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Housing characteristics tables
Housing characteristics data were collected in late 2020 and early 2021.
| Fuels used & end uses | |
|---|---|
| Preliminary release date: May 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC1.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC1.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC1.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC1.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC1.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC1.6) | PDF XLSX | in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC1.7) | PDF XLSX | in the South and West regions (HC1.8) | PDF XLSX | in U.S. homes by home size (HC1.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Structural and geographic characteristics | |
| Preliminary release date: March 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC2.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC2.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC2.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC2.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC2.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC2.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC2.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC2.8) | PDF XLSX |
| of U.S. homes by home size (HC2.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Appliances | |
| Preliminary release date: March 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC3.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC3.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC3.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC3.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC3.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC3.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC3.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC3.8) | PDF XLSX |
| in U.S. homes by home size (HC3.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Electronics | |
| Preliminary release date: March 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC4.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC4.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC4.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC4.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC4.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC4.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC4.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC4.8) | PDF XLSX |
| in U.S. homes by home size (HC4.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Lighting | |
| Preliminary release date: March 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC5.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC5.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC5.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC5.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC5.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC5.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC5.7) | PDF XLSX | in the South and West regions (HC5.8) | PDF XLSX | in U.S. homes by home size (HC5.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Space heating | |
| Preliminary release date: May 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC6.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC6.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC6.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC6.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC6.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC6.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC6.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC6.8) | PDF XLSX |
| in U.S. homes by home size (HC6.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Air conditioning | |
| Preliminary release date: May 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC7.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC7.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC7.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC7.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC7.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC7.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC7.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC7.8) | PDF XLSX |
| in U.S. homes by home size (HC7.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Water heating | |
| Preliminary release date: May 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| by Housing unit type (HC8.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC8.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC8.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC8.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC8.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC8.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC8.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC8.8) | PDF XLSX |
| in U.S. homes by home size (HC8.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Household demographics | |
| Preliminary release date: March 2022
Final release date: March 2024 Updated tables were posted for Household Demographics in March 2024 to correct the payment method for energy bills rows. Estimates for the second and third rows within that category were inadvertently switched. |
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| by Housing unit type (HC9.1) | PDF XLSX |
| by Owner/renter status (HC9.2) | PDF XLSX |
| by Year of construction (HC9.3) | PDF XLSX |
| by Number of household members (HC9.4) | PDF XLSX |
| by Household income (HC9.5) | PDF XLSX |
| by Climate region (HC9.6) | PDF XLSX |
| in the Northeast and Midwest regions (HC9.7) | PDF XLSX |
| in the South and West regions (HC9.8) | PDF XLSX |
| of U.S. homes by home size (HC9.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Square footage (housing unit size) | |
| Release date: March 2023 | |
| Total square footage of U.S. homes (HC10.1) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of Northeast homes (HC10.2) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of Midwest homes (HC10.3) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of South homes (HC10.4) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of West homes (HC10.5) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of single-family homes (HC10.6) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of apartment units (HC10.7) | PDF XLSX |
| Total square footage of mobile homes (HC10.8) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of U.S. homes (HC10.9) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of Northeast homes (HC10.10) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of Midwest homes (HC10.11) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of South homes (HC10.12) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of West homes (HC10.13) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of single-family homes (HC10.14) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of apartment units (HC10.15) | PDF XLSX |
| Average square footage of mobile homes (HC10.16) | PDF XLSX |
| Household energy insecurity | |
| Preliminary release date: May 2022 Final release date: March 2023 | |
| Household energy insecurity (HC11.1) | PDF XLSX |
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Midwest homes, notably older homes, consume more natural gas than most other U.S. homes
August 7, 2023
U.S. energy insecure households were billed more for energy than other households
May 30, 2023
U.S. households in warmer states consume less site energy than households in colder states
May 4, 2023