Columbus Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Columbus Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 111,394 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 39,312 | 35.29%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,744 | 5.16%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 64,909 | 58.27%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 86 | 0.08%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 12 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 753 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 30 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 52 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 496 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Columbus Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,978 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 41,894 | 38.09%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 6,271 | 5.70%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 60,475 | 54.99%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 86 | 0.08%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 9 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 761 | 0.69%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 20 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 87 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 375 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Columbus Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,062 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 43,259 | 39.66%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,130 | 6.54%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 57,508 | 52.73%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 107 | 0.10%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 682 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 15 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 57 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 304 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Columbus Area | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 109,976 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 43,986 | 40.00%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 7,046 | 6.41%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 57,643 | 52.41%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 200 | 0.18%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 18 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 823 | 0.75%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 60 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 200 | 0.18%, see rank | 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.
