Charleston Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 95,619, 100% | 742,359 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 48,321, 50.53%, see rank | 41.48% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,156, 1.21%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 43,363, 45.35%, see rank | 42.94% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 261, 0.27%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 59, 0.06%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,037, 2.13%, see rank | 6.53% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 177, 0.19%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 245, 0.26%, see rank | 0.19% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,787, 100% | 742,674 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 60,783, 48.32%, see rank | 42.36% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,550, 1.23%, see rank | 4.52% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 59,625, 47.40%, see rank | 41.36% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 394, 0.31%, see rank | 3.70% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 183, 0.15%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,838, 2.26%, see rank | 6.52% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 292, 0.23%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 104, 0.08%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 125,740, 100% | 740,874 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 62,335, 49.57%, see rank | 43.85% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,622, 1.29%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 57,912, 46.06%, see rank | 38.83% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 333, 0.26%, see rank | 4.53% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 192, 0.15%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,781, 2.21%, see rank | 6.19% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 14, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 389, 0.31%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 162, 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 128,078, 100% | 746,419 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 64,957, 50.72%, see rank | 44.43% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,841, 1.44%, see rank | 5.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 57,206, 44.66%, see rank | 37.89% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 378, 0.30%, see rank | 4.82% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 255, 0.20%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,849, 2.22%, see rank | 5.99% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 11, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 429, 0.33%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 152, 0.12%, see rank | 0.16% | 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.
