Cambridge, MA Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Cambridge, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 44,013, 100% | 2,538,485 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 28,924, 65.72%, see rank | 49.70% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,017, 2.31%, see rank | 2.86% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 8,920, 20.27%, see rank | 14.23% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,047, 9.20%, see rank | 30.36% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 66, 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 25, 0.06%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 56, 0.13%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 248, 0.56%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 710, 1.61%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Cambridge, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 45,087, 100% | 2,525,694 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 29,805, 66.11%, see rank | 48.52% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 898, 1.99%, see rank | 2.58% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 8,473, 18.79%, see rank | 13.69% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,230, 11.60%, see rank | 32.78% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 62, 0.14%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 30, 0.07%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 203, 0.45%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 368, 0.82%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Cambridge, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,244, 100% | 2,512,552 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 30,398, 65.73%, see rank | 47.48% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,019, 2.20%, see rank | 2.55% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 7,773, 16.81%, see rank | 13.27% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,269, 13.56%, see rank | 34.58% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 36, 0.08%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 46, 0.10%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 21, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 300, 0.65%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 382, 0.83%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Cambridge, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,100, 100% | 2,465,654 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 30,943, 65.70%, see rank | 46.92% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,073, 2.28%, see rank | 2.56% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 7,615, 16.17%, see rank | 12.99% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,707, 14.24%, see rank | 35.57% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.04%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 49, 0.10%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 23, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 330, 0.70%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 343, 0.73%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Cambridge, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 42,615, 100% | 2,443,580 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 26,903, 63.13%, see rank | 43.89% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,263, 2.96%, see rank | 2.63% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 5,999, 14.08%, see rank | 12.42% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 7,806, 18.32%, see rank | 39.42% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.80% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 491, 1.15%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 147, 0.34%, 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.
