Danville Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Danville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 44,549, 100% | 3,041,710 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 10,708, 24.04%, see rank | 33.74% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,149, 9.31%, see rank | 4.51% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 24,059, 54.01%, see rank | 52.28% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 3,460, 7.77%, see rank | 6.01% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 28, 0.06%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 1,932, 4.34%, see rank | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 88, 0.20%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 125, 0.28%, see rank | 0.30% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Danville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 45,235, 100% | 3,006,219 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 11,263, 24.90%, see rank | 34.14% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 4,572, 10.11%, see rank | 4.55% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 22,501, 49.74%, see rank | 50.89% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 4,290, 9.48%, see rank | 7.03% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 31, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,324, 5.14%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 28, 0.06%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 145, 0.32%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 81, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Danville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 46,011, 100% | 2,974,481 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 12,061, 26.21%, see rank | 34.66% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,332, 11.59%, see rank | 4.94% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 20,741, 45.08%, see rank | 48.94% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,201, 11.30%, see rank | 8.25% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 7, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,413, 5.24%, see rank | 2.64% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 27, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 158, 0.34%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 71, 0.15%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Danville Area | Virginia | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 45,937, 100% | 2,936,634 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 13,000, 28.30%, see rank | 34.70% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 5,476, 11.92%, see rank | 5.08% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 19,669, 42.82%, see rank | 48.05% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 5,249, 11.43%, see rank | 8.99% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 2,313, 5.04%, see rank | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 36, 0.08%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 130, 0.28%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 58, 0.13%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
