Broome County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Broome County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 79,438, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 51,207, 64.46%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,359, 6.75%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
Electricity | 9,038, 11.38%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,319, 11.73%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 525, 0.66%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
Wood | 3,020, 3.80%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 672, 0.85%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 280, 0.35%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Broome County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 80,223, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 52,699, 65.69%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,961, 6.18%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
Electricity | 8,426, 10.50%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 9,583, 11.95%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 514, 0.64%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
Wood | 3,177, 3.96%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 31, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 642, 0.80%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 190, 0.24%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Broome County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 80,806, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 53,395, 66.08%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,777, 5.91%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
Electricity | 8,015, 9.92%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,742, 13.29%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 347, 0.43%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
Wood | 2,874, 3.56%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 512, 0.63%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 133, 0.16%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Broome County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 80,207, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 52,751, 65.77%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,907, 6.12%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
Electricity | 7,618, 9.50%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,471, 14.30%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 289, 0.36%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
Wood | 2,522, 3.14%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 534, 0.67%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 109, 0.14%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Broome County | New York | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 80,749, 100% | 7,056,860 | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 53,678, 66.48%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 3,833, 4.75%, see rank | 3.37% | 6.52% |
Electricity | 7,265, 9.00%, see rank | 8.72% | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,582, 16.82%, see rank | 33.11% | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 196, 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
Wood | 1,625, 2.01%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 16, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 440, 0.54%, see rank | 1.04% | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 114, 0.14%, see rank | 0.66% | 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.