Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)
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Table HC1.5 Fuels used and end uses in U.S. homes by household income, 20151
Release date: February 2017
Revised date: May 2018
| Number of housing units (million) | |||||||||
| Household income | |||||||||
| Total U.S.2 | Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to $39,999 | $40,000 to $59,999 | $60,000 to $79,999 | $80,000 to $99,000 | $100,000 to $119,999 | $120,000 to $139,999 | $140,000 or more | |
| All homes | 118.2 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11.2 |
| Fuels used for any use (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Electricity | 118.2 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11.2 |
| Natural gas | 68.6 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 8.1 |
| Propane3 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Wood | 12.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Fuel oil/kerosene | 6.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Electricity end uses (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Space heating | 57.7 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| Main | 40.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| Secondary | 23.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Air conditioning | 102.8 | 18.4 | 23.0 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 10.4 |
| Water heating | 55.1 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| Cooking4 | 75.0 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| Natural gas end uses (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Space heating | 59.5 | 9.3 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| Main | 57.7 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 6.9 |
| Secondary | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Water heating | 56.3 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| Cooking4 | 39.0 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| Outdoor grilling | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Propane end uses (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Space heating | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Main | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Secondary | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Q | 0.4 |
| Water heating | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Cooking4 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Outdoor grilling3 | 42.2 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| Wood end uses (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Space heating | 12.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Main | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Q | 0.4 |
| Secondary | 9.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Water heating | Q | Q | Q | N | Q | Q | Q | N | Q |
| Fuel oil/kerosene end uses (more than one may apply) | |||||||||
| Space heating | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Main | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Secondary | 0.9 | Q | 0.3 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
| Water heating | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Q | 0.5 |
1Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. Q = Data withheld because either the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50% or fewer than 10 cases responded. Notes: Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. See RECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Forms EIA-457A and EIA-457C of the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey |
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