Birmingham, Hoover Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Birmingham, Hoover Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 435,724, 100% | 1,842,174 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 190,279, 43.67%, see rank | 29.16% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,339, 4.21%, see rank | 7.18% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 221,520, 50.84%, see rank | 61.92% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 990, 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 106, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,796, 0.64%, see rank | 1.11% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 48, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 411, 0.09%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,235, 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Birmingham, Hoover Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 434,584, 100% | 1,837,576 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 196,445, 45.20%, see rank | 30.54% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 20,283, 4.67%, see rank | 8.07% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 212,300, 48.85%, see rank | 59.62% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,041, 0.24%, see rank | 0.25% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 65, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,162, 0.73%, see rank | 1.18% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 42, 0.01%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 399, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 847, 0.19%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Birmingham, Hoover Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 432,183, 100% | 1,821,210 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 206,704, 47.83%, see rank | 32.56% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 22,819, 5.28%, see rank | 9.21% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 197,432, 45.68%, see rank | 56.48% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,225, 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 128, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,681, 0.62%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 44, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 392, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 758, 0.18%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Birmingham, Hoover Area | Alabama | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 434,681, 100% | 1,819,441 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 212,580, 48.90%, see rank | 33.75% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 25,424, 5.85%, see rank | 9.93% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 191,528, 44.06%, see rank | 54.56% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,200, 0.28%, see rank | 0.31% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 116, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,554, 0.59%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 51, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 421, 0.10%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 807, 0.19%, see rank | 0.25% | 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.
