Alachua County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 96,137, 100% | 7,217,508 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 17,368, 18.07%, see rank | 4.53% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,093, 2.18%, see rank | 1.12% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 75,102, 78.12%, see rank | 92.30% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 277, 0.29%, see rank | 0.22% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
Wood | 509, 0.53%, see rank | 0.20% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 71, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 694, 0.72%, see rank | 1.56% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 96,544, 100% | 7,147,013 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 18,173, 18.82%, see rank | 4.57% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,436, 2.52%, see rank | 1.27% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 74,390, 77.05%, see rank | 92.17% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 462, 0.48%, see rank | 0.27% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 537, 0.56%, see rank | 0.21% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 76, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 19, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 439, 0.45%, see rank | 1.44% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 97,540, 100% | 7,152,844 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 19,971, 20.47%, see rank | 4.77% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,097, 3.18%, see rank | 1.54% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 72,545, 74.37%, see rank | 91.50% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 727, 0.75%, see rank | 0.34% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 696, 0.71%, see rank | 0.21% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 86, 0.09%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 71, 0.07%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 333, 0.34%, see rank | 1.56% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 96,518, 100% | 7,076,539 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 19,960, 20.68%, see rank | 4.85% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,811, 3.95%, see rank | 1.73% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 70,823, 73.38%, see rank | 91.13% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 744, 0.77%, see rank | 0.40% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 15, 0.02%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
Wood | 627, 0.65%, see rank | 0.20% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 71, 0.07%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 78, 0.08%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 389, 0.40%, see rank | 1.61% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 87,509, 100% | 6,337,929 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 20,344, 23.25%, see rank | 5.95% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,188, 7.07%, see rank | 3.57% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 58,260, 66.58%, see rank | 87.22% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,516, 1.73%, see rank | 1.11% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.14% |
Wood | 748, 0.85%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 4, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 55, 0.06%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 394, 0.45%, see rank | 1.76% | 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.