Akron Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Akron Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 281,752, 100% | 4,570,015 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 236,890, 84.08%, see rank | 66.89% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,040, 1.79%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 28,993, 10.29%, see rank | 22.05% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,871, 2.08%, see rank | 2.60% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 132, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,260, 0.80%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,883, 0.67%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 676, 0.24%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Akron Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 282,312, 100% | 4,555,709 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 238,634, 84.53%, see rank | 67.58% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,124, 1.82%, see rank | 5.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 27,200, 9.63%, see rank | 21.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,485, 2.30%, see rank | 2.90% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 103, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,487, 0.88%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,582, 0.56%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 684, 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Akron Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 284,941, 100% | 4,552,270 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 241,433, 84.73%, see rank | 68.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,452, 1.91%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 25,984, 9.12%, see rank | 20.05% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,412, 2.60%, see rank | 3.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 97, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,409, 0.85%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 13, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,517, 0.53%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 624, 0.22%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Akron Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 281,900, 100% | 4,526,164 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 238,567, 84.63%, see rank | 68.09% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,763, 2.04%, see rank | 5.98% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 24,879, 8.83%, see rank | 19.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,934, 2.81%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 93, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,177, 0.77%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,813, 0.64%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 656, 0.23%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
