Abilene Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 60,343, 100% | 9,013,582 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 24,592, 40.75%, see rank | 37.22% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,682, 4.44%, see rank | 3.42% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 31,875, 52.82%, see rank | 58.19% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 95, 0.16%, see rank | 0.12% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 554, 0.92%, see rank | 0.43% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 405, 0.67%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 140, 0.23%, see rank | 0.44% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 60,171, 100% | 8,782,598 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 26,375, 43.83%, see rank | 38.12% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,939, 4.88%, see rank | 3.71% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 29,781, 49.49%, see rank | 56.98% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 102, 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 549, 0.91%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 288, 0.48%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.21%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 60,912, 100% | 8,539,206 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 27,435, 45.04%, see rank | 39.12% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,068, 5.04%, see rank | 4.11% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 29,246, 48.01%, see rank | 55.55% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 231, 0.38%, see rank | 0.13% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 547, 0.90%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 264, 0.43%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 111, 0.18%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 60,217, 100% | 8,269,046 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 27,555, 45.76%, see rank | 39.89% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,046, 5.06%, see rank | 4.19% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 28,426, 47.21%, see rank | 54.72% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 233, 0.39%, see rank | 0.13% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 576, 0.96%, see rank | 0.45% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 254, 0.42%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 118, 0.20%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.88% |
* 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.
