Florida Residential Energy Consumption Survey
Compared with Most populous U.S. States
 
Florida
California
New York
Texas
Number of households :
5.9 million
11.5 million
6.8 million
7 million
Portion of all U.S. households:
6%
11%
7%
7%
Single-family homes:
77%
68%
56%
75%
Multifamily dwellings:
20%
28%
41%
21%
Mobile Homes:
3%
4%
2%
4%
Owner-occupied homes:
75%
54%
55%
64%
Homes built ...

before 1940
5%
10%
37%
8%

after 1980
45%
25%
14%
31%
Homes with a ...

basement
1%
7%
86%
7%

garage or carport
13%
59%
41%
59%

clothes washer
82%
61%
67%
73%

clothes dryer
74%
57%
54%
70%

personal computer
33%
40%
32%
37%
Homes using ...

natural gas
19%
84%
75%
68%

LPG
6%
4%
8%
4%

Fuel oil
0%
0%
43%
0%
Eligible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program:
33%
43%
32%
33%
Total energy consumed:
55 million
Btu per
household
64 million
Btu per
household
123 million
Btu per
household
96 million
Btu per
household
Amount spent on all energy:
$1,266 per household
$1,009 per household
$1,724 per household
$1,374 per household
Homes where main space heating energy source was:

electricity
80%
68%
6%
41%

natural gas
12%
25%
50%
54%

LPG
0%
2%
0%
4%

Fuel oil
0%
0%
40%
0%
Energy Consumed for space heating:
5 million
Btu per household
20 million
Btu per
household
77 million
Btu per
household
31 million
Btu per
household
Amount spent for space heating:
$83 per
household
$170 per
household
$661 per household
$248 per household
Homes with air-conditioning:
95%
40%
62%
90%

with a central air-conditioning system
83%
28%
18%
69%

with room/wall unit
12%
12%
44%
23%

Electricity consumed for air conditioning:

13 million
Btu per
household
4 million
Btu per
household
2 million
Btu per
household
12 million
Btu per
household
Amount spent for air-conditioning:
$322 per
household
$127 per
household
$80 per
household
$266 per household
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1997