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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 4-5. Fuels--Renter Occupied Units
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 33996 1163 1218 1178 2528 6974 5083 4299 11412 7889 33996 14861 14153 4982 29646 2627 4351 1938 2355 7334 6709 11353 8600

Main House Heating Fuel

Housing units with heating fuel		 33742 1163 1218 1160 2504 6948 4985 4276 11311 7827 33742 14765 14009 4968 29404 2615 4338 1927 2353 7330 6705 11278 8429
Electricity 13723 795 529 317 659 2866 1932 1707 5513 3106 13723 5432 6432 1859 11969 1060 1754 922 799 1188 1955 7215 3365
Piped gas 15387 317 325 550 1348 3244 2370 1778 4846 3592 15387 7422 6019 1946 14327 1330 1060 433 616 3279 4245 3147 4717
Bottled gas 957 15 223 19 142 108 60 123 273 244 957 83 349 526 274 60 683 211 465 114 261 441 141
Fuel oil 3071 19 41 236 245 632 569 573 550 709 3071 1721 999 351 2598 122 473 239 229 2651 152 210 58
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 197 5 73 7 70 60 23 34 44 83 197 31 67 98 64 19 133 50 80 44 0 141 11
Coal or coke 15 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 15 2 0 13 6 4 9 0 9 2 6 4 3
Wood 284 13 28 18 34 29 19 46 45 63 284 12 106 166 60 11 224 69 155 29 44 108 103
Solar energy 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 5 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other 103 0 0 12 4 8 8 12 34 27 103 60 34 8 101 8 2 2 0 22 42 13 25

Other House Heating Fuels@1

With other heating fuel		 5007 111 253 241 523 958 739 691 1390 1089 5007 1973 1972 1061 3849 402 1157 495 659 914 758 1705 1630
Electricity 2950 51 120 158 339 568 448 472 718 682 2950 1234 1128 588 2374 261 576 249 327 539 447 1036 929
Piped gas 767 30 16 43 122 230 162 103 192 197 767 396 252 119 707 83 60 23 37 170 180 208 209
Bottled gas 108 8 22 3 17 14 7 25 39 32 108 0 39 70 12 5 97 32 65 14 14 74 7
Fuel oil 247 5 7 15 39 71 71 49 38 97 247 172 53 23 211 8 36 22 14 163 20 29 35
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 193 0 37 14 27 37 9 14 26 51 193 28 72 93 58 13 136 55 80 23 43 119 9
Coal or coke 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 13 0 4 9 0 0 13 4 9 2 0 4 7
Wood 1265 18 72 42 84 149 117 100 491 162 1265 322 613 330 813 80 452 199 250 135 118 423 589
Solar energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 61 0 5 3 8 9 7 15 14 13 61 21 38 2 54 0 7 5 2 8 9 10 33

Cooking Fuel

With cooking fuel		 33763 1160 1218 1099 2378 6909 5052 4254 11324 7774 33763 14715 14096 4952 29435 2617 4328 1935 2335 7263 6670 11306 8523
Electricity 19770 958 663 516 1077 3454 2181 2599 7480 4210 19770 7251 9020 3498 16670 1845 3099 1402 1653 2697 4005 8293 4775
Piped gas 13127 170 296 560 1177 3281 2789 1539 3629 3310 13127 7376 4684 1067 12455 719 671 314 348 4333 2532 2616 3646
Bottled gas 853 31 258 17 120 167 82 114 215 245 853 81 390 383 298 51 555 218 332 233 128 392 100
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Coal or coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Other 7 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2

Water Heating Fuel

With hot piped water		 33840 1162 1218 1021 2528 6915 5066 4265 11356 7800 33840 14757 14132 4951 29527 2615 4313 1931 2336 7295 6672 11306 8566
Electricity 14267 796 828 313 843 2808 1699 1867 5576 3259 14267 5017 6570 2680 11527 1187 2740 1219 1493 1442 2249 7702 2875
Piped gas 16650 340 270 515 1381 3522 2834 1857 5221 3804 16650 8231 6614 1805 15715 1305 935 425 499 3640 4233 3288 5489
Bottled gas 682 10 107 9 87 80 52 76 201 148 682 88 307 287 269 48 413 168 238 141 162 221 158
Fuel oil 2107 15 6 172 206 488 468 451 329 556 2107 1362 595 149 1908 65 199 115 84 2030 4 64 9
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 15 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 15 5 2 8 9 2 6 0 6 15 0 0 0
Coal or coke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Wood 9 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 0 5 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 9 0 4 5 0
Solar energy 18 0 0 0 0 7 2 5 4 8 18 3 16 0 14 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 16
Other 86 0 0 10 9 6 8 7 22 19 86 50 27 9 81 4 5 0 5 25 16 27 19

Central Air Conditioning Fuel

With central air conditioning		 14624 940 537 277 688 3022 1993 1672 5906 2830 14624 5687 7142 1795 13005 1075 1619 876 720 1022 2665 8236 2702
Electricity 14314 919 531 264 670 2967 1956 1629 5791 2774 14314 5552 7002 1760 12725 1056 1589 863 704 963 2580 8131 2640
Piped gas 286 21 2 13 18 51 36 37 108 52 286 132 131 23 268 14 19 10 9 52 76 96 63
Other 24 0 4 0 0 4 0 6 7 4 24 3 9 13 12 5 12 4 8 7 9 9 0

Other Central Air Fuel

With other central air		 414 24 13 7 30 98 72 62 140 81 414 192 175 47 367 22 46 22 25 22 53 253 85
Electricity 410 24 13 7 30 96 70 62 140 77 410 188 175 47 364 22 46 22 25 22 53 251 83
Gas 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Other 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Clothes Dryer Fuel

With clothes dryer		 14840 838 839 265 841 2311 1467 1389 5002 2606 14840 5097 6967 2776 11921 1251 2919 1366 1525 2188 2956 5937 3759
Electricity 12297 761 776 213 687 1891 1124 1149 4346 2179 12297 4068 5674 2555 9625 1124 2672 1224 1431 1668 2241 5607 2781
Piped gas 2426 71 51 51 138 402 337 225 615 397 2426 1009 1226 192 2247 127 179 108 65 473 700 303 951
Other 116 6 13 0 16 18 6 15 41 30 116 19 68 29 48 0 68 34 29 48 16 27 26

Units Using Each Fuel@1

Electricity		 33975 1162 1218 1157 2528 6968 5078 4295 11405 7874 33975 14852 14146 4976 29624 2621 4351 1938 2355 7325 6704 11348 8598
Piped gas 20754 457 366 838 1758 4514 3559 2507 6417 4905 20754 10619 7833 2302 19470 1582 1284 553 720 5422 4938 4283 6111
Bottled gas 1463 44 335 25 178 208 108 187 398 365 1463 144 610 710 476 89 988 361 620 291 312 668 193
Fuel oil 5554 71 105 346 451 1122 899 1038 1261 1369 5554 2917 2002 635 4833 284 720 362 351 3559 498 881 616
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 381 5 105 19 95 90 34 44 67 129 381 63 133 185 126 32 255 99 153 73 43 244 20
Coal or coke 26 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 9 26 2 4 20 6 4 20 4 16 4 6 6 10
Wood 1445 30 87 52 106 169 129 123 520 203 1445 332 667 446 857 91 588 230 355 156 152 499 638
Solar energy 21 0 0 0 0 7 2 5 6 8 21 5 16 0 17 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 19
Other 258 0 5 22 27 34 25 34 73 64 258 134 98 26 240 14 19 7 12 55 67 51 85

All electric units		 10706 678 446 237 479 2147 1368 1382 4405 2358 10706 3927 5174 1606 9148 881 1559 801 725 773 1464 6196 2273
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005