Albany County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 122,945, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 84,717, 68.91%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,714, 2.21%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 19,555, 15.91%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,663, 10.30%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 39, 0.03%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,079, 1.69%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 57, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 706, 0.57%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 415, 0.34%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 122,674, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 84,784, 69.11%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,720, 2.22%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 17,918, 14.61%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,177, 11.56%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 80, 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,104, 1.72%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 43, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 531, 0.43%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 317, 0.26%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 124,391, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 86,974, 69.92%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,371, 1.91%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 15,836, 12.73%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,559, 13.31%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 102, 0.08%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,695, 1.36%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 33, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 546, 0.44%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 275, 0.22%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 122,525, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 85,286, 69.61%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,375, 1.94%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 14,477, 11.82%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 18,007, 14.70%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 94, 0.08%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,600, 1.31%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 441, 0.36%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 224, 0.18%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 120,512, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 80,854, 67.09%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,739, 2.27%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 15,788, 13.10%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,563, 16.23%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 47, 0.04%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 879, 0.73%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 379, 0.31%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 228, 0.19%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.
