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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 6-5. Fuels--Occupied Units With Hispanic Householder
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Tenure
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 Owner Renter New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate 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		 9814 4731 5083 408 438 319 715 1104 2333 1938 9814 4508 4498 808 8868 392 946 521 416 1488 749 3604 3973

Main House Heating Fuel

Housing units with heating fuel		 9698 4712 4985 408 438 306 706 1092 2287 1901 9698 4434 4455 808 8751 392 946 521 416 1486 747 3555 3910
Electricity 3493 1561 1932 261 203 65 131 333 1119 666 3493 1388 1844 262 3122 132 371 237 129 123 100 2209 1061
Piped gas 5151 2781 2370 128 141 146 468 608 992 935 5151 2499 2274 377 4837 248 314 184 130 658 612 1205 2675
Bottled gas 193 133 60 8 62 2 23 19 32 27 193 23 113 57 69 3 124 64 55 16 22 72 83
Fuel oil 723 154 569 8 7 85 70 104 124 226 723 499 177 47 670 6 53 12 41 674 7 28 13
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 30 7 23 0 16 0 11 0 5 12 30 6 6 18 11 3 19 4 15 4 0 24 2
Coal or coke 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Wood 94 75 19 3 8 3 3 24 10 28 94 9 39 45 30 0 64 19 45 4 5 16 68
Solar energy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other 10 2 8 0 0 5 0 2 5 5 10 8 0 2 8 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 5

Other House Heating Fuels@1

With other heating fuel		 1912 1173 739 71 77 68 192 259 320 329 1912 786 909 216 1645 102 267 153 114 250 126 719 817
Electricity 1072 625 448 27 58 34 120 162 171 195 1072 433 525 115 933 55 140 80 60 133 53 472 414
Piped gas 385 223 162 23 7 18 53 51 52 58 385 201 148 36 354 24 31 20 11 58 42 151 134
Bottled gas 44 36 7 0 7 0 14 4 2 11 44 5 11 28 11 3 33 8 25 2 2 28 12
Fuel oil 102 31 71 2 3 10 29 8 9 46 102 79 17 6 92 0 11 5 6 74 2 11 16
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 19 10 9 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 19 6 6 7 17 7 2 2 0 4 8 7 0
Coal or coke 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0
Wood 478 361 117 20 11 10 21 56 93 74 478 137 273 69 380 24 98 53 45 23 27 104 324
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 35 27 7 3 0 3 3 7 7 5 35 7 24 4 28 1 6 4 2 1 2 12 18

Cooking Fuel

With cooking fuel		 9777 4725 5052 408 438 311 687 1092 2320 1924 9777 4486 4484 807 8836 392 940 516 415 1481 747 3595 3953
Electricity 4125 1945 2181 247 158 86 180 408 1277 639 4125 1612 2132 382 3647 175 478 264 207 345 236 2179 1366
Piped gas 5342 2553 2789 144 179 218 485 633 994 1185 5342 2831 2187 324 5053 214 289 178 110 1097 491 1257 2496
Bottled gas 303 221 82 17 101 7 22 47 49 96 303 43 162 97 134 3 169 74 95 39 20 159 85
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
Other 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Water Heating Fuel

With hot piped water		 9779 4713 5066 408 429 284 715 1090 2322 1918 9779 4486 4492 801 8846 392 934 516 409 1482 747 3592 3958
Electricity 3139 1441 1699 239 261 42 147 325 1017 580 3139 1141 1629 369 2635 137 505 265 233 167 127 2138 707
Piped gas 5882 3048 2834 161 132 171 491 650 1168 1105 5882 2897 2625 361 5571 247 311 196 113 746 600 1396 3139
Bottled gas 185 133 52 8 35 2 15 30 34 26 185 23 106 56 81 3 104 51 53 14 18 52 100
Fuel oil 556 87 468 0 0 67 62 80 99 201 556 412 129 15 544 5 12 2 10 548 0 5 3
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solar energy 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 3 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5
Other 8 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4

Central Air Conditioning Fuel

With central air conditioning		 4738 2746 1993 340 223 62 153 512 1250 694 4738 1888 2531 320 4278 191 461 323 129 200 329 2672 1538
Electricity 4632 2675 1956 338 223 62 151 503 1232 687 4632 1827 2488 317 4173 188 459 321 129 189 321 2638 1484
Piped gas 105 68 36 2 0 0 2 9 18 7 105 59 43 3 102 3 2 2 0 11 8 34 51
Other 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Other Central Air Fuel

With other central air		 293 221 72 27 4 3 13 36 54 32 293 101 177 15 268 10 26 18 5 14 20 182 77
Electricity 291 221 70 27 4 3 13 36 54 30 291 100 177 15 266 10 26 18 5 14 20 182 75
Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Clothes Dryer Fuel

With clothes dryer		 5339 3872 1467 335 265 85 259 629 965 662 5339 2032 2757 550 4621 239 718 398 311 439 441 2247 2213
Electricity 3748 2624 1124 256 238 52 183 435 763 501 3748 1431 1826 491 3158 216 589 305 276 290 213 1972 1272
Piped gas 1538 1201 337 75 16 34 76 182 199 152 1538 597 901 40 1439 24 99 82 17 143 223 256 916
Other 54 48 6 3 11 0 0 12 4 9 54 5 30 19 24 0 30 12 19 5 5 19 25

Units Using Each Fuel@1

Electricity		 9809 4731 5078 408 438 313 715 1104 2333 1936 9809 4508 4492 808 8862 392 946 521 416 1488 749 3601 3971
Piped gas 6950 3391 3559 190 188 273 584 802 1424 1415 6950 3569 2930 451 6560 304 390 239 146 1244 656 1686 3364
Bottled gas 413 305 108 23 124 7 32 62 61 111 413 60 214 139 163 3 250 108 137 49 27 217 120
Fuel oil 1238 339 899 16 33 99 130 159 245 371 1238 753 402 83 1138 17 100 34 66 819 24 179 216
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 51 17 34 0 16 0 11 2 10 17 51 14 12 25 30 9 21 6 15 10 8 31 2
Coal or coke 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 2 6 0 0 0
Wood 534 405 129 23 17 13 21 69 100 94 534 141 293 101 396 24 138 61 77 27 31 113 363
Solar energy 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 3 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5
Other 65 39 25 3 0 8 3 12 17 16 65 28 29 7 55 1 10 4 6 8 2 16 39

All electric units		 2365 997 1368 203 123 24 87 218 815 391 2365 853 1323 189 2093 85 272 166 103 80 66 1727 491
@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