nkba u.s. kitchen size report
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Size of Single Family Kitchens
Based on 2015 data analyzing over 3,000 home plans from data released by the Department of Commerce.
Data included:• Square Feet of kitchen, living space,
& breakfast room/nook. • Number of stories.• Number of bedrooms. • Number of bathrooms.
U.S. Analysis
Regional Analysis• New England• Middle Atlantic• South Atlantic• East North Central• East South Central• West North Central• West South Central• Mountain• Pacific
• Kitchens in single story homes avg. 151 sq. ft.: • Largest avg.: Mountain region
(158 sq. ft.)• Smallest avg.: New England
region (130 sq. ft.)
• Kitchens in multi-level homes avg. 174 sq. ft.:• Largest avg.: West South Central
region (184 sq. ft.).• Smallest avg.: West North
Central regions (156 sq. ft.).
151 sq. ft. 174 sq. ft.
161 sq. ft. is the average size of kitchensbuilt in new single family houses in the U.S.
How Kitchens Differ
• Kitchen size relative to house size
• Kitchen size relative to number of stories
• Kitchens with/without breakfast nook
• Kitchen size with/without a great room
• Overall kitchen dimensions
Data Comparisons
• “There is no difference overall in kitchen size between houses with/without a [breakfast] nook.”
• In houses with a great room, kitchens tend to be slightly bigger – but only by an average of 5 sq. ft.
• “Larger homes tend to have larger kitchens,” but scale of increased kitchen size is not proportional to overall home.
What affects Kitchen Size?
This full report includes:• An in-depth analysis of kitchen size in
single family homes across the United States (regionally and nationally).
• An analysis of key home features (house size, breakfast nook, number of stories, etc.) compared to kitchen size.
• Data on 2015 single family home new construction.
• A comparison of single family home features between U.S. regions.
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