Washington Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Washington | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,645,396 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 928,067 | 35.08%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 81,356 | 3.08%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 1,426,579 | 53.93%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 66,218 | 2.50%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 301 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 116,005 | 4.39%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 760 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 16,624 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 9,486 | 0.36%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Washington | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,619,995 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 929,836 | 35.49%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 85,067 | 3.25%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 1,387,936 | 52.97%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 75,844 | 2.89%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 459 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 116,872 | 4.46%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 754 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 16,566 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 6,661 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Washington | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,577,375 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 910,925 | 35.34%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 89,136 | 3.46%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 1,350,378 | 52.39%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 87,337 | 3.39%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 519 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 116,155 | 4.51%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 732 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 15,523 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 6,670 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Washington | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,512,327 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 888,160 | 35.35%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 89,658 | 3.57%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 1,303,687 | 51.89%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 93,388 | 3.72%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 516 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 114,771 | 4.57%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 714 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 14,962 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 6,471 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Washington | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 2,271,398 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 746,887 | 32.88%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 69,591 | 3.06%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 1,202,177 | 52.93%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 126,740 | 5.58%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 478 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 106,968 | 4.71%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 374 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 13,851 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 4,332 | 0.19%, 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.