Residential Sector
Territories
Table 14: Total Households by Building Type and Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Households (thousands) 29.9   40.6 41.5 42.4 43.3

Households by Building Type (thousands)
Single Detached 16.0   22.4 22.9 23.5 24.0
Single Attached 5.8   8.7 8.9 9.2 9.4
Apartments 5.4   7.3 7.5 7.6 7.8
Mobile Homes 2.6   2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1

Shares (%)
Single Detached 53.7   55.2 55.3 55.4 55.4
Single Attached 19.5   21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7
Apartments 18.1   18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Mobile Homes 8.7   5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9

Households by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 1.2   1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
Natural Gas 0.6   0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Heating Oil 22.9   31.7 32.4 33.1 33.8
Other1 3.4   4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
Wood 1.8   2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7

Shares (%)
Electricity 3.9   3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
Natural Gas 1.9   1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Heating Oil 76.7   78.0 78.1 78.1 78.1
Other1 11.4   11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Wood 6.1   6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.