Boston, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 251,212, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 142,812, 56.85%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,886, 1.94%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 61,976, 24.67%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 38,026, 15.14%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
Wood | 251, 0.10%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 80, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 1,205, 0.48%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 1,955, 0.78%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 248,704, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 136,326, 54.81%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,256, 1.71%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 59,993, 24.12%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44,786, 18.01%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 6, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Wood | 339, 0.14%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 39, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,123, 0.45%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 1,836, 0.74%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 245,857, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 131,817, 53.62%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,441, 1.81%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 57,099, 23.22%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,907, 19.89%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
Wood | 261, 0.11%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 40, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,409, 0.57%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,865, 0.76%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 237,397, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 126,957, 53.48%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,453, 1.88%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 53,832, 22.68%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,889, 20.59%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 38, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
Wood | 220, 0.09%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 43, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 1,455, 0.61%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,510, 0.64%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 239,528, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 115,280, 48.13%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,426, 2.68%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 50,270, 20.99%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,983, 26.29%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 70, 0.03%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
Wood | 17, 0.01%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 34, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 2,453, 1.02%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 1,995, 0.83%, 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.