Buffalo, Niagara Falls Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 470,035, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 408,035, 86.81%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,004, 2.34%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 29,934, 6.37%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,554, 2.67%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 249, 0.05%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,986, 1.06%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,062, 0.44%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,183, 0.25%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 468,522, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 405,747, 86.60%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,721, 2.29%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 29,028, 6.20%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,016, 2.99%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 386, 0.08%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,662, 1.21%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,074, 0.44%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 874, 0.19%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 466,232, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 404,284, 86.71%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 10,852, 2.33%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 27,550, 5.91%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,874, 3.19%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 382, 0.08%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,701, 1.22%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 19, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,904, 0.41%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 666, 0.14%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 468,419, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 407,548, 87.01%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,102, 2.37%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 26,494, 5.66%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,950, 3.19%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 376, 0.08%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 5,480, 1.17%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 31, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,833, 0.39%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 605, 0.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 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.
