Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,764,845 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 891,922 | 50.54%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 59,791 | 3.39%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 248,631 | 14.09%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 524,344 | 29.71%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,515 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 19,522 | 1.11%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 779 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 9,983 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 8,358 | 0.47%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,751,169 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 864,085 | 49.34%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 53,801 | 3.07%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 237,523 | 13.56%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 564,384 | 32.23%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,339 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 16,356 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 509 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 7,939 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,233 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,735,175 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 835,788 | 48.17%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 52,509 | 3.03%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 229,836 | 13.25%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 590,038 | 34.00%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,136 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 13,299 | 0.77%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 405 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 7,376 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,788 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 1,697,926 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 806,745 | 47.51%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 51,752 | 3.05%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 219,081 | 12.90%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 595,644 | 35.08%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,126 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,724 | 0.69%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 241 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 6,717 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,896 | 0.29%, see rank | 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.
