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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Religious Worship Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Religious Worship Buildings
307
100
3,405
100
11.1
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
92
30
272
8
3.0
5,001 to 10,000
102
33
730
21
7.2
10,001 to 25,000
92
30
1,435
42
15.5
25,001 to 50,000
15
5
530
16
35.3
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
N
N
N
N
N
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
44
14
385
11
8.7
1920 to 1945
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1946 to 1959
76
25
641
19
8.5
1960 to 1969
47
15
612
18
12.9
1970 to 1979
58
19
718
21
12.4
1980 to 1989
27
9
418
12
15.5
1990 to 1999
33
11
357
10
10.7
 
Floors
One
111
36
848
25
7.6
Two
139
45
1,495
44
10.8
Three
55
18
904
27
16.5
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
N
N
N
N
N
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
38
12
440
13
11.5
—New England
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Middle Atlantic
29
9
370
11
13.0
Midwest
74
24
923
27
12.4
—East North Central
43
14
566
17
13.2
—West North Central
32
10
357
10
11.3
South
101
33
1,146
34
11.3
—South Atlantic
23
8
309
9
13.2
—East South Central
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—West South Central
49
16
487
14
10.0
West
93
30
896
26
9.6
—Mountain
Q
Q
Q
Q
10.1
—Pacific
62
20
588
17
9.4
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
307
100
3,405
100
11.1
—Owner Occupied
294
96
3,349
98
11.4
—Nonowner Occupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Owned
N
N
N
N
N
 
Number of Establishments
One
286
93
3,016
89
10.5
2 to 5
20
6
373
11
18.9
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
N
N
N
N
N
More than 20
N
N
N
N
N
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
199
65
2,129
63
10.7
College or University
N
N
N
N
N
Primary or Secondary School
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Religious Campus or Complex
107
35
1,269
37
11.8
Health Care Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Government Complex
N
N
N
N
N
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 Religious Worship and Safety Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Religious Worship Buildings
1.1
1,654
5
2,059
38.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.0
301
3
906
49.5
5,001 to 10,000
1.1
268
3
2,730
43.5
10,001 to 25,000
1.2
698
8
2,056
27.5
25,001 to 50,000
1.1
296
20
Q
39.5
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
N
N
N
N
N
Over 500,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Year Constructed
1919 or Before
1.2
192
4
2,006
101.5
1920 to 1945
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1946 to 1959
1.1
326
4
1,965
47.5
1960 to 1969
1.0
158
3
3,869
37.5
1970 to 1979
1.3
477
8
1,505
24.5
1980 to 1989
1.0
309
11
1,352
14.5
1990 to 1999
1.0
133
4
2,675
7.5
 
Floors
One
1.1
662
6
1,282
37.5
Two
1.1
694
5
2,153
35.5
Three
1.3
270
5
3,350
68.5
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
N
N
N
N
N
 
Census Region and Division
Northeast
1.3
162
4
2,720
91.5
—New England
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Middle Atlantic
1.4
147
5
2,523
91.5
Midwest
1.1
287
4
3,213
43.5
—East North Central
1.0
164
4
Q
37.5
—West North Central
1.1
123
4
2,900
45.5
South
1.0
535
5
2,144
27.5
—South Atlantic
1.0
109
5
2,844
35.5
—East South Central
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—West South Central
1.0
221
5
2,206
23.5
West
1.2
670
7
1,336
38.5
—Mountain
1.1
Q
5
1,980
38.5
—Pacific
1.2
515
8
1,142
38.5
 
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
1.1
1,654
5
2,059
38.5
—Owner Occupied
1.1
1,588
5
2,109
37.5
—Nonowner Occupied
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Owned
N
N
N
N
N
 
Number of Establishments
One
1.0
1,497
5
2,014
38.5
2 to 5
2.4
148
7
2,518
70.5
6 to 10
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
11 to 20
N
N
N
N
N
More than 20
N
N
N
N
N
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
1.1
967
5
2,201
45.5
College or University
N
N
N
N
N
Primary or Secondary School
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Office Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Retail Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Religious Campus or Complex
1.1
685
6
1,853
28.5
Health Care Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Government Complex
N
N
N
N
N
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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