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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Mercantile Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Mercantile Buildings
667
100
10,398
100
15.6
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
316
47
925
9
2.9
5,001 to 10,000
146
22
1,047
10
7.2
10,001 to 25,000
141
21
2,131
20
15.1
25,001 to 50,000
28
4
1,001
10
36.1
50,001 to 100,000
20
3
1,498
14
73.4
100,001 to 200,000
13
2
1,765
17
133.7
200,001 to 500,000
2
0
427
4
274.2
Over 500,000
1
0
1,605
15
1087.6
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
93
14
818
8
8.8
1920 to 1945
61
9
381
4
6.3
1946 to 1959
154
23
1,384
13
9.0
1960 to 1969
60
9
1,305
13
21.8
1970 to 1979
112
17
1,951
19
17.4
1980 to 1989
127
19
2,529
24
19.9
1990 to 1999
60
9
2,030
20
33.8
 
Floors
One
380
57
5,692
55
15.0
Two
199
30
3,267
31
16.4
Three
85
13
1,007
10
11.8
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
117
18
1,885
18
16.1
—New England
Q
Q
612
6
25.1
—Middle Atlantic
92
14
1,273
12
13.8
Midwest
182
27
2,591
25
14.2
—East North Central
127
19
1,780
17
14.0
—West North Central
55
8
811
8
14.6
South
257
39
4,080
39
15.9
—South Atlantic
107
16
2,007
19
18.8
—East South Central
55
8
937
9
17.1
—West South Central
95
14
1,135
11
11.9
West
111
17
1,842
18
16.6
—Mountain
34
5
418
4
12.3
—Pacific
77
12
1,423
14
18.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
667
100
10,380
100
15.6
—Owner Occupied
377
57
5,308
51
14.1
—Nonowner Occupied
283
42
5,031
48
17.8
Government Owned
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Federal
N
N
N
N
N
—State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments          
One
450
67
3,831
37
8.5
2 to 5
131
20
1,618
16
12.3
6 to 10
53
8
1,387
13
26.0
11 to 20
17
3
1,205
12
69.4
More than 20
8
s1
2,315
22
293.1
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
555
83
7,403
71
13.3
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
91
14
2,810
27
30.8
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
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 Mercantile Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Mercantile Buildings
2.7
11,384
17
913
36.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.2
1,905
6
486
40.5
5,001 to 10,000
2.1
1,281
9
817
29.5
10,001 to 25,000
2.8
2,176
15
979
36.5
25,001 to 50,000
7.8
1,075
39
931
22.5
50,001 to 100,000
8.7
1,583
78
946
23.5
100,001 to 200,000
10.0
1,457
110
1,211
14.5
200,001 to 500,000
19.6
364
234
1,174
15.5
Over 500,000
122.1
1,544
1,046
1,040
20.5
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
1.4
Q
Q
Q
95.5
1920 to 1945
1.9
294
5
1,296
69.5
1946 to 1959
1.9
1,191
8
1,161
45.5
1960 to 1969
3.2
1,339
22
975
36.5
1970 to 1979
3.3
2,354
21
829
24.5
1980 to 1989
4.0
2,755
22
918
14.5
1990 to 1999
3.5
2,361
39
860
7.5
 
Floors
One
2.8
6,445
17
883
29.5
Two
2.6
2,928
15
1,115
40.5
Three
2.0
1,616
19
Q
89.5
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
2.5
1,955
17
964
40.5
—New England
3.2
693
28
883
11.5
—Middle Atlantic
2.3
1,262
14
1,009
44.5
Midwest
2.1
2,631
14
985
46.5
—East North Central
2.0
1,954
15
911
59.5
—West North Central
2.4
676
12
1,199
24.5
South
2.9
4,380
17
931
27.5
—South Atlantic
3.5
2,205
21
910
27.5
—East South Central
3.4
1,007
18
931
24.5
—West South Central
2.0
1,168
12
972
30.5
West
3.5
2,418
22
762
29.5
—Mountain
2.5
370
11
1,130
59.5
—Pacific
4.0
2,048
27
695
28.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
2.7
11,372
17
913
36.5
—Owner Occupied
2.4
5,896
16
900
32.5
—Nonowner Occupied
3.3
5,476
19
919
39.5
Government Owned
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Federal
N
N
N
N
N
—State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments          
One
1.0
3,716
8
1,031
40.5
2 to 5
2.9
1,773
14
912
39.5
6 to 10
7.0
2,132
40
651
18.5
11 to 20
14.6
1,448
83
832
21.5
More than 20
45.9
2,315
293
1,000
25.5
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
2.3
7,569
14
978
39.5
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
5.4
3,475
38
809
27.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
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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