Charleston, SC Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Charleston, SC | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 52,150, 100% | 1,795,715 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 13,171, 25.26%, see rank | 23.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 302, 0.58%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 38,370, 73.58%, see rank | 69.42% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56, 0.11%, see rank | 1.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 3, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 84, 0.16%, see rank | 1.13% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 138, 0.26%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Charleston, SC | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 50,811, 100% | 1,768,255 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 13,446, 26.46%, see rank | 24.20% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 348, 0.68%, see rank | 4.95% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 36,609, 72.05%, see rank | 67.56% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 113, 0.22%, see rank | 1.75% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 5, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 63, 0.12%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 80, 0.16%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 133, 0.26%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Charleston, SC | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 49,288, 100% | 1,741,994 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 13,448, 27.28%, see rank | 24.92% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 488, 0.99%, see rank | 5.54% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 34,811, 70.63%, see rank | 65.81% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 246, 0.50%, see rank | 2.27% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 69, 0.14%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 16, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 71, 0.14%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 139, 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Charleston, SC | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 47,868, 100% | 1,693,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 13,913, 29.07%, see rank | 25.46% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 692, 1.45%, see rank | 6.05% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 32,650, 68.21%, see rank | 64.40% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 300, 0.63%, see rank | 2.59% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 52, 0.11%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 94, 0.20%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 153, 0.32%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Charleston, SC | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 40,454, 100% | 1,533,854 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 15,625, 38.62%, see rank | 26.24% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 408, 1.01%, see rank | 8.56% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 23,977, 59.27%, see rank | 58.36% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 266, 0.66%, see rank | 5.11% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 11, 0.03%, see rank | 1.26% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 30, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 119, 0.29%, see rank | 0.29% | 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.
