Alexander County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Alexander County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,721, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 342, 2.49%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 928, 6.76%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,210, 74.41%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,356, 9.88%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 765, 5.58%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 17, 0.12%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 75, 0.55%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Alexander County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,753, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 370, 2.69%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 869, 6.32%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 9,729, 70.74%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,863, 13.55%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 756, 5.50%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.22%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 50, 0.36%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 86, 0.63%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Alexander County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,419, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 417, 3.11%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,093, 8.15%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,015, 67.18%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,128, 15.86%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 638, 4.75%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 4, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 35, 0.26%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 89, 0.66%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Alexander County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,139, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 447, 3.40%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,121, 8.53%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,689, 66.13%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,120, 16.14%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 583, 4.44%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.11%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 82, 0.62%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 83, 0.63%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Alexander County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 13,137, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 136, 1.04%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,512, 11.51%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 7,642, 58.17%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,130, 23.83%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 590, 4.49%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 69, 0.53%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 52, 0.40%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
