Columbia Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 296,439, 100% | 1,795,715 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 75,057, 25.32%, see rank | 23.19% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 12,304, 4.15%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 202,842, 68.43%, see rank | 69.42% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 1,938, 0.65%, see rank | 1.31% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 3,058, 1.03%, see rank | 1.13% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 218, 0.07%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 948, 0.32%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 292,964, 100% | 1,768,255 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 78,692, 26.86%, see rank | 24.20% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 13,793, 4.71%, see rank | 4.95% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 193,889, 66.18%, see rank | 67.56% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 2,752, 0.94%, see rank | 1.75% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 12, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,885, 0.98%, see rank | 1.12% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 211, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 710, 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 287,784, 100% | 1,741,994 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 80,987, 28.14%, see rank | 24.92% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,298, 5.32%, see rank | 5.54% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 183,990, 63.93%, see rank | 65.81% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,899, 1.35%, see rank | 2.27% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 10, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,642, 0.92%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 257, 0.09%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 701, 0.24%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 276,592, 100% | 1,693,388 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 79,933, 28.90%, see rank | 25.46% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,358, 5.55%, see rank | 6.05% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 173,563, 62.75%, see rank | 64.40% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,973, 1.44%, see rank | 2.59% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 9, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,772, 1.00%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 285, 0.10%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 699, 0.25%, see rank | 0.30% | 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.
