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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Education Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Education Buildings
327
100
8,651
100
26.4
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
119
36
338
4
2.8
5,001 to 10,000
61
19
444
5
7.3
10,001 to 25,000
52
16
883
10
17.1
25,001 to 50,000
49
15
1,803
21
36.5
50,001 to 100,000
30
9
2,144
25
71.0
100,001 to 200,000
10
3
1,484
17
143.0
200,001 to 500,000
5
1
1,311
15
278.9
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
18
5
278
3
15.7
1920 to 1945
32
10
1,138
13
35.5
1946 to 1959
71
22
1,831
21
26.0
1960 to 1969
69
21
2,035
24
29.3
1970 to 1979
53
16
1,411
16
26.5
1980 to 1989
37
11
719
8
19.2
1990 to 1999
47
14
1,239
14
26.4
 
Floors
One
218
67
3,153
36
14.5
Two
57
17
2,340
27
41.1
Three
41
13
1,827
21
44.3
Four to Nine
11
3
1,293
15
115.6
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
31
9
1,714
20
55.8
—New England
8
2
575
7
72.6
—Middle Atlantic
23
7
1,139
13
49.9
Midwest
42
13
2,250
26
54.2
—East North Central
23
7
1,506
17
65.4
—West North Central
18
6
744
9
40.3
South
121
37
2,348
27
19.5
—South Atlantic
52
16
997
12
19.3
—East South Central
22
7
438
5
20.4
—West South Central
48
15
913
11
19.2
West
134
41
2,338
27
17.4
—Mountain
21
6
758
9
36.3
—Pacific
113
35
1,580
18
13.9
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
133
41
3,207
37
24.1
—Owner Occupied
107
33
2,833
33
26.4
—Nonowner Occupied
25
8
373
4
14.7
Government Owned
195
59
5,444
63
28.0
—Federal
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—State
43
13
1,712
20
40.1
—Local
151
46
3,655
42
24.2
 
Number of Establishments
One
302
92
7,947
92
26.3
2 to 5
24
7
657
8
27.7
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
98
30
4,076
47
41.4
College or University
23
7
1,040
12
44.9
Primary or Secondary School
167
51
2,895
33
17.3
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Religious Campus or Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
12
4
245
3
Q
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled; N=No cases in responding sample.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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Establishment, Employment and Age Data by Basic Characteristics for Education Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Education Buildings
1.2
8,927
27
969
35.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.0
734
6
460
32.5
5,001 to 10,000
1.4
765
12
580
35.5
10,001 to 25,000
1.4
1,057
20
836
40.5
25,001 to 50,000
1.1
1,685
34
1,070
35.5
50,001 to 100,000
1.1
2,460
81
872
31.5
100,001 to 200,000
1.1
1,131
109
1,312
33.5
200,001 to 500,000
1.4
916
195
1,431
35.5
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
1.0
400
23
695
92.5
1920 to 1945
1.1
1,613
50
706
69.5
1946 to 1959
1.2
1,677
24
1,092
43.5
1960 to 1969
1.4
1,872
27
1,087
35.5
1970 to 1979
1.1
1,580
30
893
26.5
1980 to 1989
1.0
719
19
1,000
14.5
1990 to 1999
1.1
1,067
23
1,161
5.5
 
Floors
One
1.1
3,569
16
884
29.5
Two
1.3
2,351
41
995
40.5
Three
1.3
1,558
38
1,173
44.5
Four to Nine
1.2
1,425
127
907
36.5
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
1.4
1,570
51
1,092
44.5
—New England
1.1
510
64
1,128
42.5
—Middle Atlantic
1.5
1,060
46
1,074
44.5
Midwest
1.1
1,946
47
1,156
40.5
—East North Central
1.1
1,142
50
1,319
45.5
—West North Central
1.2
804
43
926
36.5
South
1.2
3,110
26
755
31.5
—South Atlantic
1.1
1,009
20
988
31.5
—East South Central
1.0
626
29
699
25.5
—West South Central
1.5
1,475
Q
619
38.5
West
1.1
2,301
17
1,016
32.5
—Mountain
1.1
540
26
1,402
32.5
—Pacific
1.1
1,761
16
898
30.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
1.3
3,892
29
824
40.5
—Owner Occupied
1.2
3,388
32
836
40.5
—Nonowner Occupied
1.9
504
20
740
38.5
Government Owned
1.1
5,036
26
1,081
30.5
—Federal
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—State
1.2
1,526
36
1,122
29.5
—Local
1.0
3,416
23
1,070
30.5
 
Number of Establishments
One
1.0
8,330
28
954
34.5
2 to 5
2.9
569
24
1,156
38.5
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
1.5
3,608
37
1,130
36.5
College or University
1.2
1,213
52
858
40.5
Primary or Secondary School
1.0
3,188
19
908
34.5
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
55.5
Retail Complex
Religious Campus or Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
28.5
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
46.5
Government Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
8.5
Other
1.0
396
Q
619
64.5
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled; N=No cases in responding sample.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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