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Bethlehem, PA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

 Bethlehem, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units29,359, 100%4,957,736116,211,092
Utility Gas13,094, 44.60%, see rank51.01%48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas424, 1.44%, see rank3.81%4.86%
Electricity9,085, 30.94%, see rank21.18%36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.6,536, 22.26%, see rank18.77%5.86%
Coal or Coke5, 0.02%, see rank1.37%0.12%
Wood68, 0.23%, see rank2.87%2.12%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.03%0.05%
Other Fuel100, 0.34%, see rank0.65%0.47%
No Fuel Used47, 0.16%, see rank0.30%1.00%

ACS 2008-2012 data

 Bethlehem, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units29,588, 100%4,959,633115,226,802
Utility Gas12,651, 42.76%, see rank51.16%49.42%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas324, 1.10%, see rank3.64%5.03%
Electricity9,482, 32.05%, see rank20.12%35.51%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.6,907, 23.34%, see rank20.21%6.46%
Coal or Coke21, 0.07%, see rank1.35%0.12%
Wood82, 0.28%, see rank2.71%2.08%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.04%
Other Fuel64, 0.22%, see rank0.56%0.43%
No Fuel Used57, 0.19%, see rank0.24%0.90%

ACS 2006-2010 data

 Bethlehem, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units29,584, 100%4,940,581114,235,996
Utility Gas12,123, 40.98%, see rank51.28%49.91%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas240, 0.81%, see rank3.64%5.38%
Electricity8,849, 29.91%, see rank19.03%34.20%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.7,999, 27.04%, see rank21.55%7.07%
Coal or Coke52, 0.18%, see rank1.32%0.12%
Wood128, 0.43%, see rank2.43%1.97%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.03%
Other Fuel86, 0.29%, see rank0.53%0.42%
No Fuel Used107, 0.36%, see rank0.21%0.90%

ACS 2005-2009 data

 Bethlehem, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units28,168, 100%4,893,127112,611,029
Utility Gas10,914, 38.75%, see rank51.33%50.14%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas318, 1.13%, see rank3.69%5.58%
Electricity8,417, 29.88%, see rank18.38%33.56%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.8,171, 29.01%, see rank22.27%7.38%
Coal or Coke65, 0.23%, see rank1.32%0.12%
Wood153, 0.54%, see rank2.28%1.89%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.02%0.03%
Other Fuel57, 0.20%, see rank0.50%0.42%
No Fuel Used73, 0.26%, see rank0.20%0.88%

US Census 2000 data

 Bethlehem, PAPennsylvaniaU.S.
Total Housing Units28,116, 100%4,777,003105,480,101
Utility Gas11,175, 39.75%, see rank51.35%51.22%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas271, 0.96%, see rank3.04%6.52%
Electricity6,801, 24.19%, see rank16.47%30.35%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.9,547, 33.96%, see rank25.48%8.97%
Coal or Coke66, 0.23%, see rank1.42%0.14%
Wood72, 0.26%, see rank1.59%1.68%
Solar Energy0, 0.00%, see rank0.01%0.04%
Other Fuel102, 0.36%, see rank0.43%0.39%
No Fuel Used82, 0.29%, see rank0.21%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.


 
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