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Texas Low-Income Users of Propane

 

I. Texas Households Eligible for Federal Programs Using Propane (LPG) for Any Purpose

143,000 HH	1997 Expenditure
All HH Energy Expenditures :
mean	$995
median	$1,028
LPG Expenditures :
mean	$421
median	$335
Electricity Expenditures :
mean	$574
median	$546
Energy Burden, Total :
mean	16%
median	12%

 

II. Texas Households Eligible for Federal Programs Using Propane (LPG) for Heat

98,000 HH	1997 Expenditure
All HH Energy Expenditures :
mean	$1,090
median	$1,029
LPG Expenditures :
mean	$548
median	$420
Electricity Expenditures :
mean	$542
median	$546
Energy Burden, Total :
mean	18%
median	13%

 

 

 

 

 

All data analyzed are taken from the US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. Washington, DC 1999.