Covington County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,959, 100% | 1,092,627 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 1,090, 15.66%, see rank | 30.86% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,612, 23.16%, see rank | 12.73% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 4,047, 58.15%, see rank | 54.38% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 20, 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 150, 2.16%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 20, 0.29%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 20, 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 6,821, 100% | 1,087,791 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 1,101, 16.14%, see rank | 31.59% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,866, 27.36%, see rank | 13.68% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 3,639, 53.35%, see rank | 52.60% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 44, 0.65%, see rank | 0.15% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 157, 2.30%, see rank | 1.65% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 14, 0.21%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,257, 100% | 1,081,052 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 1,297, 17.87%, see rank | 33.40% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,839, 25.34%, see rank | 15.31% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 3,736, 51.48%, see rank | 49.02% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 24, 0.33%, see rank | 0.17% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 258, 3.56%, see rank | 1.74% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 67, 0.92%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 36, 0.50%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,447, 100% | 1,085,836 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 1,319, 17.71%, see rank | 33.95% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,005, 26.92%, see rank | 16.12% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 3,735, 50.15%, see rank | 47.61% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 33, 0.44%, see rank | 0.18% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 284, 3.81%, see rank | 1.75% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 34, 0.46%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 37, 0.50%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Covington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 7,126, 100% | 1,046,434 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 1,240, 17.40%, see rank | 37.18% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 2,721, 38.18%, see rank | 20.69% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 2,884, 40.47%, see rank | 39.78% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 74, 1.04%, see rank | 0.19% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 150, 2.10%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 3, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 22, 0.31%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 32, 0.45%, see rank | 0.30% | 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.
