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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Warehouse and Storage Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Warehouse and Storage Buildings
603
100
10,477
100
17.4
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
266
44
790
8
3.0
5,001 to 10,000
157
26
1,242
12
7.9
10,001 to 25,000
97
16
1,647
16
17.0
25,001 to 50,000
46
8
1,693
16
36.8
50,001 to 100,000
22
4
1,525
15
69.6
100,001 to 200,000
11
2
1,565
15
146.4
200,001 to 500,000
4
1
1,290
12
287.3
Over 500,000
1
0
725
7
795.1
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
36
6
380
4
10.7
1920 to 1945
66
11
1,092
10
16.6
1946 to 1959
68
11
1,265
12
18.7
1960 to 1969
62
10
1,247
12
20.1
1970 to 1979
91
15
1,793
17
19.8
1980 to 1989
132
22
2,620
25
19.8
1990 to 1999
149
25
2,079
20
14.0
 
Floors
One
510
84
7,343
70
14.4
Two
72
12
2,378
23
32.9
Three
18
3
469
4
26.4
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
84
14
1,743
17
20.8
—New England
31
5
429
4
13.7
—Middle Atlantic
53
9
1,314
13
25.0
Midwest
192
32
2,764
26
14.4
—East North Central
122
20
1,983
19
16.3
—West North Central
70
12
782
7
Q
South
215
36
3,957
38
18.4
—South Atlantic
114
19
1,909
18
16.7
—East South Central
50
8
963
9
19.3
—West South Central
50
8
1,085
10
21.5
West
113
19
2,012
19
17.8
—Mountain
37
6
520
5
14.1
—Pacific
76
13
1,493
14
19.6
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
564
93
9,901
95
17.6
—Owner Occupied
371
61
5,821
56
15.7
—Nonowner Occupied
131
22
3,693
35
28.2
Government Owned
40
7
576
5
14.6
—Federal
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments
One
452
75
7,097
68
15.7
2 to 5
69
11
2,104
20
30.6
6 to 10
7
1
313
3
44.4
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
369
61
6,490
62
17.6
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
13
2
204
2
15.4
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
186
31
3,503
33
18.9
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 Warehouse and Storage Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Warehouse and Storage Buildings
1.6
6,216
10
1,685
24.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.3
510
2
1,551
15.5
5,001 to 10,000
1.2
622
4
1,998
24.5
10,001 to 25,000
2.3
1,224
13
1,345
21.5
25,001 to 50,000
2.1
1,011
22
1,675
27.5
50,001 to 100,000
3.7
1,000
46
1,525
23.5
100,001 to 200,000
1.9
720
67
2,174
29.5
200,001 to 500,000
3.2
538
120
2,397
20.5
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
1.4
61
2
6,243
92.5
1920 to 1945
1.3
282
4
3,880
68.5
1946 to 1959
1.5
642
9
1,970
47.5
1960 to 1969
1.4
1,109
18
1,124
34.5
1970 to 1979
2.4
1,327
15
1,351
24.5
1980 to 1989
1.5
1,579
12
1,659
13.5
1990 to 1999
1.6
1,216
8
1,710
6.5
 
Floors
One
1.7
4,115
8
1,785
19.5
Two
1.4
1,766
24
1,346
32.5
Three
0.8
195
Q
2,409
76.5
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
1.3
1,291
15
1,349
29.5
—New England
1.2
191
6
2,241
29.5
—Middle Atlantic
1.4
1,100
21
1,194
23.5
Midwest
1.5
1,511
8
1,830
20.5
—East North Central
1.9
967
8
2,049
34.5
—West North Central
0.9
543
Q
1,439
11.5
South
1.7
1,916
9
2,066
20.5
—South Atlantic
1.8
923
8
2,068
13.5
—East South Central
1.4
458
9
2,102
24.5
—West South Central
1.9
534
11
2,031
40.5
West
1.7
1,498
13
1,343
24.5
—Mountain
1.0
Q
9
1,609
15.5
—Pacific
2.1
1,175
15
1,270
25.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
1.6
5,569
10
1,778
20.5
Owner Occupied
1.2
2,805
8
2,075
24.5
Nonowner Occupied
3.5
2,764
21
1,336
24.5
Government Owned
1.5
Q
Q
Q
44.5
Federal
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
State
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments
One
1.0
3,721
8
1,907
24.5
2 to 5
2.5
1,016
15
2,071
29.5
6 to 10
7.7
421
60
743
19.5
11 to 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
1.3
3,966
11
1,636
24.5
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
1.5
Q
Q
Q
75.5
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
2.3
1,612
9
2,174
19.5
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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