Alameda County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 551,734, 100% | 12,617,280 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 393,643, 71.35%, see rank | 65.57% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,253, 1.13%, see rank | 3.16% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 137,573, 24.93%, see rank | 25.76% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 532, 0.10%, see rank | 0.27% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 60, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,338, 0.42%, see rank | 1.73% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 966, 0.18%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,045, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 9,324, 1.69%, see rank | 3.02% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 539,179, 100% | 12,466,331 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 389,301, 72.20%, see rank | 66.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,440, 1.01%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 132,343, 24.55%, see rank | 24.90% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 481, 0.09%, see rank | 0.29% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,553, 0.47%, see rank | 1.76% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 751, 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,147, 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 7,155, 1.33%, see rank | 2.86% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 532,026, 100% | 12,392,852 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 386,949, 72.73%, see rank | 67.43% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,830, 1.10%, see rank | 3.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 128,564, 24.16%, see rank | 23.80% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 542, 0.10%, see rank | 0.33% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,423, 0.46%, see rank | 1.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 503, 0.09%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,125, 0.21%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 6,075, 1.14%, see rank | 2.89% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 520,096, 100% | 12,187,191 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 380,649, 73.19%, see rank | 67.85% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,985, 1.15%, see rank | 3.40% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 123,576, 23.76%, see rank | 23.42% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 521, 0.10%, see rank | 0.36% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 20, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,454, 0.47%, see rank | 1.81% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 371, 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,221, 0.23%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,299, 1.02%, see rank | 2.74% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 523,366, 100% | 11,502,870 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 386,291, 73.81%, see rank | 70.55% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,044, 1.35%, see rank | 3.78% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 122,050, 23.32%, see rank | 21.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 470, 0.09%, see rank | 0.32% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 39, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,743, 0.33%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 469, 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,384, 0.26%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 3,876, 0.74%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.
