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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Service Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Service Buildings
478
100
3,388
100
7.1
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
291
61
825
24
2.8
5,001 to 10,000
131
27
962
28
7.3
10,001 to 25,000
41
9
630
19
15.4
25,001 to 50,000
11
2
380
11
35.2
50,001 to 100,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
100,001 to 200,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
200,001 to 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1920 to 1945
78
16
629
19
8.0
1946 to 1959
89
19
541
16
6.1
1960 to 1969
66
14
608
18
9.2
1970 to 1979
89
19
645
19
7.3
1980 to 1989
88
18
515
15
5.8
1990 to 1999
Q
Q
336
10
7.2
 
Floors
One
349
73
1,982
58
5.7
Two
96
20
853
25
8.9
Three
27
6
274
8
10.3
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
73
15
740
22
10.2
—New England
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Middle Atlantic
53
11
527
16
10.0
Midwest
140
29
818
24
5.8
—East North Central
68
14
403
12
5.9
—West North Central
72
15
415
12
5.8
South
198
41
1,387
41
7.0
—South Atlantic
72
15
604
18
8.4
—East South Central
37
8
351
10
9.6
—West South Central
89
19
433
13
4.9
West
68
14
443
13
6.6
—Mountain
18
4
168
5
9.1
—Pacific
49
10
275
8
5.6
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
421
88
2,532
75
6.0
—Owner Occupied
275
58
1,710
50
6.2
—Nonowner Occupied
146
30
822
24
5.6
Government Owned
57
12
856
25
15.0
—Federal
6
1
297
9
47.8
—State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Local
48
10
384
11
8.0
 
Number of Establishments
One
362
76
2,674
79
7.4
2 to 5
110
23
672
20
6.1
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
N
N
N
N
N
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
416
87
2,570
76
6.2
College or University
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Primary or Secondary School
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Religious Campus or Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
29
6
521
15
18.2
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 Service Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Service Buildings
1.3
4,554
10
744
31.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.3
1,015
3
812
30.5
5,001 to 10,000
1.3
1,493
11
644
35.5
10,001 to 25,000
1.2
1,008
25
625
30.5
25,001 to 50,000
1.2
382
35
994
27.5
50,001 to 100,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
100,001 to 200,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
200,001 to 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1920 to 1945
1.3
630
8
998
69.5
1946 to 1959
1.2
480
5
1,127
45.5
1960 to 1969
1.3
1,076
16
565
35.5
1970 to 1979
1.2
1,094
12
590
24.5
1980 to 1989
1.2
858
10
600
15.5
1990 to 1999
1.8
338
7
995
7.5
 
Floors
One
1.3
2,333
7
849
30.5
Two
1.4
1,418
15
602
24.5
Three
1.6
Q
16
Q
44.5
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
1.1
863
12
856
41.5
—New England
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Middle Atlantic
1.2
716
14
737
39.5
Midwest
1.2
1,029
7
795
46.5
—East North Central
1.2
469
7
858
45.5
—West North Central
1.3
559
8
743
46.5
South
1.3
1,861
9
745
21.5
—South Atlantic
1.3
754
10
801
25.5
—East South Central
1
Q
22
435
19.5
—West South Central
1.5
302
3
1,433
20.5
West
1.5
800
12
554
28.5
—Mountain
1.7
261
14
Q
23.5
—Pacific
1.4
Q
11
510
28.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
1.3
3,386
8
748
30.5
—Owner Occupied
1.2
2,297
8
745
29.5
—Nonowner Occupied
1.4
1,089
7
755
30.5
Government Owned
1.3
1,168
21
733
51.5
—Federal
1.1
424
68
700
17.5
—State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Local
1.3
485
10
792
54.5
 
Number of Establishments
One
1
3,816
11
701
35.5
2 to 5
2.3
731
7
919
29.5
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
N
N
N
N
N
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
1.3
3,194
8
805
31.5
College or University
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Primary or Secondary School
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Religious Campus or Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
1.5
782
27
666
20.5
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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