In Enugu metropolis, the high rate of residential housing facilities to accommodate the growing human population means that more demand for water is required by the households. The influx of people from different part of the country into the various residential density areas in Enugu metropolis has some far reaching planning implications. The extent of the relationship of these household characteristics with water demand in Enugu metropolis has not been empirically determined. The study analysed the socio- economic characteristics of household and their relationship with household daily water demand in Enugu metropolis. The study also analyses how demographic characteristics of household relate with household water demand in three residential areas, in Enugu metropolis. Both primary and secondary data were obtained from 400 households using opened ended questionnaire and an in-house observation guide across the three residential areas of Enugu metropolis, Enugu. The study not only showed that there was a moderate relationship between households’ demographic features and water demand, but that household size and age of household (35.1%), household size and sex of the household (38.0%) and household size (46.1%) were the predictors of household daily water demand for high, middle and low residential areas respectively. Household water demand does significant differ across the various residential densities in the study area at significant of p>0.05. The findings indicate that water is not used efficiently in the metropolis. The study recommends for policy that will integrate household variables in the estimation of water consumption in Enugu. Again there should be differential water supply system among the residential densities in the study area.
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