Bangor Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Bangor Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,215, 100% | 553,086 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 3,415, 5.49%, see rank | 5.45% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,423, 5.50%, see rank | 7.75% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 3,303, 5.31%, see rank | 4.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 42,214, 67.85%, see rank | 66.66% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 246, 0.40%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 8,221, 13.21%, see rank | 13.20% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 34, 0.05%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,280, 2.06%, see rank | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 79, 0.13%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bangor Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,674, 100% | 553,208 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,762, 2.81%, see rank | 4.60% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,148, 5.02%, see rank | 6.93% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,289, 5.25%, see rank | 4.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 45,912, 73.26%, see rank | 70.45% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 203, 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,387, 11.79%, see rank | 11.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 895, 1.43%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 59, 0.09%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bangor Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 62,282, 100% | 551,125 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 777, 1.25%, see rank | 3.94% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,960, 4.75%, see rank | 6.34% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 2,821, 4.53%, see rank | 4.72% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,962, 78.61%, see rank | 74.07% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 71, 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,088, 9.77%, see rank | 9.80% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 556, 0.89%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 31, 0.05%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bangor Area | Maine | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 61,295, 100% | 542,617 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 569, 0.93%, see rank | 3.68% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,750, 4.49%, see rank | 6.26% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 2,753, 4.49%, see rank | 4.69% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,994, 79.93%, see rank | 75.61% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 48, 0.08%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,738, 9.36%, see rank | 8.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 373, 0.61%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 61, 0.10%, see rank | 0.19% | 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.
