Chapel Hill, NC Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,271, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 9,600, 47.36%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 142, 0.70%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 10,280, 50.71%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 110, 0.54%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 17, 0.08%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 39, 0.19%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 26, 0.13%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 54, 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,225, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 9,992, 49.40%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 132, 0.65%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 9,769, 48.30%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 128, 0.63%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 21, 0.10%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 78, 0.39%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 25, 0.12%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 60, 0.30%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,211, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 10,333, 51.13%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 183, 0.91%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 9,213, 45.58%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 227, 1.12%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.15%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 81, 0.40%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 50, 0.25%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 33, 0.16%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 60, 0.30%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 20,174, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 10,109, 50.11%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 182, 0.90%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 9,459, 46.89%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 200, 0.99%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 15, 0.07%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 85, 0.42%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 24, 0.12%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 72, 0.36%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Chapel Hill, NC | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 17,932, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 8,843, 49.31%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 321, 1.79%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 8,161, 45.51%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 226, 1.26%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 57, 0.32%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 211, 1.18%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 107, 0.60%, 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.
