Chatham County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 26,474, 100% | 3,742,514 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 6,254, 23.62%, see rank | 24.68% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,261, 19.87%, see rank | 8.00% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 13,083, 49.42%, see rank | 60.27% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 682, 2.58%, see rank | 4.34% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,068, 4.03%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 15, 0.06%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 72, 0.27%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 39, 0.15%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 25,697, 100% | 3,693,221 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 5,416, 21.08%, see rank | 24.97% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,026, 23.45%, see rank | 8.90% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 12,199, 47.47%, see rank | 58.26% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 771, 3.00%, see rank | 5.24% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,155, 4.49%, see rank | 2.16% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 32, 0.12%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 26, 0.10%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 72, 0.28%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 24,877, 100% | 3,626,179 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 4,693, 18.86%, see rank | 25.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,062, 24.37%, see rank | 10.01% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 11,818, 47.51%, see rank | 55.68% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 969, 3.90%, see rank | 6.42% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,108, 4.45%, see rank | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.22%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 54, 0.22%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 118, 0.47%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 23,105, 100% | 3,541,807 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 4,285, 18.55%, see rank | 25.36% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,096, 26.38%, see rank | 10.50% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 10,473, 45.33%, see rank | 54.52% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,029, 4.45%, see rank | 7.07% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 946, 4.09%, see rank | 2.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 96, 0.42%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 48, 0.21%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 132, 0.57%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 19,741, 100% | 3,132,013 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 3,066, 15.53%, see rank | 24.19% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,828, 29.52%, see rank | 12.59% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 8,044, 40.75%, see rank | 48.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,746, 8.84%, see rank | 11.76% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 955, 4.84%, see rank | 2.10% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 33, 0.17%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 28, 0.14%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 41, 0.21%, 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.
