Kent County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,448, 100% | 2,155,983 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 214, 2.87%, see rank | 44.54% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,397, 18.76%, see rank | 3.17% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,610, 48.47%, see rank | 39.67% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,809, 24.29%, see rank | 10.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.12%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 275, 3.69%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 109, 1.46%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 25, 0.34%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,756, 100% | 2,138,806 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 192, 2.48%, see rank | 44.82% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,388, 17.90%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,694, 47.63%, see rank | 38.74% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,106, 27.15%, see rank | 11.18% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 11, 0.14%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 279, 3.60%, see rank | 1.27% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 82, 1.06%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 4, 0.05%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,735, 100% | 2,121,047 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 187, 2.42%, see rank | 45.09% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,528, 19.75%, see rank | 3.32% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,425, 44.28%, see rank | 37.58% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,217, 28.66%, see rank | 12.14% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 312, 4.03%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 54, 0.70%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 12, 0.16%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 8,071, 100% | 2,092,538 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 276, 3.42%, see rank | 45.21% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,620, 20.07%, see rank | 3.47% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,370, 41.75%, see rank | 36.77% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,437, 30.19%, see rank | 12.71% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 308, 3.82%, see rank | 1.10% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 44, 0.55%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 16, 0.20%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,666, 100% | 1,980,859 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 109, 1.42%, see rank | 46.03% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,653, 21.56%, see rank | 3.09% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,763, 36.04%, see rank | 33.09% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,846, 37.12%, see rank | 15.99% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.16%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 242, 3.16%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.39%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 9, 0.12%, 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.
