Bristol County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 211,001, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 118,485, 56.15%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,722, 2.71%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 20,145, 9.55%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 61,861, 29.32%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 124, 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,924, 1.39%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,316, 0.62%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 406, 0.19%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 209,532, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 115,603, 55.17%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,353, 2.55%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 20,650, 9.86%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 64,063, 30.57%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 146, 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,494, 1.19%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 934, 0.45%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 259, 0.12%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 210,789, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 114,489, 54.31%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,385, 2.55%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 19,516, 9.26%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 67,626, 32.08%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 167, 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,473, 1.17%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 54, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 825, 0.39%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 254, 0.12%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 207,911, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 112,105, 53.92%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,137, 2.47%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,158, 9.21%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 68,289, 32.85%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 140, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,023, 0.97%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 42, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 781, 0.38%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 236, 0.11%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 205,411, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 111,916, 54.48%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,535, 2.21%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 17,426, 8.48%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 69,297, 33.74%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 136, 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,151, 0.56%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 50, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 525, 0.26%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 375, 0.18%, 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.
