Whatcom County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 79,837, 100% | 2,645,396 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 34,860, 43.66%, see rank | 35.08% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,111, 10.16%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 29,876, 37.42%, see rank | 53.93% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,261, 1.58%, see rank | 2.50% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,681, 5.86%, see rank | 4.39% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 597, 0.75%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 424, 0.53%, see rank | 0.36% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 79,244, 100% | 2,619,995 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 34,390, 43.40%, see rank | 35.49% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,663, 10.93%, see rank | 3.25% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 29,376, 37.07%, see rank | 52.97% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,405, 1.77%, see rank | 2.89% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 26, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,604, 5.81%, see rank | 4.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 564, 0.71%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 181, 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 78,186, 100% | 2,577,375 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 34,559, 44.20%, see rank | 35.34% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 9,019, 11.54%, see rank | 3.46% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 28,366, 36.28%, see rank | 52.39% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,297, 1.66%, see rank | 3.39% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,019, 5.14%, see rank | 4.51% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 42, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 541, 0.69%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 334, 0.43%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 75,775, 100% | 2,512,327 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 33,803, 44.61%, see rank | 35.35% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 8,803, 11.62%, see rank | 3.57% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 27,235, 35.94%, see rank | 51.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,464, 1.93%, see rank | 3.72% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,664, 4.84%, see rank | 4.57% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 543, 0.72%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 227, 0.30%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 64,446, 100% | 2,271,398 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 28,999, 45.00%, see rank | 32.88% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,443, 11.55%, see rank | 3.06% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 21,671, 33.63%, see rank | 52.93% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,916, 2.97%, see rank | 5.58% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 2, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 3,882, 6.02%, see rank | 4.71% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 425, 0.66%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 74, 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
