Chester County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 185,306, 100% | 4,957,736 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 58,834, 31.75%, see rank | 51.01% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 19,234, 10.38%, see rank | 3.81% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 53,268, 28.75%, see rank | 21.18% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 48,575, 26.21%, see rank | 18.77% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 740, 0.40%, see rank | 1.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,792, 1.51%, see rank | 2.87% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 76, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 1,256, 0.68%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 531, 0.29%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 183,793, 100% | 4,959,633 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 57,632, 31.36%, see rank | 51.16% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,260, 9.94%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 51,687, 28.12%, see rank | 20.12% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 51,639, 28.10%, see rank | 20.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 525, 0.29%, see rank | 1.35% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,367, 1.29%, see rank | 2.71% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 69, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 1,227, 0.67%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 387, 0.21%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 181,136, 100% | 4,940,581 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 57,021, 31.48%, see rank | 51.28% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,511, 9.67%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 49,648, 27.41%, see rank | 19.03% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 52,906, 29.21%, see rank | 21.55% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 393, 0.22%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,924, 1.06%, see rank | 2.43% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,216, 0.67%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 445, 0.25%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 175,312, 100% | 4,893,127 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 53,780, 30.68%, see rank | 51.33% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,808, 9.59%, see rank | 3.69% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 47,917, 27.33%, see rank | 18.38% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 52,855, 30.15%, see rank | 22.27% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 484, 0.28%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,717, 0.98%, see rank | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,250, 0.71%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 429, 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 157,905, 100% | 4,777,003 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 41,091, 26.02%, see rank | 51.35% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 11,045, 6.99%, see rank | 3.04% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 41,990, 26.59%, see rank | 16.47% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 60,643, 38.40%, see rank | 25.48% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 548, 0.35%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 1,444, 0.91%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 55, 0.03%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 750, 0.47%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 339, 0.21%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.
