Bedford County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 30,122, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 417, 1.38%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,637, 5.43%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 23,337, 77.47%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,679, 8.89%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,824, 6.06%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 117, 0.39%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 83, 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,017, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 409, 1.51%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,499, 5.55%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 20,649, 76.43%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,499, 9.25%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,773, 6.56%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.07%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 79, 0.29%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 84, 0.31%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 27,150, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 627, 2.31%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,719, 6.33%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 20,049, 73.85%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,723, 10.03%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,809, 6.66%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 58, 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 134, 0.49%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,876, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 650, 2.42%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,699, 6.32%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,641, 73.08%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,883, 10.73%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,811, 6.74%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 67, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 97, 0.36%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,838, 100% | 2,699,173 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 317, 1.33%, see rank | 34.05% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,527, 6.41%, see rank | 5.13% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 16,142, 67.72%, see rank | 43.67% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,994, 16.75%, see rank | 13.43% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 25, 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,700, 7.13%, see rank | 2.93% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 85, 0.36%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 48, 0.20%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
