West Virginia Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | West Virginia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 742,359 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 307,962 | 41.48%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 32,516 | 4.38%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 318,765 | 42.94%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 23,457 | 3.16%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 4,893 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 48,458 | 6.53%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 201 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 4,680 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,427 | 0.19%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | West Virginia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 742,674 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 314,633 | 42.36%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 33,558 | 4.52%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 307,182 | 41.36%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,464 | 3.70%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 5,592 | 0.75%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 48,389 | 6.52%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 250 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 4,589 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,017 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | West Virginia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 740,874 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 324,846 | 43.85%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36,624 | 4.94%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 287,650 | 38.83%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33,544 | 4.53%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 6,293 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 45,860 | 6.19%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 300 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 4,615 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,142 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | West Virginia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 746,419 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 331,645 | 44.43%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 38,395 | 5.14%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 282,840 | 37.89%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 36,013 | 4.82%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6,659 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 44,723 | 5.99%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 227 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 4,729 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,188 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | West Virginia | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 736,481 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 351,912 | 47.78%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 41,507 | 5.64%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 236,818 | 32.16%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 49,689 | 6.75%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 8,312 | 1.13%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 43,634 | 5.92%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 125 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 3,402 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,082 | 0.15%, 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.
