Charlottesville Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Charlottesville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 85,076, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 14,510, 17.06%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,637, 8.98%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 52,329, 61.51%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,206, 6.12%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 4,862, 5.71%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 10, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 205, 0.24%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 308, 0.36%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Charlottesville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,586, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 14,297, 18.43%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,252, 8.06%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 47,275, 60.93%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,253, 6.77%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,962, 5.11%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 30, 0.04%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 211, 0.27%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 288, 0.37%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Charlottesville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 77,120, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 14,918, 19.34%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,961, 9.03%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 45,175, 58.58%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,847, 7.58%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 19, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,726, 4.83%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 195, 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 251, 0.33%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Charlottesville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 76,474, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 15,446, 20.20%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,191, 9.40%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 43,444, 56.81%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 6,470, 8.46%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 32, 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,473, 4.54%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 22, 0.03%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 179, 0.23%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 217, 0.28%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
