ........................... 17.1 12.1 24.0 19.0 17.5 12.0

 $10,000 to $14,999 ....................... 14.6 13.1 18.6 14.4 17.1 11.3

 $15,000 to $19,999 ....................... 11.4 12.2 8.3 11.4 18.0 12.8

 $20,000 to $24,999 ....................... 8.9 8.1 13.3 7.9 Q 14.2

 $25,000 to $34,999 ....................... 15.4 16.5 13.5 15.1 14.1 13.0

 $35,000 to $49,999 ....................... 12.7 14.1 7.8 13.7 Q 13.7

 $50,000 to $74,999 ....................... 8.7 12.0 7.7 6.5 Q 20.9

 $75,000 or More ........................... 3.5 4.4 Q 4.0 Q 28.5

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent .................................... 27.2 25.4 30.2 26.9 39.2 8.4

125 Percent .................................... 34.8 31.9 38.1 35.2 48.5 7.5

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 .. 51.4 48.0 57.7 51.5 61.3 6.1

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ............................. 14.3 10.1 15.9 17.0 19.7 13.1

 25 to 34 Years .............................. 29.9 29.5 31.0 30.4 23.7 7.8

 35 to 44 Years .............................. 21.2 27.0 19.4 16.5 25.9 8.3

 45 to 59 Years .............................. 17.0 20.1 11.5 15.9 18.7 11.2

 60 Years and Over ........................ 17.6 13.3 22.1 20.2 Q 13.3

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 62.8 70.9 59.4 55.8 78.4 4.3

 Black ............................................. 17.9 16.6 23.3 18.3 Q 12.1

 Other2 ........................................... 19.3 12.5 17.3 25.9 18.0 13.4

Householder of Hispanic

Descent

 Yes ................................................ 15.5 11.5 15.5 18.7 18.3 15.2

 No ................................................. 84.5 88.5 84.5 81.3 81.7 2.8

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 33.7 20.2 41.1 43.7 22.5 7.9

 2 Persons ...................................... 26.3 25.1 28.0 26.1 34.7 8.5

 3 Persons ...................................... 16.9 21.3 11.0 14.8 19.9 11.5

 4 Persons ...................................... 13.2 17.1 13.5 9.9 11.1 12.9

 5 Persons ...................................... 5.8 8.8 3.9 3.6 Q 18.9

 6 or More Persons ........................ 4.1 7.4 Q 1.8 Q 25.4

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................. 24.9 15.3 33.4 30.8 19.5 9.2

 Yes ............................................. 75.1 84.7 66.6 69.2 80.5 2.9

 1 Vehicle ..................................... 44.9 39.9 44.1 49.1 49.2 5.4

 2 Vehicles ................................... 23.7 33.4 17.9 17.3 22.1 10.0

 3 Vehicles ................................... 4.7 8.5 Q 1.8 Q 23.1

 4 or More Vehicles ...................... 1.8 2.9 Q Q Q 30.8

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.

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

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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.

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

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Urban/Rural Location1

RSE

Row

Factors

City Town Suburbs Rural

0.5 0.8 1.3 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 4.4 4.0 1.6 3.7 14.3

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 12.2 10.9 3.0 6.9 10.5

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 11.8 12.1 5.5 8.5 9.7

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 11.6 10.7 6.5 9.9 8.4

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 8.6 8.5 5.8 10.0 8.8

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 15.7 14.6 13.8 17.2 6.2

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 14.4 14.4 17.6 16.2 6.1

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 13.1 15.1 23.9 17.5 6.6

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 8.2 9.6 22.3 10.1 8.8

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 18.2 15.7 5.6 11.9 7.9

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 24.2 20.5 8.0 16.7 7.4

Eligible for Federal Assistance2 ................ 33.6 39.5 38.9 15.9 30.4 4.8

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 7.1 6.5 3.0 3.2 12.3

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 20.9 16.8 16.1 14.7 5.8

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 21.4 23.9 24.1 24.5 4.5

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 22.6 23.0 29.2 30.7 4.4

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 28.0 29.8 27.6 26.9 4.5

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 67.2 86.3 82.6 91.1 1.8

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 17.6 7.0 10.3 6.1 11.9

 Other3 .......................................................... 10.2 15.2 6.7 7.1 2.7 13.3

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 13.5 7.3 4.7 4.3 12.8

 No ................................................................ 90.7 86.5 92.7 95.3 95.7 1.3

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 27.9 27.7 21.0 19.1 4.4

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 30.7 30.7 34.7 37.4 3.6

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 17.9 15.5 17.3 16.8 5.8

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 13.8 15.9 15.9 16.5 5.8

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.6 6.1 10.5

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.5 4.1 14.4

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 17.3 11.9 6.3 7.4 7.7

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 82.7 88.1 93.7 92.6 1.1

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 37.8 35.4 26.8 23.4 4.0

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 32.8 37.4 47.0 40.8 3.3

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 8.9 10.5 15.1 17.9 7.1

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 3.2 4.8 4.8 10.4 11.6

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 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.

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Table HC2-9b. Household Characteristics by Northeast Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

Northeast Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

Middle Atlantic New England

0.5 1.0 1.3 1.4

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

1997 Household Income Category

 Less than $5,000 ......................................... 3.7 3.7 4.4 Q 10.9

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 9.2 10.3 6.3 8.9

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 8.5 7.5 11.3 12.8

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 6.9 6.4 8.2 8.4

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 8.0 8.4 6.8 10.0

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 16.6 16.2 17.7 7.3

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 7.0

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 19.3 19.1 19.7 6.5

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 12.8 12.6 13.2 9.9

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 12.8 14.6 7.7 5.7

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 16.8 18.3 12.7 6.7

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ................ 33.6 32.6 31.6 35.3 5.3

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 5.0 5.1 4.8 10.8

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 16.0 14.0 21.2 9.0

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 22.0 22.1 21.7 4.5

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 26.1 26.8 24.2 4.5

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 30.9 32.0 28.0 4.9

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 81.2 78.4 88.9 1.9

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 9.2 10.5 5.6 14.2

 Other2 .......................................................... 10.2 9.6 11.1 5.5 14.3

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 8.4 9.0 6.6 15.7

 No ................................................................ 90.7 91.6 91.0 93.4 1.4

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 26.1 26.2 25.7 4.7

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 33.8 34.6 31.7 3.3

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 16.4 16.2 17.0 6.1

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 15.6 15.1 16.8 6.1

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 5.4 5.1 6.3 10.0

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 2.7 2.8 2.4 20.5

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 18.4 20.2 13.5 6.0

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 81.6 79.8 86.5 1.2

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 33.0 32.9 33.4 4.0

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 33.7 32.2 37.7 3.4

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 10.6 10.8 10.3 8.3

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 4.2 3.9 5.1 10.8

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.

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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Table HC2-10b. Household Characteristics by Midwest Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

Midwest Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

East North Central West North Central

0.5 1.0 1.2 1.8

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

1997 Household Income Category

 Less than $5,000 ......................................... 3.7 3.6 3.9 2.9 15.3

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 6.6 6.8 6.3 11.9

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 9.6 9.8 9.1 10.1

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 9.3 9.6 8.7 10.5

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 8.1 7.6 9.4 6.7

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 15.8 15.6 16.2 6.1

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 17.5 17.2 18.2 5.2

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 18.8 19.2 17.9 7.5

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 10.7 10.4 11.4 10.5

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 12.0 12.5 10.7 6.4

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 16.0 16.8 14.1 8.1

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ................ 33.6 29.8 31.1 26.8 6.0

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 4.7 5.0 3.9 17.8

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 20.0 19.9 20.3 6.5

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 23.5 23.8 23.0 5.1

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 24.6 24.7 24.3 5.2

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 27.2 26.6 28.5 6.7

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 86.3 84.8 89.9 1.6

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 9.4 11.1 5.5 15.3

 Other2 .......................................................... 10.2 4.3 4.1 4.6 17.6

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 3.9 3.8 4.1 21.5

 No ................................................................ 90.7 96.1 96.2 95.9 1.0

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 25.8 25.9 25.6 5.9

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 31.4 29.8 35.1 5.2

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 16.2 16.6 15.3 6.8

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 15.6 16.1 14.4 7.3

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 7.2 7.6 6.1 11.4

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 17.9

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 11.1 13.1 6.2 9.2

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 88.9 86.9 93.8 1.1

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 30.5 30.4 30.7 5.0

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 41.5 41.2 42.4 3.3

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 11.7 10.2 15.2 7.6

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.5 11.0

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.

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Table HC2-11b. Household Characteristics by South Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

South Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

South Atlantic East South Central West South Central

0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.5

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

1997 Household Income Category

 Less than $5,000 ......................................... 3.7 3.9 3.2 5.4 4.2 16.4

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 11.8 11.5 13.5 11.1 9.7

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 10.5 9.1 11.9 12.1 9.9

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 10.8 10.3 10.9 11.7 9.1

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 9.0 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.8

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 14.7 15.3 14.7 13.6 8.0

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 13.5 14.2 15.7 11.1 5.7

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 15.5 15.6 12.2 17.3 7.0

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 10.3 12.1 6.5 9.5 10.5

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 15.8 15.4 18.3 15.1 8.7

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 21.8 21.1 24.8 21.4 6.7

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ................ 33.6 34.5 34.1 35.7 34.6 5.3

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 5.8 6.2 4.1 6.1 11.4

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 17.7 16.2 17.9 20.0 4.6

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 22.4 23.2 21.1 21.7 5.0

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 26.5 26.3 25.7 27.2 4.2

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 27.6 28.0 31.2 24.9 5.7

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 73.1 71.3 82.3 71.0 2.8

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 21.0 23.9 16.2 18.6 10.4

 Other2 .......................................................... 10.2 5.9 4.8 Q 10.3 16.1

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 7.6 6.3 2.0 13.1 18.7

 No ................................................................ 90.7 92.4 93.7 98.0 86.9 1.6

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 24.9 24.3 26.7 24.8 4.7

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 33.5 35.4 32.7 30.6 3.9

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 17.8 17.5 18.4 17.8 5.4

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 14.6 14.8 14.5 14.3 5.5

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 5.7 4.9 4.2 7.8 11.9

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.3 4.5 15.9

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 11.4 11.9 12.4 9.8 7.3

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 88.6 88.1 87.6 90.2 1.0

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 34.0 35.5 29.3 34.1 4.4

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 38.0 36.6 40.3 39.2 4.3

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 12.3 12.0 13.6 11.8 7.1

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.3 5.1 14.8

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.

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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Table HC2-12b. Household Characteristics by West Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

West Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

Mountain Pacific

0.5 1.0 1.7 1.2

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

1997 Household Income Category

 Less than $5,000 ......................................... 3.7 3.5 5.2 2.9 12.4

 $5,000 to $9,999 ......................................... 9.4 8.8 7.6 9.3 10.9

 $10,000 to $14,999 ..................................... 10.2 11.7 8.5 13.0 9.7

 $15,000 to $19,999 ..................................... 10.2 13.4 14.4 13.0 8.4

 $20,000 to $24,999 ..................................... 8.3 7.6 9.8 6.7 8.3

 $25,000 to $34,999 ..................................... 15.4 15.1 16.8 14.4 7.2

 $35,000 to $49,999 ..................................... 15.3 15.9 16.7 15.6 7.8

 $50,000 to $74,999 ..................................... 16.2 11.6 10.7 12.0 9.7

 $75,000 or More .......................................... 11.3 12.4 10.4 13.1 13.9

Below Poverty Line

100 Percent ................................................... 14.4 16.4 14.4 17.1 6.9

125 Percent ................................................... 19.4 21.5 18.7 22.5 8.1

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ................ 33.6 37.1 31.3 39.4 6.2

Age of Householder

 Under 25 Years ........................................... 5.6 6.7 7.9 6.2 12.3

 25 to 34 Years ............................................. 18.3 19.3 17.5 20.1 8.1

 35 to 44 Years ............................................. 22.8 23.6 23.9 23.5 5.1

 45 to 59 Years ............................................. 25.2 23.1 24.8 22.5 6.5

 60 Years and Over ...................................... 28.1 27.2 25.9 27.8 4.9

Race of Householder

 White ........................................................... 77.3 70.8 87.2 64.3 2.3

 Black ............................................................ 12.5 5.1 2.6 6.1 14.5

 Other2 .......................................................... 10.2 24.1 10.2 29.6 9.2

Householder of Hispanic Descent

 Yes .............................................................. 9.3 18.8 18.4 18.9 12.6

 No ................................................................ 90.7 81.2 81.6 81.1 2.7

Household Size

 1 Person ...................................................... 25.2 24.1 21.8 25.1 6.0

 2 Persons .................................................... 32.5 31.0 34.2 29.7 5.1

 3 Persons .................................................... 17.2 17.8 14.9 19.0 5.6

 4 Persons .................................................... 15.0 14.5 18.2 13.1 5.5

 5 Persons .................................................... 6.3 7.3 7.5 7.2 10.3

 6 or More Persons ....................................... 3.8 5.3 3.4 6.0 17.9

Household Owns or Has

Regular Use of a Motor Vehicle

 No ............................................................ 12.7 11.6 7.1 13.4 9.7

 Yes ........................................................... 87.3 88.4 92.9 86.6 1.2

 1 Vehicle .................................................... 33.0 34.2 31.9 35.1 4.6

 2 Vehicles .................................................. 37.5 35.7 39.1 34.4 4.8

 3 Vehicles .................................................. 11.8 12.3 14.2 11.5 10.2

 4 or More Vehicles .................................... 4.9 6.2 7.7 5.6 13.7

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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