New York Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| New York | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,255,528 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 4,072,126 | 56.12%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 243,656 | 3.36%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 744,669 | 10.26%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,903,862 | 26.24%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 18,640 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 148,088 | 2.04%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 2,299 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 70,179 | 0.97%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 52,009 | 0.72%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| New York | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,230,896 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 3,971,363 | 54.92%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 228,189 | 3.16%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 682,406 | 9.44%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,082,821 | 28.80%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 18,997 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 141,903 | 1.96%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 1,801 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 62,161 | 0.86%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 41,255 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| New York | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,205,740 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 3,844,518 | 53.35%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 225,441 | 3.13%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 638,099 | 8.86%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,254,861 | 31.29%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 17,660 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 126,851 | 1.76%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 1,424 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 59,122 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 37,764 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| New York | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,137,013 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 3,751,656 | 52.57%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 223,787 | 3.14%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 616,463 | 8.64%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,317,069 | 32.47%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 15,868 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 116,963 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 1,311 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 57,449 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 36,447 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| New York | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 7,056,860 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 3,651,779 | 51.75%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 237,949 | 3.37%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 615,685 | 8.72%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,336,714 | 33.11%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 9,563 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 82,613 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 2,539 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 73,671 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 46,347 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.