Buncombe County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 101,645, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 19,434, 19.12%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,824, 5.73%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 57,527, 56.60%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 13,607, 13.39%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,436, 4.36%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 140, 0.14%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 362, 0.36%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 315, 0.31%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 101,381, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 20,013, 19.74%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,012, 6.92%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 52,038, 51.33%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 16,898, 16.67%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,795, 4.73%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 93, 0.09%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 243, 0.24%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 272, 0.27%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 99,309, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 19,580, 19.72%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,385, 7.44%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 47,765, 48.10%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,942, 20.08%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,950, 3.98%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 173, 0.17%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 181, 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 319, 0.32%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 96,465, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 19,243, 19.95%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,666, 7.95%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 44,794, 46.44%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 20,597, 21.35%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,597, 3.73%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 176, 0.18%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 127, 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 250, 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 85,776, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 16,638, 19.40%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,041, 7.04%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 32,493, 37.88%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 27,106, 31.60%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 40, 0.05%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2,765, 3.22%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 119, 0.14%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 351, 0.41%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 223, 0.26%, see rank | 0.28% | 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.
