Philadelphia, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 580,297, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 447,975, 77.20%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,219, 0.90%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 91,446, 15.76%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 31,033, 5.35%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 294, 0.05%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
Wood | 551, 0.09%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 61, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,098, 0.19%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 2,620, 0.45%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 580,509, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 454,043, 78.21%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,023, 0.87%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 81,236, 13.99%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,084, 6.22%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 316, 0.05%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
Wood | 486, 0.08%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 83, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,066, 0.18%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 2,172, 0.37%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 574,488, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 455,341, 79.26%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,513, 0.96%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 69,367, 12.07%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 39,945, 6.95%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 444, 0.08%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 609, 0.11%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 110, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,376, 0.24%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,783, 0.31%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 566,697, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 452,146, 79.79%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,007, 1.06%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 63,178, 11.15%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 41,293, 7.29%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 378, 0.07%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
Wood | 579, 0.10%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 174, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,296, 0.23%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,646, 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 590,071, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 469,590, 79.58%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,064, 1.54%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 51,336, 8.70%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 54,975, 9.32%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 148, 0.03%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
Wood | 170, 0.03%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 85, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 2,563, 0.43%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 2,140, 0.36%, 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.