Lower-income households switching off AC to save money
12.7M
12.7M An estimated 12,676,331 lower-income U.S. households regularly switched off air conditioning to save money.
n = 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000 · Fielded July 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,011
- Population
- U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- July 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Lower-Income Households Switching Off AC
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (July 2026). "Lower-income households switching off AC to save money" Survey of 3,011 U.S. adults in households earning below $50,000, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/lower-income-households-switching-off-ac-to-save-money
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