Portland, CT Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Portland, CT | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,546, 100% | 1,356,206 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 291, 11.43%, see rank | 32.80% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 58, 2.28%, see rank | 3.33% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 270, 10.60%, see rank | 15.36% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,873, 73.57%, see rank | 45.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 26, 1.02%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 1.10%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Portland, CT | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,460, 100% | 1,360,184 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 159, 6.46%, see rank | 31.75% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 33, 1.34%, see rank | 3.00% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 240, 9.76%, see rank | 15.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,944, 79.02%, see rank | 47.37% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.41%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 20, 0.81%, see rank | 1.90% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 24, 0.98%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 30, 1.22%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Portland, CT | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,454, 100% | 1,359,218 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 123, 5.01%, see rank | 31.08% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8, 0.33%, see rank | 2.75% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 276, 11.25%, see rank | 14.87% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,932, 78.73%, see rank | 48.94% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 13, 0.53%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 37, 1.51%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 1.14%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 37, 1.51%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Portland, CT | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,455, 100% | 1,327,482 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 120, 4.89%, see rank | 30.63% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9, 0.37%, see rank | 2.74% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 256, 10.43%, see rank | 14.94% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,970, 80.24%, see rank | 49.51% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.57%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 37, 1.51%, see rank | 1.49% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 15, 0.61%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 34, 1.38%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Portland, CT | Connecticut | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,230, 100% | 1,301,670 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 38, 1.70%, see rank | 29.01% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 30, 1.35%, see rank | 2.39% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 232, 10.40%, see rank | 14.61% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,918, 86.01%, see rank | 52.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 12, 0.54%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 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.
