Barnstable County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 94,371, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 53,657, 56.86%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,946, 3.12%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 9,310, 9.87%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 26,406, 27.98%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 269, 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,407, 1.49%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 269, 0.29%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 107, 0.11%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 95,520, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 53,085, 55.57%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,000, 3.14%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 8,755, 9.17%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 28,618, 29.96%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 266, 0.28%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,396, 1.46%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 304, 0.32%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 75, 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 98,164, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 53,648, 54.65%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,135, 3.19%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 8,986, 9.15%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 30,380, 30.95%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 274, 0.28%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,284, 1.31%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 38, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 292, 0.30%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 127, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 97,119, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 52,152, 53.70%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,095, 3.19%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,891, 9.15%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 31,097, 32.02%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 274, 0.28%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,199, 1.23%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 35, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 254, 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 122, 0.13%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 94,822, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 46,224, 48.75%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,477, 2.61%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 8,790, 9.27%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 35,904, 37.86%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 294, 0.31%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 904, 0.95%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 150, 0.16%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 57, 0.06%, see rank | 0.27% | 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.
