Gaston County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 79,209, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 34,693, 43.80%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,426, 3.06%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 38,578, 48.70%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,015, 2.54%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,030, 1.30%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 160, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 297, 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 79,234, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 35,281, 44.53%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,365, 2.98%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 37,957, 47.90%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,269, 2.86%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 23, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,070, 1.35%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 104, 0.13%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 165, 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,363, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 34,267, 44.29%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,870, 3.71%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 35,738, 46.20%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,040, 3.93%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,150, 1.49%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 120, 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 159, 0.21%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,212, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 33,762, 43.73%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,299, 4.27%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 35,388, 45.83%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,466, 4.49%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 998, 1.29%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 90, 0.12%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 181, 0.23%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 73,936, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 35,677, 48.25%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,628, 4.91%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 27,862, 37.68%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,605, 7.58%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 909, 1.23%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 115, 0.16%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 133, 0.18%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
