Pennsylvania Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,957,736 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 2,529,063 | 51.01%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 189,112 | 3.81%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 1,050,233 | 21.18%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 930,780 | 18.77%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 67,845 | 1.37%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 142,434 | 2.87%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 1,272 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 31,988 | 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 15,009 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,959,633 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 2,537,188 | 51.16%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 180,287 | 3.64%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 997,915 | 20.12%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,002,166 | 20.21%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 66,738 | 1.35%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 134,416 | 2.71%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 1,172 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 27,772 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 11,979 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,940,581 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 2,533,628 | 51.28%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 179,627 | 3.64%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 940,336 | 19.03%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,064,482 | 21.55%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 65,368 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 119,870 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 774 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 25,967 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 10,529 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,893,127 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 2,511,502 | 51.33%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 180,752 | 3.69%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 899,527 | 18.38%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,089,944 | 22.27%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 64,453 | 1.32%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 111,476 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 975 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 24,705 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 9,793 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 4,777,003 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 2,452,941 | 51.35%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 145,254 | 3.04%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 786,648 | 16.47%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,217,155 | 25.48%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 67,986 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 76,060 | 1.59%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 663 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 20,500 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 9,796 | 0.21%, 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.