Columbus Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 748,544, 100% | 4,570,015 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 511,407, 68.32%, see rank | 66.89% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 36,010, 4.81%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 176,049, 23.52%, see rank | 22.05% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,013, 1.34%, see rank | 2.60% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 172, 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,546, 1.41%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 80, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 3,034, 0.41%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,233, 0.16%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 710,600, 100% | 4,555,709 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 496,765, 69.91%, see rank | 67.58% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 34,151, 4.81%, see rank | 5.46% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 157,480, 22.16%, see rank | 21.02% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 10,905, 1.53%, see rank | 2.90% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 99, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 7,423, 1.04%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 66, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,646, 0.37%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 1,065, 0.15%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 700,135, 100% | 4,552,270 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 494,965, 70.70%, see rank | 68.10% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 35,522, 5.07%, see rank | 5.71% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 146,757, 20.96%, see rank | 20.05% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 12,461, 1.78%, see rank | 3.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 118, 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,583, 0.94%, see rank | 1.82% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 77, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,750, 0.39%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 902, 0.13%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 685,693, 100% | 4,526,164 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 482,024, 70.30%, see rank | 68.09% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 37,174, 5.42%, see rank | 5.98% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 142,214, 20.74%, see rank | 19.68% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,161, 2.07%, see rank | 3.53% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 178, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 6,122, 0.89%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 72, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,842, 0.41%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 906, 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 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.
