Erie County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,700, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 85,566, 78.00%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,291, 3.91%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 11,159, 10.17%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,146, 3.78%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 225, 0.21%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,085, 2.81%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 986, 0.90%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 234, 0.21%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,006, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 85,335, 78.28%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,827, 3.51%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 10,506, 9.64%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,518, 4.14%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 232, 0.21%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,290, 3.02%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,050, 0.96%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 235, 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 108,252, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 86,030, 79.47%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,881, 3.59%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,112, 8.42%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,355, 4.02%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 150, 0.14%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,177, 2.93%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,358, 1.25%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 189, 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 107,558, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 85,650, 79.63%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,904, 3.63%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,693, 8.08%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,568, 4.25%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 189, 0.18%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,005, 2.79%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,340, 1.25%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 209, 0.19%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 106,507, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 89,792, 84.31%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,623, 3.40%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 6,963, 6.54%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,549, 3.33%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 40, 0.04%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,712, 1.61%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 745, 0.70%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 73, 0.07%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
